Spiti Package

Highlights

• Day 00: Delhi - Shimla (Overnight Volvo Journey) (08 - 09) Saturday
• Meals - No Meal
• Guest has to reach by his own to Majnu ka Tilla or RK Ashram at 10:00 PM. From there you
• have to proceed for Shimla by Volvo. Thiswill be an Overnight journey (08 - 09 hrs Journey).
• Day 01: Shimla - Sangla (08 – 09 hrs) Sunday
• Meals: Dinner
• This morning after breakfast (Breakfast your own) we will be driving you to Chitkul which is the
• last village on Indian side on the Indo–Tibetan border. The village of Chitkul is like something
• from a fairy tale
• and you will have a chance to walk slowly around it. The landscapes are
• stunning
• and you will have plenty of time to enjoy them and talk to the local people. We will
• return to Sangla for lunch and the rest of the day is free or if you like you can walk to another of
• the nearby villages with your guide
• The Sangla Meadows Also Known As Sangla Kanda Is another Natural Sightseeing Attraction In
• Sangla. This Place Is Completely Covered In Greenery and Surrounded By Snowcapped Mountain
• Ranges of the Himalayas. It Also Forms A Perfect Site To See The Kinner Kailash In A 180 Degree
• View. This Place Will Also Provide A View Of The Local Huts Of Himachal Along With The
• Sustoms And Lifestyle Of Its Local People.
• The Baspa River Is A Fast Flowing River That Passes Through The Hills Of Sangla. The
• Surroundings Of Baspa River Provide An Opportunity To View Timely Rainbows And Brown
• Trout. It Is Also Angler’s Paradise for Being Home to a Vast Variety of Fishes. Crossing This River
• Is Also Quite An Attraction Amongst The Visitors As This Process Involves Ride In A Basket Along
• The Way. Its Surrounding Areas Also Stand Appropriate For Campers And Trekkers.
• Overnight in Sangla.(Breakfast & Dinner)
• Sightseeing of the day
• • Chitkul Village(The last village of Indian side on the Indo–Tibetan border)
• • Baspa River
• • Satluj River
• Day 02: Sangla – Tabo (05 – 06 hrs) Monday
• Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
• This day after breakfast check out from the hotel and drive towards Tabo
• Continue your drive to Nako
• Nako – a scenic hamlet – known for its namesake lake.
• The unspoilt
• serene and picturesque village of Nako is located in Kinnaur District of Himachal
• Pradesh at a height of around 3600m. Nako is found at the east end of Kinnaur Valley and can
• be called almost the last attraction on the way to Malling Nullah. Malling Nullah is located in
• between Kinnaur and Spiti Valley and one of the most happening travel destinations of
• Himachal Pradesh. Nako lies on the region close to Tibbetan Border and travellers thus need to
• possess inner line permit to travel to this region. Inner line permits are required for the foreign
• nationals for overnight stay in any part of the village Nako.
• As the village is very small in its area
• one can easily explore the hidden gems of this village on
• foot. The major attraction of Nako Village is the Nako Lake which is located amidst extremely
• hilly terrains. Close to this lake one can get to see four Buddhist monasteries and a huge footlike
• impression
• After Nako we will continue our drive towards Tabo
• you will be driving to Tabo. It is not a day travelling but
• Today we will be entering the
• beautiful Spiti valley which is also known as the cold desert of the Himalayas (as this area is cut
• from rest of the world due to heavy snow in the winters).
• Later continue
• drive to Tabo enroute visit Gue Monastery. Gue Village in Spiti Valley
• about 40
• km from the Tabo Monastery
• has a mummified monk
• Sangha Tenzin
• who had given up his life
• while meditating and is more than 500 years. It is the only Buddhist Mummy in the world
• that
• too
• in a sitting position. There were other mummies also in Tibet which were buried by Tibetans
• just after the Chinese invasion. This mummy was discovered by the villagers in 1975 when an
• earthquake struck the region. Gue village is a restricted area and under the control of ITBP and
• very few people knew about the mummy until Anuj Singh (A freelance photographer) and his
• fellow biker Shahwar Hussain (An auto and travel magazine writer) first photographed it way
• back in the 90’s.Gue Village in Spiti Valley
• about 40 km from the Tabo Monastery
• has a
• mummified monk
• Sangha Tenzin
• who had given up his life while meditating and is more than
• 500 years. It is the only Buddhist Mummy in the world
• that too
• in a sitting position. There were
• other mummies also in Tibet which were buried by Tibetans
