Duration: 17 Nights / 18 Days
Cities Covered: Delhi Shimla Kinnaur Spiti Manali Rewalsar Dharamshala Delhi
Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi Airport and transfer to the Hotel.
Afternoon visit Qutab Minar, Lotus Temple, Birla Mandir.
Overnight Stay at Delhi
Day 02: Delhi Kurukshetra Chandigarh Shimla (380kms) (9hrs) (2100mtrs)
Early morning after breakfast, drive to Shimla via Haryana and Punjab.
Evening at leisure
Overnight Stay at Shimla.
Day 03: Shimla Sightseeing
After breakfast visit vice regal lodge one of the highlight of Shimla and state museum, visit north Indias second oldest Christ Church and has a evening free on the mall road.
Overnight stay at Shimla.
(Note: - Inner line permits will also be processed in same day for Kinnaur & Spiti)
Day 04: Shimla Narkanda Hattu Peak Rampur Saharan (175 Km)(7hrs) (2000 mtrs)
After breakfast drive Sarhan enroute visit Kufri, Theog, Matiana, Narkanda small hike to Hattu Peak (3135 Meter Peak). Have lunch enroute
Over night stay at Sarhan.
Day 05: Sarahan Jeori Wangtu Karcham Sangla (92 Km) (4hrs)(2600mtrs)
Early morning visit the Bird Park walk for 2 hours, visit the Bhima Kali temple one of the most important temples of Kali in India where there use to be human sacrifice before 18th Century, drive to Jeori past the Wangtu bridge then drive towards, Karcham reach Sangla walk the market place if time allows visit the Kamru Fort & the Temple of the village deity in Sangla village
Over night stay at Sangla.
Day 06: Sangla Chitkul (3600mtrs) Raksham - Sangla. (52 Km) (3hrs)
(2600mtrs)
After breakfast drive to Chitkul (3460 Meters) last village on India & Chinese border walk for half a day around Chitkul Village, return back to Sangla
Overnight stay at Sangla.
Day 07: Sangla Recong Peo - Kalpa (49 Km) (3hrs) (2950mtrs)
After breakfast drive back through Sangla to powari visit the monastery in Reckong Peo with a 60 ft tall statue of Buddha drive to Kalpa for a over nite stay visit the monastery & the orphanage in Kalpa. The view of Kinner Kailash 6050 meters will be an enchanting site.
Overnight stay at Kalpa.
Day 08: Kalpa Nako (110 Km) (5hrs) (3540mtrs)
After breakfast drive through Reckong Peo through powari, the landscape changes to Desert Mountains pass through the desert terrain drive through Puh to reach Nako. Visit the Lake & the Monastery of Nako walk through the Village of Nako.
Overnight stay at Nako
Day 09: Nako Tabo (60 Km) (3hrs) (3050mtrs)
After breakfast drive through the desert mountain range with villages & Desert Mountains in the surroundings reach Tabo (3050) meters a more than 1013 year old monastery visit the Monastery over night in a guest house in Tabo.
Overnight stay at Tabo
Day 10: Tabo Dhankar (3850mtrs) Lalung (3930mtrs) Kaza (94 Km)(4hrs) (3350mtrs)
After breakfast drive to Dhankar the old capital of Spiti visit the museum, Walk to Dhankar Lake famous for the common carp fishes. Lunch one the way, and then drive towards a beautiful village with a lovely old monastery in Lalung & after drive towards the headquarters of spiti called Kaza.
Overnight stay at Kaza
Day 11: Kaza Kungri Mudh Kaza (98kms) (4hrs) (3350mtrs)
After breakfast in Kaza start driving towards Pin Valley which if famous for ibex, snow leopard and old monasteries and reach Mudh the last village in Pin Valley. Start hike towards pin parvati, for 2 hours, have lunch in Mudh and on the way back visit kungri monastery which has different sect of Buddhism and reach kaza by the evening,
Overnight stay at kaza.
Day 12: Kaza Key Monestry Lang Za (4280mtrs) Komic (4560mtrs) Kaza (78kms) (3350mtrs)
After having breakfast in Kaza start drive towards key monestry, visit monestry and then move towards world s highest motrable village in the world with the electricity (Komic 4560mtrs) have lunch in a local home in Lang za and start walking towards million years old fossil park in Lang za.
Overnight stay at Kaza
Day 13: Kaza LosarKunzum laRohtang LaManali (200kms) (10hrs) (1980mtrs)
Early in the morning start from Kaza/Kibber and drive towards Losar, have breakfast in Losar, reach Kunzum Pass (4551mtrs) after that drive down towards river Chandra and reach Rohtang Pass La (3970mtrs), evening arrive Manali
Overnight stay at Manali.
Day 14: Manali Naggar Mandi Rewalsar (144kms) (6hrs) (1350mtrs)
Today start late in the morning after breakfast to Rewalsar via Mandi. Reach Rewalsar for the lunch, a small hamlet 1350mts from the sea level is an important pilgrimage for both Buddhists and Sikhs. Visit monastery and go for a walk around the lake. Overnight stay in Hotel.
Day 15: Rewalsar Jogindernagar Palampur Dharamshala Macleodgunj (152kms) (5hrs) (1750mtrs)
After early breakfast drive to Dharamshala via Palampur know for its tea gardens and Baijnath having Shiva temple. Stop for the lunch on the way. Arrive Macleodgunj in the afternoon. Rest of the day at leisure
Overnight stay at Dharamshalla
Day 16: Macleodgunj Dalai Lama temple Bhagsu nag Dal Lake. (20kms) (3hrs) (1750mtrs)
After breakfast visit His highness Dalai Lama temple. Walk through the narrow Tibetan markets. Proceed further to Bhagsu nag offering a panoramic view of snow caped Dhauladhar ranges. Walk back to Macleod Gunj for the lunch. After lunch drive to Dal Lake, a water reservoir having sacred fishes.
Overnight stay at Dharamshalla
Day 17: Macleodgunj Dharamshala Rani Taal Chandigarh (280kms) (7hrs) (370mtrs)
After breakfast start driving towards Chandigarh the Capital of Haryana & Punjab, known as well planned beautiful city. Visit Sukhna Lake in the evening
Overnight stay at Chnadigarh.
Day 18: Chandigarh Kurukshetra Sonipath Delhi (250kms) (5hrs)
After breakfast drive to Delhi, have lunch on the way and after lunch.
Evening drop at IGI airport for your onward flight back home