Ever since Spiti Valley has emerged as a popular place, the need for making a trip to this middle land in a short number of days has become apparent. Almost every day I am asked for some plans about making a trip to Spiti Valley in 6 days or even 5 days in hand. It is not a mistake of someone who does not know anything about high altitude travel or how far this beautiful cold desert resides in Himachal.
All thanks to the 1000s of beautiful, barren, and breathtaking landscape pictures spread over Social media that lures them in making such optimistic plans. However, it does not work like that when it comes to travel to high altitude places like Spiti Valley or Ladakh.
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Common Itinerary – Spiti Valley in 6 Days
When you travel to places like Spiti Valley or Ladakh in the Himalayas, you have to consider many other aspects. It includes considering acclimatization, present road conditions, how are you traveling, who are you traveling with, any present medical conditions, what are your expectations of stays, etc. and the list goes on. One must consider that in remote places of Himalayas, things aren’t as readily available how they are in our cities.
Keeping some of these things in mind, I will try to share an itinerary or a travel plan for making a trip to Spiti Valley in 6 days in this article. It will help those tourists who are in a hurry and interested in either ticking off Spiti Valley from their travel bucket list or interested in witnessing a glimpse of its majestic landscapes.
Why travel to Spiti from Manali?
You must note one thing that it takes at least three days to reach Spiti Valley from Kinnaur side and at least two days from Manali side. Hence, if you have 5-6 days in hand, then traveling from Kinnaur side is out of the question. Hence, the only option is to travel to Spiti Valley in 6 days from Manali side only.
It also means that you can only travel when Manali to Kaza road is open, which usually opens up by mid of June and remains open up to October. You can travel on Manali – Kaza road up to mid of October, after which it becomes quite cold, windy, and risky to drive or ride on it.
Please also note that while traveling from Manali side, you have to take risk of AMS issues as altitude increases abruptly and also have to take permit to cross Rohtang Pass 😉 …
I have covered these topics in detail in the articles 5 Reasons to Travel Spiti Valley from Manali Route and 5 Reasons to Travel Spiti Valley from Shimla – Kinnaur Route.
Day by Day Plan – Spiti Trip in 6 Days
The below-mentioned plan does not cover everything in Spiti Valley but touches important places so that you can make the best use of limited time. In case you only have five days in hand, you should better off restrict your trip to Chandratal only (refer Chandratal Lake – Most Common Itinerary).
Here goes the plan for a trip to Spiti Valley in 6 days:
Day 1 | Delhi – Manali/Solang Valley
- Better stay at Solang Valley and avoid Manali as sleeping at Solang Valley does help in acclimatization
- If going by own car, get the permit made in advance to drive on Manali – Rohtang Pass road through by checking: How to get Rohtang Pass Permits Online
- Overnight at Manali/Solang Valley
- About 13-14 Hrs drive, depending upon the breaks you take in between
Day 2 | Manali / Solang Valley – Rohtang Pass – Kunzum Pass – Kaza
- Head early morning to Kaza via Rohtang Pass, headquarters of Spiti Valley
- Visit Kunzum Pass and enjoy the moment there
- Drive through Batal – Chattru – Gramphu is out of the world
- There may be some headache or AMS this night, but enjoy this magical drive over Kunzum Pass to enter the middle land called Spiti Valley. You will enjoy the drive to Kaza greatly.
- About 10 – 11 Hrs drive easily if you do not get messed up Rohtang Pass or stuck in water crossing
- Overnight at Kaza
Day 3 | Kaza – Dhankar – Tabo – Kaza
- Explore Tabo an around, check out monastery and old caves of monks
- Travel back the 47 KMs to Kaza from Tabo via Dhangkar villages
- Visit Dhangkar Monastery and leave after early lunch
- Enjoy the magnificent vistas all day and come back to Kaza for night sleep
- About 4 – 5 Hrs of drive in the day
- Overnight at Kaza
OR
Day 3 | Kaza – Langza – Komik – Hikkim – Kaza
- Today visit the road less traveled or offbeat places near Kaza
- Great view of Chau Chau Kang Nelda peak from Langza
- Statue of the Buddha near Langza looking down the valley
- The Tanggyud monastery at Komik is one of the most important and the highest monastery in the Spiti Valley
- Overnight at Kaza
Day 4 | Kaza – Ki – Kibber – Rangrik – Kunzum Pass – Chandratal Lake
- Visit Ki – Kibber villages in the first half and for more details, you can read: Key – Kibber – Gette – Tashigang – Local Sightseeing in Kaza.
