Experience Holi in Spiti
Experience Holi in Spiti( 7 Nights / 8 Days )
Enjoy Holi as you take on the adventure of a lifetime to drive through one of the World’s Most Dangerous Roads
Send a postcard from ‘Highest Post Office’ in the World to your loved ones and make them proud
Lean on to the edge of Asia’s highest suspensded bridge – Chicham Bridge, to capture the sight of a truck that appears ant like
Drive to the ‘World’s Highest Motorable Village’ – Komic and feel like you are on top of the world
Capture a timelapse of the changing colours of Kinner Kailash mountain peaks as painted by the sunrays
Delhi
- Once you reach Delhi, you will have to proceed towards your boarding point of an AC Volvo Bus for the overnight journey from Delhi to Shimla.
Rakchham
- Upon reaching Shimla in the morning, freshen up and get transferred to Rakcham.
- Drive past the quaint town of Kufri, known for hosting a number of winter sports like skiing and much more.
- As you Hit NH5 pass through the apple-scented town of Narkanda.
- Take a short stopover at the Kinnaur Caves and collect memories in the form of photographs.
- Travel along the Sutlej river till Karcham from where you will take a right turn towards Rakcham following the Baspa river.
- Reach Rakcham, where the landscape will greet you with apple orchards, thick pine and apricot trees, lush green meadows with occasional pink stretches of local millet.
- Check in to the hotel and rest for the day.
- Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Rakcham.
Kalpa
- Wake up to a beautiful festive morning in the mountains.
- After having a hearty breakfast, get ready to celebrate the festival of colours – Holi.
- Celebrate Holi by playing with colours and relishing your taste buds with some sweets.
- Indulge in an outdoor picnic lunch while soaking in the vistas of the snow-clad mountains.
- Later, begin your transfer to Kalpa.
- You will be riding back towards Karcham from where you will proceed deeper into the valley towards Powari.
- At Powari, take a left to Reckong Peo, which is the main town of the Kinnaur district from where you will proceed to Kalpa.
- Spend the night in the beautiful Kalpa village overlooking the Kinnaur Kailash mountains.
- Dinner and overnight stay at a homestay in Kalpa
Kaza
- After early morning breakfast, you will be leaving for Kaza passing through the beautiful Spiti Valley.
- En route, you will be taking the Indo-Tiber Highway and pass through the Khab Bridge that marks the confluence of Spiti and the Satluj River.
- Pass through Ka Loops, a series of hairpin bends offering scenic views.
- Enjoy an outdoor picnic Maggie session in the mountains, soaking in the surrounding views.
- Visit the Tabo Monastery which is also regarded as the ‘Ajanta of the Himalayas’ and is the oldest continuously operating Buddhist enclave in both India and the Himalayas.
- Later, proceed to Kaza and rest for some time.
- Spend the rest of the time interacting with the Lamas over a cup of tea.
- Dinner and overnight stay in a homestay in Kaza
Chicham
- Wake up in the morning and enjoy a hearty breakfast.
- Today, Visit the iconic village of Langza – that is home to the 1000 year old Lang Temple and later go fossil hunting in the village and take back souvenirs in the form of million years old marine fossils.
- Then proceed to Hikkim for a visit to the world’s highest post office in the world from where you can send postcards to your loved ones.
- Later, visit the highest village in Asia, Komik, where you can enjoy a picnic with a maggie cookout session.
- Visit the world-famous Ki Monastery nestled between the mountains in a bowl-shaped valley.
- Visit the Chicham Bridge which is the highest bridge in Asia and look down the bridge and you will find yourself gaping below, at a 1000 ft. deep gorge.
- Upon reaching Chicham, enjoy a butter tea session with a Spitian.
- Dinner and overnight stay at a homestay in Chicham.
Nako
- After a delicious breakfast, you will be retracing your path towards Nako.
- Hit the roads and just as just 3 Km before Sumdo, take a detour on the left through the gate to visit the 500-Year-Old Mummy in the Gue Village (being subject to road opening).
- Reach Nako and visit the high altitude Nako Lake by the Nako Monastery and get a chance to Spin the 500-Year-Old Prayer Wheel made of Yak Skin at the Monastery.
- Later, sit leisurely by the Nako Lake and witness a change in shades of the lake water as the sun sets behind the mighty mountains.
- One can also trek to Manne village which is considered to be one of the prettiest villages of Spiti and has an interesting story behind its re-settlement.
- Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in Nako
Shimla
- After a delicious breakfast, you will be retracing your path towards Shimla., known as the fruit bowl of Himachal Pradesh.
- Travel along the Spiti river and continue towards the Kinnaur Valley leaving behind the Spiti Valley.
- You will then travel through the slithering roads of NH5 following the Sutlej and passing the rich Deodhar forests to reach Shimla.
- On reaching Shimla, transfer directly to Shimla Bus Stand for boarding an overnight bus to Delhi.
Delhi
- Conclude the tour as you reach Delhi in the morning with a bag full of new stories and memories from the mountains
Delhi
- Once you reach Delhi, you will have to proceed towards your boarding point of an AC Volvo Bus for the overnight journey from Delhi to Shimla.
Rakchham
- Upon reaching Shimla in the morning, freshen up and get transferred to Rakcham.
- Drive past the quaint town of Kufri, known for hosting a number of winter sports like skiing and much more.
