Spiti Valley 8 Nights 9 Days with Kinnaur

• Your Eight day Spiti Valley Tour begins as you leave Chandigarh for the Himalayan town of Sarahan.
• Arrive and meet us at Chandigarh Airport or Railway station, drive to Sarahan in about -8 hours journey by a cab. On the way to Sarahan, you can get to visit the beautiful villages of Fagu, Theog, Matiana, Narkanda and Apple orchards. Enjoy the overnight stay at the hotel in Sarahan.

• In morning after breakfast Drive from Narkanda to Sangla 2621metres above sea level.
• Enroute crossing crossing Rampur Bushahr ( named after erstwhile Bushahr dynasty) and driving on NH5 for about 2 hours, we will drive on an amazing stretch of the old Hindustan-Tibet (aka old HT road) – the Tranda Dhank (cliff). The road through Tranda cliff was built during colonial times (1850s) when Lord Dalhausie was governor general of India. It is unbelievable that the road through a vertical rock face was constructed with basic tools without any modern blasting and rock cutting machines.
• At Karcham, we would take a right over the Karcham bridge to cross over into the Sangla Valley. By evening, we will reach Sangla.

• Today first we will visit to Chitkul (3450m) which is the last village in the valley, beyond which there lies Tibet. Chitkul has magical beauty and views which village provides are unmatched and incomparable. The temples are brilliantly carved here and even the houses. Don’t forget to take a photograph with sign board saying – ‘Hindustan ka Akhiri Dabha’. You will fell in love with this fairy tale village.
• Afternoon we will head towards Kalpa. Kalpa(2960m) is one of the best places to see the sunset and sunrise over the Kinner Kailash range. Kalpa is the district headquarters of Kinnaur and was once the favorite getaway of Lord Dalhousie. Little has changed in Kalpa in the last 500 years. Legend has it that when Lord Dalhousie wanted to take a break from his hectic schedule in Shimla, he would come here on his Horseback. By the side of Kalpa is a 79‐foot rock formation that resembles a Shivling that changes the colour as the day passes and is visible to the naked eye on a clear day. Legend has it that Kalpa was the winter home of Lord Shiva. If it’s true, he couldn’t have found a more remarkable abode for himself, with enthrallingly majestic views of the Kinner-Kailash and Jorkandan peaks looming right above the village.

If you want to see the most beautiful morning of your life, get up early before the sun rises. The view of rising sun touching the snow peaks will leave you spell bound. Today we will have to ride long through upper Kinnaur area and enter Spiti valley . On the way we will stop and Nako Village (3662m). Nako lies on the edge of the Kinnaur district but character wise it is similar to Spiti valley. In the center of Nako village there is a sacred lake. The lake is very beautiful but nobody is allowed to bath or fishing in the lake. After exploring Nako we will head off to the Tabo. Enroute we will take detour to Geu village which holds the mummified body of a monk. Evening we will arrive at Tabo (3280m).

• Well finally we are in magnificent Spiti Valley. Tabo is also known as the Ajanta of Himalayas. Untouched and preserved its glorious heritage, Tabo monastery is famous for its holiness and also a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Amazingly is 1200 years monastery is well preserved and painting here will make you feel that you are living the past.
• Then afternoon we will head to visit Dhankar monastery. As the name says it means fortress on the cliff. Dhankar monastery (3870m) offer some amazing view of Spiti Valley. The monastery if built as gigantic as a fort. Seeing the moving shadows of the floating clouds on the flood plains of Spiti and Pin River will make you feel that you are God of these mountains. Late afternoon we will head to Kaza.

• Morning Breakfast at Hotel
• Today we will head to most iconic destination of the trip, key Monastery . Built on top of a hill the main shrine is surrounded by residential quarters, administrative buildings are built in the shape of a pyramid. This ancient marvel is a photographer ‘ s delight.
• You ‘ll further visit the villages high villages of Kibber, Chicham before returning for overnight stay at Kaza.

• Drive on the twisting high roads of Spiti to reach Komic, the highest village in the world with a motorable road at 4580m.
• Have the most amazing experience of sending postcards to your loved ones from the World’ s Highest post office at Hikkim (4440m).
• Continue driving on these high roads above 4300m with the magnificent Himalayas jutting in front of your eyes to reach Langza – the most beautiful Himalayan Village with a 6303m Peak Mt. CCKN adorning its backdrop.
• Tonight we will stay at Langza Homestay

• Next day in Morning after enjoying the delicious breakfast Check out the homestay and get ready for the memorable journey back to kinnaur Valley.
• Along this journey, you can get to capturing some scenic visions. After a scenic and memorable drive, we will end the journey at Narkanda.

• After an early breakfast at hotel, then start ourr drive to chandigarh and travel through Nar , Kufri, Shimla where you can even stop for a brilliant photo session.
• Reach Chandigarh by evening  and say goodbye to the beautiful place and your trip mates with the best moments spent here.