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Snow Leopard Photography Event in 2024This event is your chance to capture the magnificent, densely furred, revered and rosette-stenciled cat of the Himalayas—Snow Leopard.

It is a 8-day photography tour covering the lesser, greater and trans-Himalayan region of the state of Himachal Pradesh.

A full four days are dedicated to stalking tracking, and photographing the gray ghost in Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary.

Event ScheduleJanuary 5 – January 12Day 1: Chandigarh–Narkanda (altitude, 2700 m): Distance covered 175 km. Drive (on NH5) duration: 6 hours (Overnight stay at HPTDC hotel).

Day 2: Narkanda–Ralli, Kinnaur (altitude 2100 m). Distance covered 144 km. Drive time on NH5: 5–6 hours (Stay at Homestay).

Day 3: Ralli–Kibber Village (altitude, 4270 m): Drive time on NH5 and NH505: 7–8 hours. Overnight stay at a Homestay.

Day 4,5,6, and 7: On this once-in-a-lifetime trip, you’ll be hiking through high-altitude snow-covered plateaus to follow the elusive snow leopard in Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary. We’ll reach early to spotting places like the deep Rong Nala gorge and Chicham, where you have a better chance of spotting the elusive snow leopard. Snow leopard scanners, guides, and porters will lead you to the spot. There won’t be any specific routine for these 4 days reserved for spotting snow leopards. We need to move to the spotting places as soon as we hear about the sightings from our spotters and guides.

Day 8: Kibber–Rampur Bushahr: 10 hours drive time, covering about 320 km. Stay at Nau Nabh Heritage hotel.