Morning arrive at Manali bus stand, where you will meet and greet with our local representative and transfer to hotel.
After refreshment it’s time get familiarized with your Machine (The Royal Enfield) as well as mountain traffic followed by a brief introduction about the upcoming epic adventure journey. Evening for shopping in Manali market (The Mall) before entering the unoccupied land.
The epic adventurous journey begins towards Jibhi, A scenic village located in lap of Himalayas in Tirthan valley surrounded by millions of pine trees and Himalayan fauna/floras. On arrival check in at pre-booked a charming resort situated on the bank of Small River. Post refreshment proceeds for a small hike towards Jibhi waterfall situated deep inside the dense forest. Evening at leisure or go for a nature walk nearby.
As day 3 dawns, we will bid goodbye to Jibhi and proceed towards Chitkul, on the way we will be crossing Jalori pass (3120m) and making our way towards Chitkul. On the way you will be mesmerized by the fascinating mountain views on the legendary Hindustan-Tibet highway along the Sutlej River. Today we will ride to the last motorable settlement on the Indo-Tibet border to visiting the most beautiful village of India, known as “The last village of India - Chitkul”, it has the cleanest air other than any places in India.
Chitkul is located along the Baspa River with stunning view of mighty Himalayas. It’s a principle town of Golden apple & Cherry in Kinnaur district.
After breakfast heading to Tabo, during this amazing journey, you will get the opportunity to explore and appreciate village life at Riiba, Jangi and Pooh villages.That’s not all. An enchanting experience awaits you as we make our way to the point where frozen Spiti River meets with Satluj River. Continue drive to Tabo, a little hamlet of middle land, on the way will make a small detour towards Gyu monastery; it is famous for its 500 years old mummy of a Buddhist monk named Sangha Tenzin. After this historical visit we make our way towards Tabo; an miniscule village of Spiti Valley.
Evening visit 1020 years old Tabo Monastery, listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site. Good night!
Moving forward on this expedition, we will proceeds towards Kaza while stopping to admire the serenity of village life at the Shichling and Chhorden villages. Interestingly, these scenic villages are situated on the banks of a peaceful river.
Next, we will be heading to Dhankar an unexplored village of Spiti Valley. Dhankar Gompa is located at a height of 12800 ft. above sea level. It’s a castle structure monastery on the cliff giving the breathtaking view of the frozen Spiti River. 360 degree topography from the monastery is a everlasting impression, continue drive through a fairy land, straight out of some fairytale book. A single black serpentine tarmac led you towards Kaza. Night stay at local family house.
High on Himalayas is the theme of the day as today we are heading to the biggest monastery of Spiti Vallley and indulge in snow hiking. Ki Monastery is a lifetime spiritual experience, situated on a hill top, around 13670 ft. above sea level. Later we will visit Kibber village where we have maximum chances to see the wildlife of Himalayas like blue Sheep, Red fox, Ibex, and the mysterious Snow Leopard.
Later we will head to Langza the fossil village & world highest motor able village Komic around 15500 ft. above sea leval, where we spend some memorable moments admiring the Gaya Peak (6000 m). With spiritual and tranquility experience, we will move towards Hikkim village (it has world highest post office at a height of 14576 ft. above sea level. End of the day return back to your Kaza home.
Today it’s time to say goodbye to Spiti Valley as today we are heading towards Kalpa located in Kinnaur Valley, along this day, you can capture some scenic topography that you might have missed out while coming to Kaza. After a scenic and memorable drive we will reach at picturesque village Kalpa. This enchanting village nestled in the towering white blanket wrapped Kinnaur Kailash Mountains. Night stay at Kalpa.
How quickly these 7 days of frozen Spiti Valley tour have passed! On day 8, we ride towards Tirthan Valley, You will ride down the other side of river Satluj to reach Tirthan valley adjoining with Great Himalayan national park. Evening farewell dinner with the support team.
Morning after leisure breakfast we will ride back to our final destination of white Spiti valley expedition, Afternoon reach at Manali hotel. After refreshment it’s time to explore Manali mall road. Evening transferred to Volvo bus stand for your onwards journey back to Delhi.