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Kinnaur and Spiti Valley Tour From Shimla - 7 Nights / 8 Days

Kinnaur and Spiti Valley Tour Package from mid October to May end starts from Chandigarh and finishes back in Chandigarh via Shimla. This package from Chandigarh is the only option to travel due to heavy snowfall at the Kunzum Pass, the road from Spiti to Manali remains closed. Explore the best of Kinnaur and Spiti valley on this amazing 7 nights / 8 days road trip from Shimla. Kinnaur and Spiti Valley Tour Itinerary has designed in such a way that people of all age groups can complete this in the most comfortable and memorable way. Despite fall in temperature and some snowfall, Spiti Valley opens for tourists even in the spring and autumn months. Best time to visit Kinnaur & Spiti Valley is in early summers in the months of March, April, May, and October, November and December

Itinerary

Day 1 : Chandigarh Arrival and drive to Narkanda

Today to start with your Kinnaur and Spiti Valley Tour from Shimla or Chandigarh, you will be met from your train / flight at Chandigarh by our driver, and we will drive you to Narkanda (180 kms/ 6.30 hrs) via Solan, Shimla. Enroute you will stop for lunch break. We drive through the beautiful villages of Fagu, Theog, Matiana, and will arrive Narkanda by late afternoon where we will stay in a lovely home stay overlooking the Apple, apricot and cherry orchard. Evening visit Hattu Peak (3,400 metres / 11,154 feet) at Narkanda, from where you can have a spectacular view of the mighty Central Himalayas and the valleys below covered with apple orchards and terrace farms. Overnight in home stay in Narkanda for 1 night.

Meals Plan: Dinner is included

Please Note: This day even we can pick you up from New Delhi railway station / airport which is going to cost extra. You can even travel with an overnight or day A/C luxury Volvo coach from New Delhi to Shimla to start with your tour and we can arrange those tickets for you.

Day 2 : Narkanda Rampur Sangla Rakcham / Chitkul

After breakfast check out around 8:30 A.M, from the home stay and set off on the Kinnaur and Spiti valley tour Package from Shimla. Today we drive from Narkanda to Rakcham/ Chitkul (182 kms/ 8 hrs) the last Indian Village on the Indo -Tibet Border in Baspa Sangla valley. On arrival at Sangla walk to Kamru village and visit the temple, Monastery and the tower like Kamru fort. Later continue drive to Chitkul (3,450 metres / 11,318 feet). 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 the natural beauty of the place. "This Land between Heaven and Earth is Kinnaur and is known as the Baspa Sangla valley, after river Baspa which flows through the valley. Here you will enjoy the unspoiled beauty of the mountains, rivers and nature full of Himalayan cedar trees, fruit orchards, barley fields and picturesque hamlets". Overnight stay in hotel at Chitkul / Rakcham for 1 night.

Meals Plan: Breakfast + Dinner are included

Day 3 : Chitkul Rakcham Khab Nako Tabo

Today morning after breakfast around 08:30 A.M check out from the hotel and take a walk around Rakcham village - A hidden paradise of Kinnaur valley, where you can enjoy a nature walk across the Baspa River. Later we will drive you to Tabo 3,280 metres / 10,760 feet, (210 kms / 8 hrs). Enroute we will stop at Khab the meeting point of Sutlej and Spiti Rivers. Today the mountain views changes from green to brown as we arrive at the beautiful Nako village with traditional houses, where you can have your lunch and enjoy the spectacular views of the Nako Lake, village and the Himalayas in the backdrop. You will take a walking tour around the village which will provide you chances to interact with the local tribal community. The village of Nako in the upper Kinnaur valley is famous for the Nako lake and the Buddhist monastery related to guru Padma Sambhava (a great Buddhist scholar, whose teachings spread to Tibet from India).It also has the residence of His Holiness The Dalai Lama ji, which was made here for the Kalchakara teachings.

Today at Sumdo Check post we will be entering the beautiful Spiti valley the Land between Tibet and Ladakh is the best offbeat Tourism Destination in Himalayas. In Spiti you will experience the wonders and natural beauty that will keep you spell bound for a long time. We will arrive Tabo by evening where we will stay in a hotel for 1 night.

Meals Plan: Breakfast + Dinner are included

Day 4 : Tabo Dhankar Pin valley Kungri Mudh Kaza

Day 4 of our Kinnaur and Spiti valley road trip from Shimla, after breakfast check out from the hotel and visit the Tabo monastery which is the oldest monastery in the Himalayas founded in 996 A.D. Tabo Monastery is famous for its art and History and is the oldest continuously functioning Buddhist monument in the World and the Himalayas with its original decorations, iconographic and wall paintings. The Tabo monastery compound have 9 chapels and the 32 life size clay sculptures in the main Assembly hall are the major highlights to experience.