- As you Hit NH5 pass through the apple-scented town of Narkanda.
- Take a short stopover at the Kinnaur Caves and collect memories in the form of photographs.
- Travel along the Sutlej river till Karcham from where you will take a right turn towards Rakcham following the Baspa river.
- Reach Rakcham, where the landscape will greet you with apple orchards, thick pine and apricot trees, lush green meadows with occasional pink stretches of local millet.
- Check in to the hotel and rest for the day.
- Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Rakcham.
Kalpa
- Wake up to a beautiful festive morning in the mountains.
- After having a hearty breakfast, get ready to celebrate the festival of colours – Holi.
- Celebrate Holi by playing with colours and relishing your taste buds with some sweets.
- Indulge in an outdoor picnic lunch while soaking in the vistas of the snow-clad mountains.
- Later, begin your transfer to Kalpa.
- You will be riding back towards Karcham from where you will proceed deeper into the valley towards Powari.
- At Powari, take a left to Reckong Peo, which is the main town of the Kinnaur district from where you will proceed to Kalpa.
- Spend the night in the beautiful Kalpa village overlooking the Kinnaur Kailash mountains.
- Dinner and overnight stay at a homestay in Kalpa
Kaza
- After early morning breakfast, you will be leaving for Kaza passing through the beautiful Spiti Valley.
- En route, you will be taking the Indo-Tiber Highway and pass through the Khab Bridge that marks the confluence of Spiti and the Satluj River.
- Pass through Ka Loops, a series of hairpin bends offering scenic views.
- Enjoy an outdoor picnic Maggie session in the mountains, soaking in the surrounding views.
- Visit the Tabo Monastery which is also regarded as the ‘Ajanta of the Himalayas’ and is the oldest continuously operating Buddhist enclave in both India and the Himalayas.
- Later, proceed to Kaza and rest for some time.
- Spend the rest of the time interacting with the Lamas over a cup of tea.
- Dinner and overnight stay in a homestay in Kaza
Chicham
- Wake up in the morning and enjoy a hearty breakfast.
- Today, Visit the iconic village of Langza – that is home to the 1000 year old Lang Temple and later go fossil hunting in the village and take back souvenirs in the form of million years old marine fossils.
- Then proceed to Hikkim for a visit to the world’s highest post office in the world from where you can send postcards to your loved ones.
- Later, visit the highest village in Asia, Komik, where you can enjoy a picnic with a maggie cookout session.
- Visit the world-famous Ki Monastery nestled between the mountains in a bowl-shaped valley.
- Visit the Chicham Bridge which is the highest bridge in Asia and look down the bridge and you will find yourself gaping below, at a 1000 ft. deep gorge.
- Upon reaching Chicham, enjoy a butter tea session with a Spitian.
- Dinner and overnight stay at a homestay in Chicham.
Nako
- After a delicious breakfast, you will be retracing your path towards Nako.
- Hit the roads and just as just 3 Km before Sumdo, take a detour on the left through the gate to visit the 500-Year-Old Mummy in the Gue Village (being subject to road opening).
- Reach Nako and visit the high altitude Nako Lake by the Nako Monastery and get a chance to Spin the 500-Year-Old Prayer Wheel made of Yak Skin at the Monastery.
- Later, sit leisurely by the Nako Lake and witness a change in shades of the lake water as the sun sets behind the mighty mountains.
- One can also trek to Manne village which is considered to be one of the prettiest villages of Spiti and has an interesting story behind its re-settlement.
- Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in Nako
Shimla
- After a delicious breakfast, you will be retracing your path towards Shimla., known as the fruit bowl of Himachal Pradesh.
- Travel along the Spiti river and continue towards the Kinnaur Valley leaving behind the Spiti Valley.
- You will then travel through the slithering roads of NH5 following the Sutlej and passing the rich Deodhar forests to reach Shimla.
- On reaching Shimla, transfer directly to Shimla Bus Stand for boarding an overnight bus to Delhi.
Delhi
- Conclude the tour as you reach Delhi in the morning with a bag full of new stories and memories from the mountains
Incusions
- 01 bottles of mineral water per person, per day.
- All kind of hotel taxes and GST.
- All airport arrival and departures.
- 1 lunch with the local tribal people in Langza village, local house.
- All sightseeing as per the tour itinerary including fuel, parking charges, toll taxes, green tax.
- Meals Including Breakfast and Dinner during the entire tour.
- All tour by taxi Toyota Innova / Crysta similar car starting from Chandigarh to Chandigarh back (a/c will not work in the hill area)
- All accommodation on twin sharing using hotels with modern amenities as per your choice and budget.
Exclusions
- Any adventure activity skiing, paragliding, pony rides, rafting etc.
- Any kind of room heater in hotels.
- Any kind of camera fees.
- Any kind of entrance tickets to monuments/ museum/ parks
- Any kind of flights / Train tickets/ local guide.
- Any kind of tips to drivers/hotel staff.
- Any kind of alcohol drinks ( Beer/ wine etc).
- Any kind of lunch during the tour, other than 1 which is included with a local family in Himalayas.
Route Followed
- 1N Shimla
- 1N Shimla
- 1N Kalpa
- 1N Kaza
- 1N Nako
- 1N Shimla
- 1N Delhi