Spiti Circuit – 2022 9 Days & 8 Nights | Customizable
Itinerary overview
WELCOME TO SPITI
Long winding roads and valleys that present unforgettable glimpses of cold desert and snow-crowned mountains welcome you when you set foot into Spiti Valley. Bordered on all sides by the Himalayas, Spiti gets just around 250 days of sunshine in the year, making it one of the coldest places in the country. With the thick Himalayan snow cutting Spiti off from the rest of the country for around 6 months a year, the summer months are the only time Spiti is directly accessible via motorway. It takes certain amount of madness to do this.
Spiti Valley is a cold desert mountain valley located high in the Himalayas, is full of barren hills, bare mountainsides, rough terrain, and more like a dry desert. Spiti, which loosely translates as ‘the middle land’. In certain stretches NH5 (the old Hindustan-Tibet Road) is amazing, but what makes up for this is the gorgeous landscape that changes as one drives through the lush mountains of Kinnaur Valley and crosses into the rugged moonscape of Spiti valley. It just takes one thing to get going for this trip – passion for travelling – and we have that in abundance.
Tour highlights
Spiti
Itinerary idea in detail
Leave from Delhi at 8.30pm (Day 1) reach Shimla next morning.
Transfer to hotel – fresh up & Breakfast.
Drive through Kufri & Narkanda on the way to Kinnaur Valley.
Reach Sangla / Chitkul by evening the last Indian village towards China Border
Dinner and overnight stay.
Wake up early in the morning to experience one of the most beautiful sunrises.
After breakfast head towards Chitkul – The most scenic settlements in the valley & the last inhabited village before the India – China border.
Reach Kalpa by evening known as the winter adobe of Lord Shiva.
Dinner and overnight stay.
Wake up early morning & after breakfast start journey to Spiti Valley.
During the journey, we’ll be covering Nako Village and Tabo Monastery.
In evening Dhankar monastery – It is renowned for its 1200 years old monastery balanced precariously on a rocky precipice
Dinner & stay overnight under the gaze of a million stars in Dhankar.
After delicious breakfast, we drive to the charming and high villages of Dhankar. If energy permits, we do the easy 45 – minutes trek to the stunning turquoise colored Dhankar lake
En route, we’ll be visiting Kungri Monastery, Pin Valley, and Mud village.
Evening drive to kaza, take dinner & overnight at hotel/campsite
Wake up early in the morning, have breakfast and head for Spiti sightseeing day.
Today we visit a world famous – Key Monastery followed by Chicham Bridge (Asia’s Highest Bridge).
Later drive to Komik situated at 4513m – world’s highest village connected by road and then moving on to langza
Finally, we’ll be visiting Langza (the most beautiful village in Spiti valley and has the famous Buddha statue and is known as the Fossil village due to the presence of the same in abundance).
In the evening return back to Kaza, take dinner & sleep overnight.
Wake up early morning and after having breakfast & check-out.
Depart for ChandraTaal lake. However, make one more stop at another Spitian wonder- Chandratal lake. The Chandratal lake is situated at the height of 14000 ft.
The Chandra baga mountain range forms a striking backdrop for the lake, which changes appearance according to the pictures painted in the sky.
Dinner and stay at the tents under the gaze of millions of stars and the milky way galaxy.
Today we commence our way back on Manali-Kaza road.
We pass through some more stunning landscapes and cross the Rohtang pass or Atal tunnel and reach Manali by noon.
Evening reach Manali and transfer to the Manali hotel.
Post-breakfast, the rest of the day is at leisure in Manali. The participants are advised to go for cafe hopping, shopping, local sightseeing, and more.
After spending time in Manali, we board our Volvo back to Delhi with lifetime memories.
Reach Delhi next morning, (Day 10) around 8:00am.