• Just after the Chinese invasion. This mummy was discovered by the villagers in 1975 when an
• earthquake struck the region. Gue village is a restricted area and under the control of ITBP and
• very few people knew about the mummy until Anuj Singh (A freelance photographer) and his
• fellow biker Shahwar Hussain (An auto and travel magazine writer) first photographed it way
• back in the 90’s.
• Tabo Monastery is also referred to as the Ajanta of the Himalayas with a complex that holds
• nine temples
• 23 chortens
• a monks’ chamber and an extension that houses the nuns chamber.
• The monastery’s importance can be judged from the fact that its significance is second only to
• the Tholing Gompa in Tibet in the entire Himalayan region.
• The monastery’s complex has nine temples built between the late 10th and the 17th century.
• The monastery has temples of Tug-Lha-Khang (The Temple of the Enlightened Gods)
• Ser-Khang
• (The Golden Temple)
• Dkyil-Khor-Khang (The Mystic Mandala Temple) and Brom-stonLhakhang
• (The Temple of Dromton) are the few very important to name. Tabo is famous for its exquisite
• murals and stucco sculptures which bear a striking resemblance with the paintings and
• sculpture in the Ajanta caves. The monastery also treasures some centuries old paintings which
• are not allowed to be photographed. Above the monastery
• there are a number of caves carved
• into the cliff face used by monks for meditation.
• The unique beauty of its art and its pivotal historical role in the transmission of Indo-Tibetan
• Buddhism and culture in the 10th and 11th century makes Tabo Monastery an historically
• significant site. The main temple preserves an extraordinary wealth of documentation of the
• history and culture of the period.
• Dinner &Overnight stay
• Sightseeing of the day
• • Satluj River
• • Nako Lake
• • Nako Village
• • Gue Monestary(Mummy)
• • Tabo Monestary
• Day 03: Tabo - Kaza (02 – 03 hrs)
• Explore the “Ajanta of the Himalayas” Tuesday
• Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
• This morning after breakfast we will start our journey towards Dhankar monestry & pin valley
• After this drive to drive to Mud
• enroute visit Dhankar monastery
• Dhankar Monastery
• Dhankar Village and Monastery situated at an elevation of 3
• 894 metres
• (12
• 774 feet) is at the perfect setting for any monument in this world. The monastery complex is
• built on a high spur overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin Rivers – one of the world’s
• most spectacular settings for a Gompa. The monastery was built approximately one thousand
• years ago and now belongs to the Gelugspa School of order since the 1450s. Prior to this
• Dhankar Monastery is also known to have been Nyingma-pa
• Sakya-pa and Kagyu-pa
• depending upon the religious allegiance of the King’s family. One of the major attractions of
• Dhankar Monastery is statue of Vairochana (Dhayan Buddha)
• consisting of 4 figures seated
• back to back. It also houses a collection of various centuries old thankas. Dhankar was the
• traditional capital of the Spiti Valley Kingdom during the 17th century and has some features
• dating back to the 12th century. Dhang or dang means cliff
• and kar or khar means fort. Hence
• Dhankar means fort on a cliff. It was the place of the early ruler of Spiti
• the Nonos
• who has the
• right to promote the government lands nearby and were necessary to keep the fort in repair.
• They also gave justice to the people and were famous for their harsh penalties until the British
• replaced them. In recent years
• due to the deterioration of the building
• some sections of the
• Gompa have been abandoned and a new Gompa has been built further down. Meanwhile
• the
• fort of Dhankar
• destroyed by an earthquake in 1975
• now lies in ruins
• but is still a place worthy
• of a visit. From the remnants of the fort one can see vast expanses of the Spiti valley. Dhankar is
• also of art historical importance. Dhankar Monastery is recognized by the World Monuments
• Fund as one of the Hundred Most Endangered Sites in the world. After visiting this beautiful
• monastery
• will drive to Pin Valley. On arrival check in at homestay.
• With its sub-zero temperatures and semi-frozen rivers
• Pin Valley is the only cold desert
• National Park located in Himachal Pradesh. The park lies in the valley of the Pin river
• from
• where it derives its name.
• The region is also under strong religious influence with some very famous Buddhist monasteries
• or gompas located here. The valley is renowned for being Spiti’s main stronghold of Nyingmapa
