🏔️ Complete Spiti Circuit (8N/9D) – Shimla to Manali (Premium Route)

Route: Shimla → Kinnaur → Spiti → Manali
Duration: 8 Nights / 9 Days
Best Time: May – October
Trip Type: Group / Backpacking / SUV / Tempo Traveller

📍 Day 1: Shimla → Sarahan (160 km | 6–7 hrs)

Highlights:

• Scenic drive along Sutlej River

• Visit Bhimakali Temple

Stay: Sarahan
Meals: Dinner

📍 Day 2: Sarahan → Sangla → Chitkul (120 km | 5–6 hrs)

Highlights:

• Sangla Valley exploration

• Visit Chitkul (last Indian village)

Stay: Sangla/Chitkul
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner

📍 Day 3: Chitkul → Kalpa (70 km | 3–4 hrs)

Highlights:

• Kinnaur Kailash view

• Apple orchards & monasteries

Stay: Kalpa
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner

📍 Day 4: Kalpa → Nako → Tabo (160 km | 7–8 hrs)

Highlights:

• Nako Lake

• Tabo Monastery (1000+ years old)

Stay: Tabo
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner

📍 Day 5: Tabo → Dhankar → Kaza (50 km | 3–4 hrs)

Highlights:

• Dhankar Monastery

• Optional Dhankar Lake trek

• Reach Kaza (Spiti HQ)

Stay: Kaza
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner

📍 Day 6: Highest Villages Experience (MAIN HIGHLIGHT DAY)

🚀 Route:

Kaza → Hikkim → Komic → Langza → Kibber → Key Monastery → Kaza

🌟 Highlights:

• 📮 Visit Hikkim
  → Send postcards from the world’s highest post office

• 🏔️ Explore Komic Village
  → Highest motorable village

• 🧘 Visit Langza Village
  → Giant Buddha statue + fossil village

• 🏯 Key Monastery & Kibber Village

Stay: Kaza
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner

📍 Day 7: Kaza → Chandratal (90 km | 5–6 hrs)

Highlights:

• Visit Chandratal Lake

• Camping + stargazing

Stay: Camps
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner

📍 Day 8: Chandratal → Manali (120 km | 7–8 hrs)

Highlights:

• Kunzum Pass

• Atal Tunnel / Rohtang Pass

Stay: Manali
Meals: Breakfast

📍 Day 9: Manali Departure

Highlights:

• Mall Road

• Hadimba Temple

• Departure

📦 Inclusions

✔ Stay (Hotel + Homestay + Camps)
✔ Breakfast + Dinner
✔ Transport + Driver
✔ Sightseeing

❌ Exclusions

✘ Lunch
✘ Entry tickets
✘ Personal expenses

⚠️ Important Notes

• High altitude → acclimatize properly

• Carry cash (no ATMs in Spiti)

• Limited network (Jio/BSNL)

• Weather unpredictable