- Ki is a famous monastery, and others are places to explore as a lovely drive.
- Enjoy the most scenic drive of the entire Spiti Valley between Losar and Kaza at an easy pace.
- Visit Chandratal via Kunzum Pass and enjoy the evening there.
- Camps are about 2 KMs from the lake, either stay there or back to Batal where there is a PWD rest house now though without electricity. But, no point going back a painful ride to Losar over Kunzum Pass unless you want to stay in the guest house with electricity. Better stay at Batal and save time as well as energy for the next day.
- About 5 – 5.5 Hrs of drive in the day
- Overnight at Chandratal
Day 5 | Chandratal – Batal – Gramphu – Rohtang Pass – Manali
- Drive through Batal – Chattru – Gramphu towards Rohtang Pass is out of the world
- Head back to Manali via Rohtang Pass
- About 6 – 7 Hrs drive easily if you do not get messed up Rohtang Pass
- If there is time explore Manali, that is if going by overnight Volvo which starts around 5.30 PM
- Manali Local sightseeing which includes Hadimba Temple, Manu Temple, Mall Road, Local Monastery, Old Manali, Vashisth Hot Water Springs (never found it interesting), etc.
- Overnight at Manali
Day 6 | Manali – Mandi – Jahu – Bhota – Una – Delhi
- If not taking Volvo and driving self to Delhi, you can try a different route
- Take a longer but different route to Delhi from Jahu – Bhota – Una side
- The route is pretty scenic, much better roads and offers good views
- About 14 Hrs, as it is about 55 KMs longer route but devoid of bad roads and truck traffic
- Sweet home
Day 7-8 | Buffer days to be kept in case of road closure due to landslides or snowfall or perhaps you want to enjoy more 🙂
Can I make a trip to Spiti Valley in 6 days?
As you can see in this article, if you travel to Spiti from Manali side in 6 days, you will be able to make a successful trip to Spiti Valley in 6 days. Anything less than 6 days for a trip to this remote part of Himachal Pradesh is not ideal in my honest opinion.
Can I make a trip to Spiti Valley in 5 days?
The short answer is, “Yes, but it will be a hectic trip.” If you have five days in hand and want to plan a trip to Spiti Valley in 5 days, I will recommend that you think twice before planning such a hectic trip and rather focus on the Chandratal trip rather than Spiti trip in 5 days. Still, you want to travel and undertake this road trip then you can follow the below plan:
- Day 1: Reach Manali and stay overnight at Solang Valley as preferred for acclimatization
- Day 2: Manali / Solang – Kaza
- Day 3: Kaza – Hikkim – Komik – Langza – Ki – Kibber / Kaza
- Day 4: Kibber / Kaza – Chandratal – Manali
- Day 5: Manali – Delhi
Hence, you can see that you can make a trip to Spiti Valley in 5 days. It is just that it will be a bit hectic. Or you can follow the itinerary for Spiti Valley n 6 days mentioned in this article and on Day 5 start early from Chandratal to reach Manali and get an overnight HPTDC Volvo back to Delhi on Day 6 early morning.
Conclusion
I hope this plan or itinerary for a trip to Spiti Valley in 6 days will be useful for travelers planning their short journey to this place. Feel free to share it with your family & friends who are looking out for a short trip to Spiti Valley in this coming season.
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Hi Dheeraj
I am planning to go for a solo ride from Delhi to Spiti valley from 14th October’17 to 21st october’17 in public service buses. Can you guide me to plan a trip?
Niranjan, you can read: How to make a budget trip to Spiti Valley by public transport
Hello Dheeraj,
Very helpful info indeed! I am planning to follow similar itinerary going to Kaza-Chandratal from Manali route in last week of Sep, 1st week of Oct. Is it suitable time to travel?
Will the Rohtang Pass, Kunzum Pass be open? Pls suggest.
Sarita, now a days it is fine to travel to Spiti Valley even in the first week of October. Though keep in mind that snowfall may occur and it will be cold especially the wind.
