How to reach Himalayan Trout House- Tirthan Valley
Reach Himalayan Trout House By Air
Option -1 You can take flight to Bhuntar Airport from Delhi ( there are weekly 2 flights to Bhuntar from Delhi), From Bhuntar airport, there are regular prepaid taxi services which takes an hour and a half to the Trout House.You need to just tell the cabbie that you need to go to Nagini Village or Just tell Himlayan Trout House.
Option -2 Alternative easy way is to catch flight upto Chandigarh ( There are daily flights to chandigarh from Delhi), Then Holiday Travel luxury taxi service will take you to the Himalayan Trout house safely.
Reach Himalayan Trout House By Rail
Option -1 - Take Shatabdi express from Delhi to Chandigarh, Then Holiday Travel luxury taxi service will take you to the Himalayan Trout house safely.Travel Time approx 7-8 hours.
Option-2 - If Shatabdi Express is not the choice, you can take Himachal Express or Jan shatabdi express from Delhi and drop down either at Kiratpur or Una, then Holiday Travel luxury taxi service will take you to the Himalayan Trout house safely.Travel Time approx 6-7 Hours
Reach Himalayan Trout House By Road
By taxi or Self Drivern
To get to Nagini (550 kms from Delhi) one must turn off just BEFORE the Larji (Aut) Tunnel an hour before Kulu on the Manali highway from Chandigarh. From Larji ( the dam) it is 26 kms of a pleasant drive along the river via Larji, Chalogi , Bali , Manglore Targali , Sidhwa till Kundan Bridge just under Banjar. DO NOT GO UPTO BANJAR.. At this point turn left towards Goshain. The Trout House is 6 kilometres up this road in Nagini. Look out for our boards after Larji.
Delhi - Chandigarh- Ropar - Kiratpur - Swarghat-Bilaspur-Sundernagar-Mandi-Pandoh-Larji tunnel and dam - Nagini.
Another way to do it is to break journey at the Tourist Rest House in Bilaspur along the way . You could leave Delhi at 11 a.m. to be in Bilaspur by 7 p.m. in time to book in. An early departure at 6 a.m. the next morning will have you in the trout house by 10 a.m. with most of the day still ahead of you.
An alternative stopover could be Sea Star Resorts on the Satluj canal just after Ropar six and a half hours from
the Trout House
By Bus ( Volvo service to Tirthan Valley)
Another good way is to catch a bus opposite Imperial Hotel on Janpath at 6 p.m. It stops for dinner enroute at 9.30 p.m. and reaches Larji about 7 a.m. The overnight journey can be quite painless. From Largi, take a taxi to the Trout House. Bus tickets cost approximately Rs. 500 each and the taxi, seating 5 0r 6 from Aut, another Rs. 600.
Important Information - HPTDC Volvo service (Manali – Delhi) , you can also catch the bus from Aut, instead of going all the way to Manali. You can Call the HPTDC office at Manali on the day of your trip, after 12 noon and they will give you the number of the bus as well as the mobile number of the conductor. You can coordinate with him to be picked up from Aut.