8-day Spiti Valley Road Trip (Ex-Chandigarh)

Arrive at the meeting point in Chandigarh and meet your fellow travellers. You'll check-in to a hotel in Chandigarh and spend the day at leisure. You can also head out to explore the planned city to visit the local marketplace to shop for any last minute essentials. Overnight in a hotel at Chandigarh.

Overnight in a hotel at Chandigarh.

Report to Chandigarh. You'll be accommodated in a hotel at Chandigarh. Today's meal package includes dinner only.

Begin the road trip and travel to Sarahan, a small village known as the home of the famous Bhimakali Temple. En route, you'll pass through several small villages and the city of Rampur. During the later part of the journey, you'll drive alongside the Sutlej River until you reach Sarahan. Overnight in a hotel or guesthouse at Sarahan.

Overnight in a hotel or guesthouse at Sarahan.

Travel from Chandigarh to Sarahan. You'll be accommodated in a hotel or guesthouse at Sarahan. Today's meal package includes breakfast and dinner only, but you may stop at any of the restaurants or eateries en route to Sarahan to have lunch at your own expense.

Continue towards Sangla, located in the Baspa Valley of Himachal Pradesh. You'll follow the Sutlej River until it forks into two at the village of Karcham, forming the namesake Baspa River. Overnight in Swiss tents or a guesthouse at Sangla.

Overnight in Swiss tents or a guesthouse at Sangla.

Travel from Sarahan to Sangla. You'll be accommodated in Swiss tents or guesthouse at Sangla. Today's meal package includes breakfast and dinner only, but you may stop at any of the restaurants or eateries en route to Sangla to have lunch at your own expense.

Turnining around from Sangla, you'll return to the confluence of the Baspa and Sutlej rivers at Karcham. From here, you'll turn north and travel over the NH5 to Kalpa. En route, you'll cross several bridges overlaying the Sutlej and cover distances over twisting mountain roads. The hillside village of Kalpa offers some of the most exquisite views of the valley from a high vantage point. In the evening, you'll visit the Buddhist gompa of Hu Bu Lan Kar. Overnight in a hotel at Kalpa.

Overnight in a hotel at Kalpa.

Travel from Sangla to Kalpa. You'll be accommodated in a hotel at Kalpa. Today's meal package includes breakfast and dinner only, but you may stop at any of the restaurants or eateries en route to Kalpa to have lunch at your own expense.

Travel from Kalpa to Kaza, the capital city as well as the largest city in the valley. Riding alongside the Spiti River, you'll pass the village of Dhankar, surrounded by high mountain ridges on all sides, making for spectacular views as you approach the town. Overnight in a guesthouse or Swiss tents at Kaza.

Overnight in a guesthouse or Swiss tents at Kaza.

Travel from Kalpa to Kaza. You'll be accommodated in a guesthouse or Swiss tents at Kaza. Today's meal package includes breakfast and dinner only, but you may stop at any of the restaurants or eateries en route to Kaza to have lunch at your own expense.

Take a day trip to a few places of interest around Kaza. Your day begins with the Key Monastery, one of the most famous and oldest monasteries in the Spiti Valley. Continue to the small villages of Langza and Komic, two villages considered to house the highest motorable roads in the world. Before returning to Kaza, you'll also visit Hikkim, home of the highest post office in the world. Overnight in a guesthouse or Swiss tents at Kaza.

Overnight in a guesthouse or Swiss tents at Kaza.

Spend the day at Kaza. You'll be accommodated in the same guesthouse or Swiss tents at Kaza. Today's meal package includes breakfast and dinner only, but you may stop at any of the restaurants or eateries in Kaza to have lunch at your own expense.

Beginning your return journey, you'll travel back from Kaza and retrace your path over the NH5 until Sarahan. Travelling close to the Indo-Tibetan border, you'll travel with astounding views of the barren landscape all around you. Going past the villages of Tabo, Nako and Kalpa, you'll reach Sarahan by late afternoon. Overnight in a hotel or guesthouse at Sarahan.

Overnight in a hotel or guesthouse at Sarahan.

Travel from Kaza to Sarahan. You'll be accommodated in a hotel or guesthouse at Sarahan. Today's meal package includes breakfast only, but you may stop at any of the restaurants or eateries en route to Sarahan to have extra meals at your own expense.

On the last leg of your road trip, you'll bid goodbye to the towering mountains and return to the plains of Chandigarh. You'll reach the city by late afternoon. Your trip ends here.

Your trip ends by late afternoon.

Travel from Sarahan to Chandigarh. You'll be back in Chandigarh by late afternoon. No meals are included in today's meal package.