Hi Dheeraj,
I am planning 7-8 day max trip to Spiti. I prefer to enter via Narkanda from Chandigarh and complete the circuit via Manali, Shimla. Apart from visiting Spiti, I need to visit ans spent time in the monasteries (Tabo and key mainly )as a part of my study. But, i don’t want to miss out the whole experience of Spiti.
I have already gone through a couple of articles you have shared earlier and i have some doubts:
1. Is it safe for a female solo backpacker?
2. Can you please tell me how to go about planning this? (depending soley on public transport – i would prefer an overnight stay within or near the monasteries -is it possible?)
Thanks a lot
Hello Aisha,
You just have 7-8 days in which you will just be able to complete the circuit barely and with public transport it will be tough to manage as well.
1. Regarding safety, it is more or less safe to travel to Kinnaur and Spiti
2. I think you read: How to make a budget trip to Spiti Valley by public transport
You can go as per following itinerary:
Day 1: Delhi to Narkanda or if possible Rampur
Day 2: Rampur to Sangla
Day 3: You must visit Chitkul
Day 4: Chitkul to Tabo – It will be real challange
Day 5: Tabo to Kaza, Leave by 3 PM and you can reach Lossar by 6 PM. Remember to fill up Petrol in Kaza
Day 6: Leave as early as you can in morning. By evening reach Manali
Day 7: Manali to Delhi
Hi Dheeraj,
We are going to Delhi-Shimla-Sarahan-Sangla-Chitkul-Kalpa-Nako-Kaza-Chandratal-Manali from 24th June to 1July 2017. Would like to know the road and weather condition. Is there any precaution we need to take?
Aish, road conditions are in general OK as they used to be. Kinnaur Valley has average to bad, bumpy roads, once you enter Spiti Valley you will have average bumpy roads mostly and then Kaza to Manali especially up to Rohtang Pass will be quite challenging.
Hi Dheeaj,
Thanks for the quick reply!
I am reading in various blogs that roads are blocked near Sarahan and some road constructions work going near Tabo. Do we need to take any precauation or shift our plan by couple of weeks?
Also we are going in Swift Dzire. Do you think that can cause some problem?
Well, Swift Dzire will surely gonna take a beating especially in the under belly. Iin case you reach late in afternoon, some water crossings on Rohtang Pass – Gramphu – Kunzum Pass – Kaza road may not be even possible to cross it. Only take that car in case you are experienced with driving in such bad road conditions else better avoid it.
Well, such road blocks are common and run all year long. You just have to try your luck. Kinnaur has a very fragile set of mountains due to digging by man into them, they are always vulnerable for landslides and road blocks.
Dear Aish,
Delhi to Shimla, Narkanda, Rampur, there is no problem.
Little difficulties starts from Sarahan to Chitkul, but manageable.
While going from Kalpa to Nako, road conditions are very bad due to Jaypee Power Projects.
There could also be landslides between Nako and Tabo.
After Kaza to Lossar and Lossar to Manali road conditions are worst. You can barely drive up to 20km/ hr. Leave as early as you can from Kaza or Lossar if you want to reach Manali by evening.
regards.
Hi Dheeraj,
Hope you are doing Well.
We are a bunch of guys planning to visit Spiti in the month of AUG (Probably the 15th AUG week). We have a total of 7 days in hand. We all will be travelling from Kolkata and will start our journey from Manali/Shimla whatever we find suitable for us. Requesting you to please advice on the route which we should opt for, which all placess we should visit.
Waiting for your response.
Thanks in advance !!
You can opt for any of the below 4 options
Day 1 : Reach Manali by overnight volvo of and stay overnight at Solang Valley as preferred for acclimatization
Day 2 : Manali / Solang – Kaza
Day 3 : Kaza – Dhangkar – Tabo
Day 4 : Tabo – Pin Valley – Kaza. Do Ki, Kibber in the evening.
Day 5 : Kaza – Langza – Komik – Hikkim – Chandratal
Day 6 : Chandratal – Manali
Day 7 : Reach Delhi
Day 1 | Delhi – Narkanda
Day 2 | Narkanda – Kalpa
Day 3 | Kalpa – Nako – Tabo
Day 4 | Tabo – Dangkar – Pin Valley – Kaza
Day 5 | Kaza and around (Ki, kibber, gette, hikkim, komik, langza – Choose whatever you possibly can)
Day 6 | Kaza- Kunzum Pass – Manali
Day 7 | Manali – Delhi
Day 1 : Reach Manali by overnight volvo of and stay overnight at Solang Valley as preferred for acclimatization
Day 2 : Manali / Solang – Chandratal – Kaza. Leave early morning from Manali to see Chandratal too.