• Buddhists and home to the last surviving Buchen Lamas.
• Pin Valley is home to the snow leopard
• and its prey
• the ibex. Set against a back-drop of awe-
• inspiring icy mountain ranges
• Pin Valley is snowed in for a good part of the year and a trek to
• this fascinating country should only be attempted by the spirited
• adventurous and fit.
• After capturing the mesmerizing view of the Pin valley National park drive towards Kaza for a
• relaxing sleep on the benches of spiti river..
• Dinner& overnight stay.
• Sightseeing of the day
• • Dhankar Monestary
• • Dhankar Lake(1-2 hrs Trek )
• • Pin Valley
• • Mudh Village
• Day 04: Kaza (13
• 800 feet) Wednesday
• Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
• After breakfast proceed for the sightseeing of Hikkim
• and Komic & Langza. Locals here also run
• an old age home for people looking for salvation in their old age.
• Komic monastery also known as the Tnagyud Monastery has the honor of being one of the
• world’s highest motorable monastery at 4587 mts overlooking the Komic village and mountain
• peaks. As per the sacred ‘Gum Maro’ (Red Box) kept in the monastery
• it was foretold in Tibet
• that a monastery would be built in Spiti in the backdrop of a mountain with the shape of a snow
• lion on the left and a beheaded eagle on the right hand side with 4 springs in the vicinity. The
• area in between these mountains was to be in the shape of the eye of a snow cock
• which was
• foretold as the exact location where the Monastery would be built. On the basis of this
• the area
• was to be named Komic (‘Ko’– Snow Cock
• ‘Mic’– Eye). The monastery is known as the
• KomicLundupTsemo Gompa and dates to the early 14th century built like a fortified castle with
• massive slanted mud walls and battlements with vertical red ochre and white vertical stripes. In
• Komic
• there are only about a dozen houses with the total population being between 50-60
• people. Other than this
• there are the Lamas staying at the monastery throughout the year. The
• most interesting part is to imagine people living at such an altitude where mobile phones don’t
• work
• the climate is harsh
• there is no source of basic amenities and the village is completely cut-
• off from the rest of the world during the winters due to snow from November to March. The
• winter characterizes harsh winds and heavy snow where temperatures fall to -30 degrees
• Celcius. Later visit Langza Village
• it is situated at an altitude of 4200 meters
• is one of the most
• picturesque villages of Spiti located on the highland meadows with snow capped mountain
• ranges forming the backdrop. The village is adorned by a beautiful image of Buddha and an
• ancient temple more aptly
• Called ‘Lang’ said to be the Abode of the Deities of the region and over 1000 years old. The
• beautiful peak of Chau Chau Kang Nilda makes the view of this village even more beautiful.
• Langza is also well known for its rich fossil reserves. Millions of years ago
• Spiti lay submerged
• under the Tethys sea. Fossils of sea life can easily be found scattered close to the village. Regular
• fossil excursions are organized for a unique insight into the history of the Himalayas.
• Hikkim also just happens to be the highest polling station& highest post office in the world as
• well. If the season is right
• gorge on freshly picked peas from the farms
• run behind a Yak or sit
• endlessly watching the locals herd their cattle. Stroll up to the Komik Monastery
• whose claim
• to fame is the being the highest monastery in the world with a motorable road.
• Sightseeing of the day
• • Komic Village
• • Hikkim Village
• • Langza.
• Day 05: Kaza (13
• 800 feet) Thursday
• Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
• After breakfast proceed for the sightseeing of Key
• Kibber & Chicham Key Monestary is
• a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Gelugpa sect located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4
• 166
• metres (13
• 668 ft) above sea level
• close to the Spiti River
• in the Spiti Valley of Himachal
• Pradesh
• Lahaul and Spiti district
• India. It is the largest monastery of the Spiti Valley and a
• religious training centre for lamas. It reportedly had 100 monks in 1855. The monastery is
• dedicated to Lochen Tulku
• the 24th reincarnation of the great translator Lotsawa Rinchen
• Zangpo
• Kibber is the last village in Spiti on the traditional trade route to Ladakh and Tibet. One of the
• earliest descriptions is by botanist Thomson based on his expedition in September 1847. The
