7N/8D
- 03 nights Kaza
- 01 night Kibber
- 01 night Chandratal
- 02 night Manali.
Highlights
- Visit Dhankar, Komic, Kibber, Ki – Monastery, Chandratal, Rohtang Pass.
- Enjoy cold nights, star gazing & visit Monasteries
Those voyagers who really seeking for the wilderness can visit this spree as here they will get chance to cross the bad boulevards, poor weather environments, marine adventures, high altitude ride and all that things which one desires to have within the barren spree. Here, you will be roving to some of the most popular villages of Spiti Valley including Asia’s highest villages – Komik and Kibber, marvel at the wondrous structure of the Ki Monastery and get ready to be amazed by the Tabo Monastery – a 1000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site. Finish your spree by gawping at the Milky Way and the millions of stars as you can campsite near the strikingly stunning Chandratal.
Chandigarh / Delhi
Hidden in the Trans Himalayan range between Tibet and Ladakh, Spiti valley in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, attracts the peace-loving and the adventurous from around the globe. The tourist season starts from the end of May till the month of October, just after the famous rally, ‘Raid-De-Himalaya’ passes through the valley.
In early November, when the temperature dips down to -10˚C, the hotels are closed for the tourists and the first spell of snowfall stops the government bus service from Kinnaur. The road from Manali closes much before that. The NGOs working to develop Spiti and some for their own development, postpone their activities for the next tourist season, leaving the people of Spiti to face the harsh winters head
Arrive at the airport / railway station and transfer to Manali, Check in and relax for a while. Later on proceed for half day sightseeing including Manu Temple, Hadimba Temple, Tibetan monastery & the Vashisth Hot Spring. The evening is free for leisure.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast, get driven Kaza. On arrival at Kaza, check-in at your hotel, evening is free at leisure. Snubbed by the craggy and serrated foothills on both sides, this morning we will be driving to the district capital of Spiti Valley – Kaza. Enroute visit Rohtang Pass. Continue your drive into the isolated and stunning brown-badland landscape and approach Batal for lunch. At 14,931 feet, you will catch your first chill at the Kunzum Pass and then slope into Losar Village, the first hamlet of the Spiti valley.
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Kaza.
After breakfast, get driven to Tabo, also known as the ‘Ajanta of the Himalayas’. Tabo is enclosed with the 1010 year-old Tabo Monastery – which is a UNESCO world heritage site and is famous for its ancient paintings that portray the life of The Buddha, and complex portrayals of gods and demons along with life-size effigies of bodhisattvas, in a synthesis of western Tibetan, Indian and Kashmiri styles. After devoting a couple of hours at Tabo, continue your drive towards the Dhankar. Hovering at the elevation of the Spiti and Pin River, in a hidden bowl, is the tiny hamlet of Dhankar. The former capital of the Monarchs of Spiti Valley known as the Nono, who ruled the dust-cultured wildernesses of Spiti Valley. This will take you to the older time and explore the 1200-year-old Dhankar Gompa thatroos tsunsteadily between the battered rocky acmes on the edge of a cliff. If you are not weary then take an hour’s climb above the village to visit the fabulous turquoise Dhankar Tso or Dhankar Lake, which bids views over the valley and towards the twin peaks of Mane Rang (6593 meters).
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Kaza.
After breakfast, get driven to Komik, the highest village of Asia Komik, literally means ‘eye of a snow cock’, and is located at a height of 4513m. This agronomy hamlet has a population of 84 people, living in complete isolation, cut-off from the rest of the world for most parts of the year. Here you can visit the Komik Lundup Chhemo, which is one of the highest monasteries in the world, set in an attractive backdrop. After spending a few hours to another high hamlet of Spiti called as Langza. It a hamlet located at an elevation of 4400 meters and fits to the Sakyapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Langza is village having the population of 137 in 33 households. Here you can stroll to the ancient Lang (Temple), which is estimated to be around 1000 years old. At Langza, hike back to the primeval era when Spiti was submerged by the Tethys Sea, as you explore a land very rich with fossils of Marine animals and plants which were here millions of years ago.
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Kaza.
After breakfast, check-out form the hotel and get driven to the small village of Kibber. On arrival at Kibber, check-in at your home stay.
Kibber a narrow valley on the summit of a limestone rock is situated at 4205m which is famous for its motor able connectivity and own pollingstation during elections. From here drive to the ki Gompas where one can observe the houses of large number of Buddhist monks and nuns and a cafeteria. Later, begin the first phase to the Langza hamlet where the reliccreatures of human being of the Tethys Sea, were found.
Dinner & Overnight stay at home stay in Kibber.
After breakfast, check-out form the hotel and get driven to the incredible Chandratal Lake, and a temple at Kunzum La. On arrival at Chandratal, check-in at your camp.
The azure glitter lake here will leave you enthralled and was said to be the echo of the stunning snow-capped peaks. After capturing the colors of the beautiful Chandratal Lake, we drive to our camping site where a hot dinner under the stare of a million stars and the Milky Way awaits us.
Dinner & Overnight stay at a camp in Chandratal.
After breakfast, check-out form the hotel and get driven to Manali, around the lake gives you a spectacular looks from green to reddish orange, and depart for Manali, En-route towards Manali you will pass the tremendously stunning Rohtang Pass. On arrival at Manali, check-in at your hotel.
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Manali.
After breakfast, check out from hotel and enjoy your journey to Chandigarh / Delhi. Transfer to the airport / railway station for your journey ahead.