Later we continue to visit the famous Dhankar village - set up in the most dramatic settings of Spiti, famous fort (in ruins) and monastery. It is a small pretty village on a hill with an open view of valley down the side. Views are majestic from the top of the fort and monastery and one can see vast expanses of the Spiti valley. The setting is so beautiful and dramatic that this monastery should not be missed. If interested you can even walk uphill to the Dhankar Lake (1 hrs each side).

Today we will also visit the Kungri monastery in the famous Pin valley, which is a side valley in Spiti and famous for the Pin valley National Park- home to a variety of rare animals like the snow Leopard, snow ibex, the Himalayan blue sheep and the thar.

Depending on the road condition we do visit the last village Mudh in Pin Valley. The stunning landscapes, colourful mountains with natural formations, traditional houses with prayer flags, green fields, Pin River flowing through the valley will not disappoint you and Pin Valley is in the list of the Top 10 best Places to visit in Spiti Valley. Later we continue our drive to Kaza where you will check in to the hotel for 2 nights. Evening is free to explore the local market in Kaza.

Meals Plan: Breakfast + Dinner are included.

Day 5 : Local Sightseeing Kaza Hikkim Comic Langza Key Kibber Chicham

Today after breakfast you will leave for the full day sightseeing tour to explore the World's highest Himalayan villages and monasteries around Kaza. We will drive you to Hikkim village where you visit the World' highest Post office located (4,400 metres / 14,436 feet). You can write and send the post cards to your loved ones from here.

Later we will drive you to Komic village (4,587 metres / 15,050 feet) which is now the world's highest village joined to a motorable road. We will visit the Komic monastery (women are not allowed inside the monastery.) The village provides magnificent Himalayan Mountain views.

Later we will drive you to visit the Langza village where you will visit the village monastery and will have local lunch with a local family which belongs to the Himalayan ethnic tribal group. This will provide you a change to interact with the locals and have a deep insight to the day to day life of the people living in these remote regions of the Himalayas in Spiti valley. Langza village is the part of the most fossil rich areas in the world by the Geological Survey of India and the Geological Society of America.

After lunch we will take a walk around the statue of the Buddha overlooking the snow capped mountain peaks.

In the late afternoon we visit Key Monastery which is the largest monastery in Spiti valley. The monastery is an irregular jumble of low rooms and narrow corridors on a conical hill. The prayer chambers are interconnected by dark passages, tortuous staircases and small doors. Hundreds of monks receive their religious training in the monastery.

We will also visit the Kibber village which is the part of Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary. Here you have an option to walk to the nearby mountains where there are chances to search the big herds of Himalayan blue sheep and snow ibex , which can be seen in the nearby mountains. We will also visit the Chicham village and the Suspension bridge on a gorge.

The villages or Hikkim, Langza, Gette and Kibber are home to the Snow Leopards in the winters when they come down from the Himalayan Mountains to the villages in search of food. We do organise Spiti Snow Leopard Winter Tour during January and February, which is the best time to see these beautiful animals.

Later we drive you to Chicham village through the suspension bridge on a gorge. Later return back to Kaza for the second night stay in the same hotel.

Breakfast + Dinner and lunch with a local family at Langza is included

Please Note: You can stay this night in a Home Stay with a local family in Chicham village which will provide you a deep insight to local culture, food and lifestyle of the ethnic tribes of the valley.

Day 6 : Kaza Tabo Mummy Of Gue Puh Kalpa

Today morning after breakfast check out at 08:30 AM and we will drive you to Kalpa (208 kms / 8 hrs). Enroute we will visit the Gue village in Spiti valley which is famous for its naturally preserved Mummy of a Buddhist monk (Sangha Tenzin). The 15^th century old, mummified body, in a sitting meditation pose of the Buddhist monk is naturally preserved due to the cold, dry and harsh weather of Spiti valley. The mummy of Gue village is believed to be around 600 years old, which was discovered here from a Stupa after the earth quake in 1975, while the Indo Tibet Border Force was clearing the area and building the road. Very clearly you can see the teeth, hairs and the well preserved skin on the bones of the Mummy of Gue in the Himalayas.

Later continue to Kalpa where you will arrive by evening and check in to the hotel overlooking the village and the magnificent Kinner Kailash Mountain Ranges. The finest view of the Mt. Kinner Kailash Mountain (6,050 metres / 19,850 feet) can be had from Kalpa. This is a spectacular sight early in the morning as the rising sun touches the snowy peaks with crimson and gold light. The Kalpa village is covered with thick pine forests and is famous for fruit orchards of plums, apricots and apples. Evening is free to walk around Kalpa. Overnight stay in Kalpa for 1 night.

Meals Plan: Breakfast + Dinner are included

Day 7 : Kalpa Roghi Reckong Peo Rampur Shimla

After Breakfast continue on the day 7^th day of the Kinnaur and Spiti Tour Package from Shimla and Chandigarh, we check out and visit the so Called Suicide Point near Roghi village - Surprisingly which has been converted into a beautiful photo place saying "I Love Kinnaur" and is famous for its cliffs and Himalayan Mountain views.

