10 Days Spiti Valley Tour in India

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Chandigarh - Shimla - Narkanda (170 Kms / 5 hours drive approximately)⌄

   On route visit The Viceregal Lodge in Shimla - was the Viceroy's home from 1888 to 1946. The house was designed by Henry Irwin who is also known for having designed the Mysore Palace. The construction started in 1880 and the Viceroy of India

   Meals: Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in Narkanda in Homestay / Good Budget Hotel

2. 2Narkanda - Sangla - Chitkul (175 Kms / 5-6 hours drive approximately)⌄

   Hatu Mata Temple - Legend has it that this temple is dedicated to Mandodari, beloved wife of Ravana and a revered Panchakanya. It is also believed that Draupadi breathed her last in this spot when she fell from the mountain in the Himalayas on the way to Swarga (Heaven). The temple was established after her demise.

   Kamru Fort - Kamru fort is an ancient wooden fort located on a hill a few kilometers from Sangla town. It was the original seat of the Bushahr dynasty that ruled from here. The capital was later shifted to Sarahan and then to Rampur, from where the last king Padam Singh ruled

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight stay in Chitkul in Homestay or Good Budget Hotel

3. 3Chitkul & Around sight-seeing⌄

   Full day free to explore surrounding temples and beauty, car at disposal

   Mathi Mata Temple - The unusual wooden construction of Chitkul Mathi Temple is well-known. Devi Chhitkul Mata, commonly known as Shiromani Mata Devi, is the primary deity. There is a peacefulness about this place.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Over night in Chitkul Homestay / Good Budget Hotel

4. 4Chitkul - Kalpa - Nako (150 Kms / 5 hours drive approximately)⌄

   Visit Narayan- Nagini Temple - Narayan Nagini Temple is situated on the top of a hill at Chini Village in Kinnaur District. The Temple Located quite close to the Hu-Bu-Lan-Kar monastery. This temple is supposed to be 5000 yrs old and carries significant importance to Indian mythology of Mahabharata. According to the local folklore. Like most other villages of the Kinnaur, Hinduism had co-existed with Buddhism. People of Kalpa were no exception to the common tradition of the Kinnauri’s. The view of Kinnaur Kailash snow caped mountain is memorizing.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight in Nako Homestay or tents

5. 5Nako - Tabo - Kaza (115 Kms / 4 hours drive approximately)⌄

   Morning visit Nao lake and around and drive further

   Tabo Monastery is the oldest continuously operating Buddhist enclave in both India and the Himalayas. A large number of frescoes displayed on its walls depict tales from the Buddhist pantheon.

   Meals: Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in Kaza in a 3 star hotel

6. 6Kaza and around⌄

   This is one of the highest monastery in world. Komic is the highest village inhabited in the world

   Langza is a small village It is set at the base of Chau Chau Kang Nilda mountain, also known as the Princess Mountain. The village has a population of 136 people only. The village is known as the "fossil village" of Spiti valley

   Hikkim village has a post office situated at an elevation of 4,400 m (14,400 ft) and this post office is the one of the highest post offices in the world

   A paradise for historians, the Key Monastery houses an extensive collection of treasures. You can find valuable manuscripts, Thangkas, beautiful murals, stucco images and peculiar wind instruments within this monastery. Lamas still use these wind instruments during the annual festival of Key Monastery in the summer season

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in Kaza in 03 Star Hotel

7. 7Kaza - Kibbar - Kunzum Pass - Chandrataal (120 Kms / 3-4 hours drive approximately)⌄

   Kibber, also Kibber Khas and Khyipur, is a village high in the Spiti Valley in the Himalayas at 4,270 m in Himachal Pradesh in northern India. It contains a monastery and is a base for visiting the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary

   Kunzum Pass, is a high mountain pass in the eastern Kunzum Range of the Himalayas. It connects Lahaul valley and Spiti valley.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay in Tents (accommodation and meals will be very basic in tents

8. 8Chandratal - Manali (115 Kms 4 hours approximately)⌄

   Drive to Manali via Rohtang Top

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnights stay in Manali in a 3 star hotel.

9. 9Manali⌄

   Visit Hadimba Temple. Rest of the day at leisure

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay in Manali

10. 10Manali - Chandigarh drop (280 Kms / 6 Hours approximately)⌄

    Drop Chandigarh hotel or airport

    Meals: Breakfast