Spiti Homestay Road Trip (9 days) - Fixed Departure
Spiti valley also known as the “Middle Land” is a Trans-Himalayan terrain bordering with Tibet at an average altitude of 4000 meters. Spiti valley is home to some of the oldest monasteries in the Himalayan region like Tabo monastery, Dhankar monastery, Sherkhang monastery and Kye monastery. A strong hold of the Buchen Lamas in Pin Valley, Amchis; famous for Tibetan medicine, the fossils of Langza village, highest motor-able villages of Komic and Khibber, passes like Kunzum and scenic lakes like Chandrataal are some of the places in Spiti Valley. A 1000 year old culture, beautiful villages, simple, humble people and an out of the world landscape. Come and explore a civilisation frozen in time.
Spiti Fixed Departures have been planned in such a way that you explore Spiti like a local, at a pace that helps you acclimatise and enjoy your trip at the same time. Let us take you through this breathtaking region and help you explore the place the way you would want to.
Highlights of the Trip:
- Visit the Atal Tunnel and Rohtang pass
- Local homestay experiences throughout Spiti valley
- Visit one of the highest motor able villages in the world - Komic
- Send post cards from the highest post office in the world - Hikkim
- Visit the world’s highest bridge above sea level - Chicham bridge
- Visit to Pin Valley (the famous Mudh village and Khungri monastery)
- Visit to the picturesque Demul village and Serkhang monastery in Lahlung village
- Hike to Dhankar Lake (optional)
- Hike to the meditation caves in Tabo (optional)
- A local lunch experience in Kaza
- Introduction to local cheese and liquor making by your guide
- Introduction to Buddhism by a local monk
- Fossil Excursion at Langza
- An overnight camping experience near Chandrataal Lake
Spiti Homestay Trip Details
- Duration: 8 Nights and 9 days
- Cost: Rs. 17,999/- per person (excluding 5% GST)
Itinerary for Spiti Homestay Trip
Day 1 - Departure from Delhi to Shimla at Evening. Overnight journey by Volvo.
- Leave from Delhi by evening and reach Shimla the next morning.
Day 2 - Reach Shimla- Drive to The Last Indian Village - Chitkul / Sangla [Distance: Approx 220km, Duration: 9-10 Hours]
- Breakfast and freshen up.
- Drive through Kufri, Narkanda along the Indo-Tibetan highway on the way to Chitkul
- Enter the Kinnaur valley by crossing Kinnaur Gate (The rock tunnel is famously called as the Gateway of Kinnaur, situated around 170 kms from Shimla on the Shimla-Kaza Road, also known as the Hindustan-Tibet Road.)
- Reach Chitkul by evening.
- Dinner and Overnight sleep.
Day 3 - Transfer From Chitkul to Kalpa. Overnight Stay at Kalpa. [Distance: Approx 70km, Duration: 3-4 Hours]
- After having breakfast and some leisure, check-out of the hotel.
- Visit Hindustan ka Aakhri Dhabha and start your journey from Chitkul to Kalpa.
- Then Explore Kinnaur district biggest market - Peo Market,
- Make a visit to the famous Cliff Point of Kalpa at Roghi village, reach Kalpa by evening and relax.
- Check-in to the hotel in Kalpa. Dinner & sleep overnight.
Day 4 - Transfer from Kalpa to Tabo via Nako [Distance: 168km, Duration: 7-8 Hours]. Overnight stay at Tabo
- Wake up early morning & after breakfast start your journey to Spiti Valley.
- Cross the Ka loops to reach Nako & have your lunch in Nako.
- Enter Spiti valley through Sumdo Border. Later Visit Gue Monastery same day.
- Reach Tabo by evening & Visit the Oldest Monastery in Spiti Valley i.e. Tabo Monastery.
- Check-in to the homestay.: Dinner & sleep overnight.
Day 5 - Visit Dhankar Monastery, Key Monastery, Chicham Bridge. Overnight Stay at Kaza. [Distance: Approx 125km, Duration: 6-7 Hours]
- After Breakfast, first head towards Dhankar village and cover Dhankar Monastery which offers a spectacular view of confluence of Spiti and Pin River.
- Visit the most scenic monastery of Spiti Valley - The Key Monastery
- Further drive to the highest suspension bridge in Asia - The Chicham Bridge
- Come back to Kaza by evening.
- Dinner and sleep overnight.
Day 6 - Visit Hikkim, Komik & Langza - Overnight Stay at Kaza. [Distance: Approx 80km, Duration: 6-7 Hours]
- Wake up early morning and after having the breakfast, head for Spiti Valley divine sightseeing.
- Visit the iconic villages of Spiti - Hikkim (location of the World's Highest Post Office) & Langza (the site for the holy Buddha Statue)
- Visit Komik (the highest village in the world connected through a motorable road)
- Come back to Kaza by evening. Dinner and sleep overnight.
Day 7 - Departure To Kalpa. Overnight Stay at Kalpa. [Distance: 215 km, Duration: 7-8 Hours]
- Wake up early morning and after breakfast check-out of the hotel.
- Depart for the Kalpa. Reach Kalpa by Night
- Check-in to the hotel and relax.
- Dinner & overnight in a hotel at Kalpa.
Day 8 - Depart to Shimla. [Distance: 210km, Duration: 8-9 Hours] Overnight Volvo transfer to Delhi.
- Wake up early morning and after breakfast depart for Shimla.
- Reach Shimla by evening.
- Depart for Delhi.
Day 9 - Reach Delhi by morning.
- Reach Delhi morning around 09:00 AM
A few things to note:
Minimum requirement: The trip runs if we have a minimum of 4 confirmed participants. In the event that we don’t get the requisite numbers we can run with less than 4 participants if participants are willing to pay extra. We will revise the costing according to the no. of participants. Alternatively in the event the trip gets cancelled, we will reimburse the amount paid to the participants minus any minimal bank charges that may have been cut.
