8 day itinerary for Spiti Valley

The roads from Shimla till Sarahan are comfortable

Please check the introduction page for detailed itinerary and map. Here is a quick itinerary that we followed. The travel time includes time spent for refueling, eating, rest and bio-breaks. It does not include any time spent in sight seeing.

• Day 1 - Gurgaon to Sarahan (531 KMs, 12 hours)
• Have a sumptuous lunch at Narkanda.
• Enjoy the ride and check into Sarahan.
• Day 2 - Sarahan to Chitkul to Kalpa (180 KMs, 7 hours)
• Visit Mata Bhimakali Temple in Sarahan.
• Go to Chitkul and spend awesome time near the river. One could stay here for ever.
• Check into Hotel at Kalpa, possibly get a nice view of Kailash-Kinner.
• Day 3 - Kalpa to Tabo via Nako (170 KMs, 6.5 hours).
• Visit Nako and check out the natural lake.
• Check into Tabo Monastery and visit the small market around it.
• Day 4 - Tabo to Kaza via Hikkim (90 KMs, 4.5 hors)
• Get up early and attend the morning prayers at Tabo.
• Get your camera ready for amazing vista's on route to Komic, the air gets heavy here.
• Send a post card from Hikkim post office !
• Check into Kaza and leisure around the river or market.
• Day 5 - Kaza to Chandrataal and Battal (100 KMs, 7 hours)
•  Visit Key monastery and Kibber village.
• Drive through the heart of the Spiti valley and have lunch at Losar.
• Spend 2-3 hours at Chandrataal.
• Check into the CPWD guest house or the bunkers run by Chacha-Chachi. The Dhaba would be lively in the evening, do have your dinner here.
• Day 6 - Battal to Manali (120 KMs, 8 hours)
• Enjoy the tough drive and check into Manali.
• Day 7 - Manali to Mandi (110 KMs, 4 hours)
•  Have fun in Manali there are tons of things to do here
• Leave Manali post lunch.
• Check into hotel at Mandi
• Day 8 - Mandi to Gurgaon (500 KMs, 11 hours)
• Home sweet home, collect some Verka shakes for kids back home :)