Kinnaur–Spiti–Kalpa Circuit: Across Cliffs, Monasteries & the Last Village 🏔️
Tour Overview
Wind through apple orchards, icy rivers, and cliff-hugging monasteries on this offbeat tempo traveller expedition across Kinnaur and Spiti Valley. From Chitkul—the last village near the Indo-Tibet border—to Kalpa’s dramatic cliff points and the fossil-rich villages of Spiti, every day is an altitude shift in perspective.
Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights
Destinations Covered: Delhi, Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Chitkul, Kalpa, Nako, Tabo, Dhankar, Kaza, Key Monastery, Chicham Bridge, Komic, Hikkim, Langza
Tour Type: Tempo Traveller Road Expedition
Day-wise Itinerary
Day 0: Delhi → Shimla (Overnight AC Coach)
Depart Delhi by late evening and settle into your sleeper berth.
Swap stories with fellow travellers and grab a roadside chai at a midnight dhaba before drifting into slumber.
🏨 Overnight Stay: Volvo AC Sleeper Coach
🍽 🛣️ Travel Distance: 340 km
Day 1: Shimla → Chitkul / Sangla (Via Kufri & Narkanda)
Cruise through Kufri’s pine forests and Narkanda’s winding apple roads along the Indo-Tibetan highway.
Pass through the iconic Kinnaur Gate tunnel—gateway to a different world.
Arrive at Chitkul or Sangla by evening, the last inhabited Himalayan village before the China border.
🏨 Overnight Stay: Hotel in Chitkul / Sangla
🍽 Meals Included: Dinner
🛣️ Travel Distance: 220 km
Day 2: Chitkul → Kalpa (Via Peo & Roghi Village)
Wake up to a postcard-perfect Chitkul sunrise and begin your descent toward Kalpa.
Explore the famed Cliff Point at Roghi Village (weather permitting), then head to Peo Market—Kinnaur’s buzzing hub.
Reach Kalpa by evening and cozy up for the night under the snow-capped gaze of Kinner Kailash.
🏨 Overnight Stay: Hotel in Kalpa
🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
🛣️ Travel Distance: 70 km
Day 3: Kalpa → Tabo (Via Nako & Ka-Loops)
After breakfast, begin your ascent into Spiti Valley through the dizzying Ka-Loops.
Stop at Nako Lake for lunch—its still turquoise waters flanked by fluttering prayer flags.
Cross Sumdo and enter Spiti Valley’s stark beauty. By sunset, reach Tabo, home to a 1,000-year-old monastery.
🏨 Overnight Stay: Hotel/Homestay in Tabo
🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
🛣️ Travel Distance: 168 km
Day 4: Tabo → Kaza (Via Dhankar, Key Monastery & Chicham Bridge)
Begin the day with a drive to Dhankar—where the monastery clings dramatically to the cliffside above the Spiti–Pin confluence.
Visit Key Monastery, a fortress of learning perched like an eagle’s nest.
Cross the jaw-dropping Chicham Bridge—the highest suspension bridge in Asia—before returning to Kaza by evening.
🏨 Overnight Stay: Hotel in Kaza
🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
🛣️ Travel Distance: 125 km
Day 5: Spiti Circuit – Langza, Komic & Hikkim
Start early for Langza, known for its fossil fields and giant Buddha statue.
Continue to Komic—the world’s highest village connected by a motorable road.
Drop in at Hikkim and mail yourself a postcard from the world’s highest post office.
🏨 Overnight Stay: Hotel in Kaza
🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
🛣️ Travel Distance: 80 km (circuit)
Day 6: Kaza → Kalpa (Return Drive)
After breakfast, bid farewell to Spiti and retrace your path toward Kalpa.
Arrive by nightfall and check into your mountain-facing hotel.
🏨 Overnight Stay: Hotel in Kalpa
🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
🛣️ Travel Distance: 215 km
Day 7: Kalpa → Shimla → Overnight Coach to Delhi
Wake early and start your descent from Kalpa back to Shimla, passing Narkanda once more.
Reach Shimla by evening and board your overnight coach to Delhi.
🏨 Overnight Stay: Volvo AC Sleeper Coach
🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner onboard
🛣️ Travel Distance: 210 km road + overnight transit
Day 8: Arrival in Delhi
Reach Delhi by 9:00 AM with tired eyes, full hearts, and Himalayan dust still on your boots.
🛣️ Travel Distance: 340 km overnight
