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This Pin Valley national park is situated in
Lahual Spiti district. In
this park there is a variety of rare animals such as wooly hare, Tibetan
gazelle and snow Leopard. The entire area is a cold desert. It was
declared National Park on 9th January 1987 and occupies an area of 67,500
hectares.
Animals that are found in this sanctuary includes Red Indian Fox, Tibetan
Gazelle, Wooley Hare, Snow Leopard, Himalayan Marmot, Himalayan
Mouse-hare, Indian Hodgsoris Porcupine, Blue Sheep and Wolf. In this area
visitors come across large herds of Ibex and Bharal. Snow leopards are
also found in this park. REQUIREMENT
Only those who have tough leg muscles and strong lungs can visit this
area. Visitors can contact Divisional Forest Officer Wildlife Division
Sarahan, Assistant Conservator of Forest Wildlife Kaza or Range Officer
Wildlife Tabo for information about the park. The area is closed to
foreign visitors. Indian visitors are also required to obtain a permit for
entry from Deputy Commissioner Shimla or Sub Divisional Magistrate Rampur.
Road: Lahaul is connected with road from all parts of the country. Manali is the point where buses from various stations come. From here, one can take bus/taxi to any destination in Lahaul-Spiti, Pangi & Leh during the months between June to November depending upon opening and closing of Rohtang pass, the gateway to this valley. National highway 21 passes through this valley enroute to Leh. Other two directions are from Shimla via the Spiti Valley, along the road, which runs up to the Tibetan border through Kinnaur and from Zanskar and Ladakh over the Shingo-La and Baralacha-La passes. The Shingo-La gives access to Lahul from Zanskar while the Baralacha La is on the Leh- Manali road and provides access to Lahul from Ladakh.
The town of Kaza is a maze of shops, hotels and houses. Some
of the hotels in Kaza include Milarepa's Guest House, Hotel Sharma, Hotel
City and Ladakhi Hotel. At Keylong a Tourist Bungalow is run by HTPDC,
other hotels in Keylong are Geypa Hotel, Hotel Gang Steng and Hotel
Snowland.