Hero — Himachal Pradesh

Winter Spiti Circuit

Eleven days into the cold desert — Shimla to Kalpa, Nako to Kaza, Tabo to Sangla, and on to Chitkul, the last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border.

11 / 10days / nights
Challenging (high-altitude winter)difficulty
Chandigarh (Mumbai/Pune add-on by train)starts

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THE TRIP

What this trip is

Eleven days into the cold desert — Shimla to Kalpa, Nako to Kaza, Tabo to Sangla, and on to Chitkul, the last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border. This is Spiti in winter: frozen rivers, thousand-year-old monasteries, and homestays instead of hotels.

Route

Chandigarh → Shimla/Shoghi → Kalpa → Nako → Kaza → Tabo → Sangla → Chitkul/Rakcham → Sarahan → Chandigarh

Highlights

Key Monastery at dawn — 13,668 ft, over 1,000 years old
Hikkim, the world's highest post office, and the Langza fossil fields
Chicham Bridge and Kibber village
Tabo Monastery (UNESCO) and the 500-year mummy at Gue
Chitkul — the last village before the Indo-Tibet border

Good to know

Homestay and hotel on 3–4 sharing, private transport throughout, trip leader included. Full day-by-day itinerary, inclusions and exclusions below.

THE ROUTE

Stop by stop

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Day 1 Depart Mumbai/Pune by train
Day 2 Pickup Chandigarh, drive to Shimla/Shoghi
Day 3 Via Narkanda & Sarahan into Kinnaur Valley to Kalpa
Day 4 Hindustan-Tibet Highway, Khab confluence, Nako, on to Kaza
Day 5 Key Monastery, Kibber, Hikkim, Langza, Chicham Bridge
Day 6 Kaza market, Dhankar Monastery, on to Tabo
Day 7 Tabo Monastery, Gue Monastery, on to Sangla via Kinnaur
Day 8 Chitkul (or Rakcham if closed)
Day 9 Bhimakali Temple Sarahan, drive to Chandigarh
Day 10 Train Chandigarh to Mumbai/Pune
Day 11 Arrival Mumbai/Pune

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