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Day 1 Sangla
Pick-up in Shimla in the morning. Drive past Narkanda and down to the Sutlej river at Rampur, then up the Baspa valley into Kinnaur. In the afternoon, visit Rakcham and Chitkul (about 3,400 m), the last village on the Baspa valley road, with the river running beside you. Night in Sangla.
Day 2 Tabo
Leave the Baspa valley and follow the Sutlej upstream. At Khab the Spiti river joins the Sutlej. Climb the road loops to Nako, a stone village at about 3,660 m beside a small lake that freezes in winter. Continue along the Spiti river to Tabo (about 3,050 m). Night in Tabo.
Day 3 Kaza
Morning at Tabo monastery, founded in 996 AD, with its old wall paintings and the meditation caves in the cliff above the village. Drive on to Dhankar, whose monastery sits on a ridge above the meeting of the Spiti and Pin rivers, then into the Pin valley. Evening at Kaza (about 3,800 m), the main town of Spiti. Night in Kaza or Rangrik.
Day 4 Kaza
Day trip to the high villages above Kaza. Hikkim has one of the highest post offices in the world (about 4,400 m): send a postcard home from there. Komic is one of the highest villages you can reach by road, with its old monastery. Langza has a large Buddha statue looking over the valley, and fossils are found in the hills around it. Back to Kaza or Rangrik for the night.
Day 5 Tabo
Visit Key monastery (about 4,166 m), the largest monastery in Spiti, built on a hill above the river. Cross Chicham bridge (about 4,145 m), high above a deep gorge. Then drive back down the valley to Tabo. Night in Tabo.
Day 6 Kalpa
Short detour to Gue to see the mummy of a monk believed to be more than 500 years old, kept in a small shrine. Return through Nako and down the Sutlej valley to Kalpa, which faces the Kinner Kailash range. Night in Kalpa.
Day 7 Shimla
Morning view of the Kinner Kailash peaks from Kalpa. Then the long drive back down the Sutlej valley to Shimla, with drop in Shimla in the evening.
Day 1 Narkanda
Pick-up in Chandigarh in the morning. Drive up into the hills past Shimla to Narkanda, a ridge-top town among apple orchards and cedar forest. If the road is clear of snow, go up to Hatu Peak and its temple for the view. Night in Narkanda.
Day 2 Sangla
Drive down to the Sutlej river at Rampur and up into Kinnaur. Continue up the Baspa valley to Sangla, then on to Rakcham and Chitkul (about 3,400 m), the last village on the Baspa valley road. Night in Sangla.
Day 3 Tabo
Follow the Sutlej to Khab, where the Spiti river joins it, and climb to Nako (about 3,660 m) and its small lake. Short detour to Gue to see the mummy of a monk believed to be more than 500 years old. Night in Tabo (about 3,050 m).
Day 4 Kaza
Morning at Tabo monastery, founded in 996 AD, with its old wall paintings and meditation caves. Drive to Dhankar, whose monastery sits on a ridge above the meeting of the Spiti and Pin rivers, and into the Pin valley. Evening at Kaza (about 3,800 m). Night in Kaza or Rangrik.
Day 5 Kaza
Visit Key monastery (about 4,166 m), the largest monastery in Spiti, then Kibber village and Chicham bridge (about 4,145 m) over its deep gorge. Afternoon free in Kaza market. Night in Kaza or Rangrik.
Day 6 Kaza
Day trip to the high villages: Hikkim, with one of the highest post offices in the world (about 4,400 m); Komic and its monastery, one of the highest villages you can reach by road; and Langza, with its large Buddha statue and fossils in the hills around it. Night in Kaza or Rangrik.
Day 7 Kalpa
A long drive back down the Spiti and Sutlej valleys, past Tabo and Nako, to Kalpa, which faces the Kinner Kailash range. Night in Kalpa.
Day 8 Shimla
Morning walk in Kalpa village with the view of Kinner Kailash, then drive down the Sutlej valley to Shimla. Evening free on the Mall Road. Night in Shimla.
Day 9 Chandigarh
Drive down from Shimla to Chandigarh, with drop in Chandigarh by the afternoon.