Later drive to Reckong Peo the district headquarters of Kinnaur district and will have a walking tour around the local market. Further continue your drive to Shimla via Tapri and Rampur. Arrive Shimla by evening and explore the Mall road of Shimla. Later transfer to the hotel for 1 night in Shimla.

Meals Plan: Breakfast + Dinner are included

Day 8 : Shimla to Chandigarh drop

Today morning after breakfast check out from the hotel, on the last day of Kinnaur and Spiti Valley Tour from Shimla and we will drive you to Chandigarh (120 kms / 4 hrs). Our driver will drop at the Chandigarh railway station / airport from you will board your train/flight back home.

Meals Plan: Breakfast is included

Please Note:This day or at the night of Day 7, you can even travel with an overnight A/C Luxury Volvo coach from Shimla to New Delhi at the end of the tour, which is going to cost extra and we can arrange those tickets for you Or you can extend your tour by 1 extra night and choose to stay 1 night at Sarahan to explore the Bhimakali temple.

End Of The tour and the services....!

Important Note :

It is a private tour not a group tour, means it will be organised for you, your family, and friends or for your group only - No other people will be clubbed to travel with you. The Car and the driver will be provided exclusively for you, your family or friends.

This is the tour itinerary for the Kinnaur and Spiti Tour package from Shimla for the Month of April may, October and November which we run regularly. You can get an idea of your holidays from the mentioned tour. The itinerary is planned in such a way that while travelling you get proper time to acclimatized while travelling through high altitudes.

You can travel reassured, knowing our vast experience and provide you with around-the-clock support to smooth out anything unexpected. The safety and well-being of our guests is paramount.

The above cost and tour is for Indian Nationals, can be altered for Inbound clients.

Foreign tourists require an Inner Line permit to visit some of the areas which are close to the Tibetan border. These inner line permits can be obtained for this tour from the district magistrate at Shimla or Reckong Peo in Kinnaur valley and takes around 2-3 hrs depending on the availability of the signing authority for the inner line permits. We will assist you to the government office and help you completing the formalities to obtain the Inner Line permits.

Permits needs to be applied in the morning around 10:30 A.M, on working days, from Monday to Saturday. Permits are not processed on Second Saturday and other public holidays.

Package Cost

Standard Package

19,900

Ex Chandigarh - Available March to May and October to December

Budget Hotels and Homestays
Sedan Car - 3 PAX Triple sharing 19,900/- per person*
Sedan Car - 2 Pax Double Sharing 25,900 /- Per Person
Innova Crysta 4 PAX double sharing 23,900/- per person
Innova Crysta 3 PAX Triple sharing 26,900/- per person
Innova Crysta 2 pax Double Sharing 35,900/- per person

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Deluxe Package

22,500

Ex Chandigarh - Available March to May and October to December

• Deluxe Hotels and Homestays
Sedan Car - 3 PAX Triple sharing 22,500/- per person*
Sedan Car - 2 Pax Double Sharing 29,500 /- Per Person
Innova Crysta 4 PAX double sharing 27,500/- per person
Innova Crysta 3 PAX Triple sharing 29,500/- per person
Innova Crysta 2 pax Double Sharing 39,500/- per person

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Spiti Tourist season is on its peak from 01 May to 30 June, resulting increase in demand of Hotels rooms and reliable transportation. The Tour cost May increase by 10% to 15 % during the peak tourist season, so be prepared for it and check the fresh price before booking with us.

Inclusions / Exclusions

Incusions

All accommodation on twin sharing using hotels with modern amenities as per your choice and budget.
All tour by taxi Toyota Innova / Crysta similar car starting from Chandigarh to Chandigarh back (a/c will not work in the hill area)
Meals Including Breakfast and Dinner during the entire tour.
All sightseeing as per the tour itinerary including fuel, parking charges, toll taxes, green tax, e permits.
All airport / railway station arrival and departures.
All kind of hotel taxes and GST.

Exclusions

Any kind of lunch during the tour.
Any kind of flights / Train tickets/ local guide.
Any kind of tips to drivers/ hotel staff.
Any kind of alcohol drinks (Beer/ wine etc).
Any kind of camera fees.
Any kind of entrance tickets to monuments/ museum/ parks
Any kind of room heater in hotels.
Any adventure activity skiing, paragliding, pony rides, rafting etc.

Route Map

Route Followed

Chandigarh Shimla Narkanda Sangla Rakcham Chitkul Nako Tabo Mummy Of Gue Dhankar Pin Valley Kungri Mudh Kaza Hikkim Komic Langza Key Monastery Kibber Chicham Kalpa Shimla Chandigarh

Kinnaur and Spiti Valley Tour From Shimla

Kinnaur and Spiti Valley Tour From Shimla - 7 Nights / 8 Days

Itinerary

Package Cost

Standard Package

19,900

Deluxe Package

22,500

Inclusions / Exclusions

Incusions

Exclusions

Route Map

Route Followed

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