• route crosses the Zanskar range through the Parang La (pass) at an altitude of 5
• 578 m
• (18
• 301 ft). It then descends along the Pare Chu (river) to Hanle and the Indus River. Thomson
• observed that houses in Kibber were constructed of stone
• unlike the mud construction used in
• the rest of Spiti. He noted that farmers had terraced the hillside for 90 m (300 ft) above Kibber.
• In earlier times
• annual trade fairs were held in Kibber and other locations in Spiti. Traders
• would come from Tibet
• Ladakh
• Chamba and Kullu to barter their wares. With the closing of the
• Indo-Tibet border
• these fairs have lost their historical purpose.
• The Chicham Bridge
• located at 4
• 150 m in the Spiti Valley
• links the settlement to Kibber. Prior
• to the completion of this bridge in 2017
• residents utilised a pulley-driven ropeway to connect
• Kibber and Chicham villages. The suspension bridge is an hour’s drive from Kaza
• the main town
• of the Spiti Valley. Because of the tough terrain it took 15 years to build the bridge. A popular
• tourist spot
• the bridge is covered with Tibetan prayer flags. During the summer
• the road from
• Kaza to the Chicham Bridge is rather smooth. However
• during the winter
• the road conditions
• become extremely tough due to the region’s black ice and precipitation.
• Sightseeing of the day
• • Key Monestary
• • Kibber Village
• • Chicham Bridge
• Day 06: Kaza to Kalpa (06 – 07 hrs) Friday
• Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
• This morning after breakfast we will be driving you to Kalpa.
• Kalpa: ( 2
• 670 meters ) It is one of the main villages of the district connected by link road 14 km.
• from Powari beyond RekongPeo. Looming in front of Kalpa is an impressive view of 'Kinner
• Kailash' directly across the Satluj River. This mountain changes colors several times a day with a
• change of weather conditions or may be as destined by Lord Shiva his eternal abode. 'Parvati
• Kund' is located on the top of Kinner Kailash. The ancient villages of Pangi
• Moorang and Kanum
• are situated close to Kalpa.
• We will start our journey towards Kalpa Known as the Land of sunrise & Sunset
• YOU can enjoy the view of Mount Kailash here
• Kalpa is a small town in the Sutlej river valley
• above Recong Peo in the Kinnaur district of
• Himachal Pradesh
• Northern India
• in the Indian Himalaya. Inhabited by Kinnaur people and
• famous for its apple orchards.
• Kalpa is a town with a history of ancient temples. The Sutlej River below hurtles through deep
• gorges
• the winding mountain road is bordered by chilgoza forests. The serenity of this sleepy
• hamlet was not often visited by foreigners until recently
• but there are still relatively few visitors.
• There are now over 5 places to stay in Kalpa and more
• below
• in Reckong Peo where travelers
• must stop to get their inner line permits to continue upwards to the Spiti Valley
• which is a small
• ancient part of what used to be Tibet. The view from Kalpa is beautiful with an observer getting
• the feeling that he is sitting in the lap of the mountains with the entire range of peaks being
• visible. Also visible from this place is the sacred Shivling rock on the Kailash mountain that
• changes its color at different points in the day.
• Overnight in kalpa.
• Day 07: Kalpa – Shimla - Delhi Overnight Journey Saturday
• Meals: Breakfast
• Today morning after breakfast checkout from hotel and drive towards the Shimla. On arrival at
• Shimla our driver will give you a final drop at Shimla Volvo station for your onward journey to
• your home town. We sincerely hope you enjoyed the trip to the fullest.
• Day 08: 29th Sep’ early morning you reach Delhi

✓ Inclusions

• • 06 Nights’ accommodation as per slab.
• • 06 breakfasts and 06 dinners in the Hotel.(veg Food)
• • Transport services by Tempo Traveller Cab as per itinerary.
• • Volvo Tickets
• • All Sightseeing by individual vehicle.
• • Assistance on arrival.
• • Check In & Check Out Time 12:00 Noon
• • All green Taxes applicable in Himachal
• driver batta
• toll tax / parking.

✕ Exclusions

• • Camera fee. Fuel for bike.
• • Alcoholic / Non- Alcoholic beverages.
• • Travel insurance.
• • Any Airfare / Train fare.
• • Expenses caused by factors beyond our control like rail and flight delays
• roadblocks
• and vehicle mal-functions
• political disturbances etc.
• • Tips
• laundry & phone call.
• • 5% GST
• • Entrance fees to monuments and museum.
• • All personal expenses.

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