Spiti valley

About this tour

Day 1 | Delhi – Shimla / Narkanda

• Shimla sightseeing includes Famous Ridge, Mall Road, Lakkar Bazaar, Jakhu Temple
• Narkanda is about 60 KMs from Shimla takes about 2 Hrs
• About 8 Hrs drive to Shimla
• Overnight at Shimla or Narkanda, whichever suits your timings

Day 2 | Shimla / Narkanda – Sangla / Chitkul (Kinnaur Valley)

• Leave early, if from Shimlaand enjoy the vistas en route
• You can plan for lunch at Rampur
• About 8 – 9 Hrs of beautiful drive through Kinnaur Valley
• Overnight at Sangla

Day 3 | Sangla – Chitkul – Sangla – Kalpa

• Leave early to spend some time at beautiful Chitkul Village
• Visit Kamru Fort at Sanglaas well before going back to Kalpa
• Watch the lovely sunset and sunrise (next day) at Kalpa over Mount Kinner Kailash
• About 4 – 5 Hrs of total drive on this day
• Overnight at Kalpa

Day 4 | Kalpa – Nako – Nako Lake – Geyu Mummy – Tabo

• Start your day early and watch the vistas en route over Hindustan Tibet Highway
• Check Out Khab,Confluence of Spiti and Satluj Rivers
• See the Leo Purygal Peak from Khab Bridge
• Have your lunch at Nako Lake
• Meet the dreaded Malling Nalla ahead of Nako
• After Chango – Sumdo you will enter Spiti Valley.
• After Sumdo police registration, detour towards Geyu Village to visit the 500-Year-old Mummy
• About 8 – 9 Hrs drive, depending upon the breaks you take in between
• Overnight at Tabo

Day 5 | Tabo – Dhankar – Dhankar Lake – Pin Valley (Mud Village)

• Visit Dhankar Monastery and Dhankar Lake and leave after early lunch
• Enjoy the magnificent vistas all-day
• Traverse the Pin Valley| Kungri – Sagnam – Mud – Tailing
• About 4 – 5 Hrs of drive in the day
• Overnight at Mud Village in Pin Valley

Day 6 | Pin Valley – Kaza – Ki – Kibber – Gette – Tashigang – Kaza

• Head for Kaza, headquarters of Spiti Valley
• Have lunch at Kaza and check in to Hotel
• Visit Ki – Kibber – Gette – Tashigang in the second half of the day
• Ki is a famous monastery and others are places to explore as a lovely drive
• Tashigang is where the road ends but again beautiful drive
• About 4 – 5 Hrs of drive in the day
• Overnight at Kaza

Day 7 | Kaza – Hikkim – Komik – Langza – Kaza / Losar

• Today visit the road less traveled or offbeat places near Kaza
• Great view of Chau Chau Kang Nelda peak from Langza
• Statue of the Buddhanear Langza looking down the valley
• The Tanggyud monastery at Komik is one of the most important and the highest monastery in the Spiti Valley
• You can move to Losar if you would like to stay away from the hustle-bustle of Kaza
• About 2 – 3 Hrs of drive in the day excluding Losar
• If planning to go to Losar, Enjoy the most scenic drive of entire Spiti Valley between Losar and Kaza at an easy pace
• About 2 – 2.5 Hrs drive between Losar and Kaza, depending upon the breaks you take in between
• Overnight at Kaza or Losar

Day 8 | Kaza / Losar – Kunzum Pass – Chandratal / Battal

• Visit Chandratal via Kunzum Pass and enjoy the day there
• Camps are about 2.5 KMs from the lake, either stay there or back to Battal where there is a PWD rest house now though without electricity. But, no point going back a painful ride to Losar over Kunzum Pass unless you want to stay in the guest house with electricity. Better stay at Battal and save time as well as energy for the next day.
• About 4 – 5 Hrs drive minimum
• Overnight at Battal or Chandratal Camps

Day 9 | Battal / Chandratal – Kunzum Pass – Rohtang Pass – Manali

• Head back to Manali via Rohtang Pass
• • Drive through Battal – Chattru – Gramphu towards Rohtang Pass is out of the world
  • About 7 – 8 Hrs drive easily if you do not get messed up Rohtang Pass
  • Overnight at Manali

  Day 10 | Manali – Delhi

  • If there is time explore Manali, that is if going by overnight Volvo which starts around 5.30 PM
  • Manali Local sightseeing which includes Hadimba Temple, Manu Temple, Mall Road, Local Monastery, Old Manali, Vashisth Hot Water Springs (never found it interesting), etc.
  • About 12-14 Hrs drive, depending upon the breaks you take in between
  • Back Home

  Day 11-12 | Buffer Days

  Buffer days to be kept in case of road closure due to landslides or snowfall or perhaps you want to enjoy more