Room Sharing: All stays in guesthouses will be on a twin sharing basis except for homestays where it will be as per the layout of the homestay i.e 2,3 or 4 people in one room basis the size of the room. Rooms are divided amongst same sex participants which is most comfortable for solo travellers and friends. Only if there is a couple amongst the group will they get to stay together.
Type of participants: Our groups usually have participants between the ages of 20-40 and we have a healthy 50-50 male to female ratio in the group, with friends, couples and solo travellers alike.
Homestays: You shall stay in a homestay for a night where you shall be sharing some space with a local family. It will be a wonderful experience to see the life of people at this altitude and how content they are. Stay and food will be very basic and your host will serve you local cuisine.
Dry Toilets: Since there is lack of water in cold deserts and carrying water is not easy at such high altitudes. The concept of dry toilets have been prevalent in Spiti since the beginning. In your homestay, you will either get a common bathroom which you will be sharing with your host family or a dry toilet. We can also provide a stool if some people have difficulty squatting but there shall be an extra charge for the same.
Bathing and Hot Water in a Homestay: Since we shall be around 4000 meters, getting hot water for everyone in a homestay will not be possible. Hot water for drinking shall not be an issue but for bathing it will not be possible.
What is included in the tour
- Volvo transfer from Delhi to Shimla & back.
- Entire sightseeing by tempo traveler. Accommodation on triple sharing for 6 nights – 1 Night at Chitkul ,2 Nights at Kalpa, 1 Night at Tabo, 2 Nights in Homestays at Kaza.
- A total 12 meals – 1 Meal on Day 1 (Dinner) + 2 Meals on Day 2 (Breakfast + Dinner) + 2 Meals on Day 3 (Breakfast + Dinner) + 2 Meals on Day 4 (Breakfast + Dinner) + 2 Meals on Day 5 (Breakfast + Dinner) + 2 Meal on Day 6 (Breakfast + Dinner), 1 Meal on Day 7 (Breakfast)
- All inner line permits for the trip.
- Driver Night Charges, Toll Tax, Parking Charges, etc.
- Team Captain throughout the trip.
- An Oxygen Cylinder 24X7 in the car in case of emergency
- 1 bonfire is included
What is NOT included in the tour
- GST (5%) is applicable extra.
- Any kind of food or beverage that is not included in the package like alcoholic drinks, mineral water, meals/refreshments/lunches on the highway.
- Any personal expenses like a tip to the drivers, entry to monuments/monasteries, camera/video camera charges, laundry, telephone bills, tips, etc
- Any cost arising due to natural calamities like landslides, roadblocks etc. (to be borne directly by the customer on the spot)
- Anything not mentioned in the inclusions.
- 2/3-liter water bottle
- Sunscreen
- Goggles
- Hiking/ trekking shoes
- Lip balm
- Some thermals
- Woolen socks
- Woolen cap
- Muffler
- Wind cheater
- Sweat shirt
- Jacket
- Woolen gloves
- Toilet paper
- Moisturizer
- Extra camera batteries
- Personal medical kit and personal medicines
- Identity proof
Cancellation Policy
In case you need to cancel your plans for the trip due to avoidable/unavoidable reasons, please do notify us via email.
The cancellation charges will be as follows:
- 60 to 46 days prior to date of departure: 20% of the tour cost
- 45 to 16 days prior to date of departure: 30% of the tour cost
- 15 to 8 days prior to date of departure: 50% of the tour cost
- Less than 7 days prior to date of departure: No refund
- No show No Refund
- Event Tickets cannot be transferred to another date against cancellation
- Event Tickets cannot be transferred to another person against cancellation
Minimum requirement: The trip runs if we have a minimum of 4 confirmed participants. In the event that we don’t get the requisite numbers we can run with less than 4 participants if participants are willing to pay extra. We will revise the costing according to the no. of participants. Alternatively, in the event the trip gets cancelled, we will reimburse the amount paid to the participants minus any minimal bank charges that may have been cut.
Room Sharing: All stays in guesthouses will be on a twin sharing basis except for homestays where it will be as per the layout of the homestay i.e. 2,3 or 4 people in one room basis the size of the room. Rooms are divided amongst same sex participants which is most comfortable for solo travellers. Only if there is a couple amongst the group will they get to stay together.
Type of participants: Our groups usually have participants between the ages of 20-40 and we have a healthy 50-50 male to female ratio in the group, with friends, couples and solo travellers alike.
Homestays: You shall stay in homestays where you shall be sharing some space with a local family. It will be a wonderful experience to see the life of people at this altitude and how content they are. Stay and food will be very basic and they shall serve what they eat.
Dry Toilets: Since there is lack of water in cold deserts and carrying water is not easy at such high altitudes- the concept of dry toilets have been prevalent in Spiti since the beginning. While trekking we shall be covering a terrain where all the homestays have dry toilets. We can also provide a stool if some people have difficulty squatting but there shall be an extra charge for the same.
Bathing and Hot Water: Since we shall be around 4000 meters, getting hot water for everyone will not be possible. Hot water for drinking shall not be an issue but for bathing it will not be possible.
Important luggage during the trek: For the trek you shall be carrying only one-way pack which shall have all the important stuff that you shall need for the trek. Rest of the rest shall be left at Kaza in our hotel. You will also be required to carry your own water bottles which can be refilled at various places.
The guide won’t carry your luggage: The guide shall be carrying his own stuff so he won’t be able to carry your stuff. So be very particular about what you are carrying for the trek as you will have to carry it. In case extreme condition the guide will help but not otherwise. Please keep this in mind.