Day 3 : Kaza – Rest Day. Evening pay a visit to Ki, Kibber
Day 4 : Kaza – Langza – Komik – Hikkim – Kaza – Tabo
Day 5 : Tabo – Geyu Mummy – Nako – Kalpa
Day 6 : Kalpa – Sangla / Chitkul – Sarahan / Rampur
Day 7 : Sarahan / Rampur – Delhi, long drive back
Day 1: Delhi – Shimla / Narkanda
Day 2: Shimla / Narkanda – Kalpa
Day 3: Kalpa – Nako – Nako Lake – Tabo
Day 4: Tabo – Dhangkar – Dhangkar Lake – Pin Valley – Kaza
Day 5: Kaza – Ki, Kibber, Komik, Hikkim
Day 6: Kaza – Tabo – Nako – Kalpa – Rampur/Jeori (very long day)
Day 7: Rampur/Jeori – Delhi (again a long day)
Hi Dheeraj,
Hope you are doing well!!
Thanks for your prompt response. However I have few other questions/doubts and request you to please advice us on the same.
1) Is there any route from Manali which will take us to Spiti via Rohtang pass?
2) As we are total 3 in number, which vehicle you would suggest will be best for us. If you have any contact, please do share the same.
3) Are the vehicle’s on sharing basis is also available. If yes, from where we can get that details.
4) We want to spend our overnight in chandratal while camping, staying in tents. How can we make this happen. If you have any details, please share the same with us.
Thank you in advance!!
Rishi
Hi Rishi,
Below are the inputs:
1. Yes, Manali – Rohtang Pass – Kunzum Pass – Kaza
2. You should get a taxi. You can get connected directly to some drivers in Himachal or Spiti Valley or Kinnaur Valley at the link: List of Taxi Drivers for Spiti Valley & Kinnaur Valley. These drivers can come and pick you up from Manali / Shimla / Delhi / Chandigarh too, of course with a price of the pickup as well.
3. Local taxis run between Kaza and Manali on sharing basis per seat but they do not stop for any sightseeing or pictures.
4. How many total days do you have in hand? Did you check: How to make a trip to Spiti Valley in 6 days?
Hi Dheeraj,
Good Morning !! Hope you are doing well.
First of all , Many thanks for your valuable inputs.
We are a bit confused. Can you please share your contact details, we have few questions and I think you are the best person to answer this.
— Rishi
Hey Rishi,
I am currently in US, so getting connected over call is difficult.
Hi Dheeraj,
Request you to clear our few doubts.
1) Is it better to plan the trip ourselves or you recommend us to get in touch with any travel agent. What do you suggest?
2) We are interested in staying in camps at Chandertal. Anyone you know who can help us with this.
Regards,
Rishi
Hi Rishi,
1. You have all the information available here to plan the trip, why spend more money through travel agent ? 🙂
2. Please the section “Accommodation Options at Chandratal” at the link: https://discoverwithdheeraj.com/delhi-chandratal-lake-travel-guide/
Hi Dheeraj,
Thanks for the Information.
We have contacted various vehicle agent for hiring a cab for our 6-7 days spiti tour. There charges varies from 3500-4000 per day. Don’t you think its too . What can be the reasonable charge according to you. And if you have any suggestion or recommendation, please do let us know.
— Rishi
Rishi, in general these are the rates now depending on the number of days they charge. You can get connected directly to some drivers in Himachal or Spiti Valley or Kinnaur Valley at the link: List of Taxi Drivers for Spiti Valley & Kinnaur Valley. These drivers can come and pick you up from Manali / Shimla / Delhi / Chandigarh too, of course with a price of the pickup as well.
The rates of the taxis are about Rs 3200-3500 per day depending on the number of days you plan to travel, more the days, less the price. If you are 2-3 in the group, you can opt for sedan taxi cars as well which charges around Rs 2200 per day.
Otherwise, taxis, in general, are also available on the spot from Shimla or Manali from respective taxi stands. These drivers can help you with finding local stay options too.
For stay options in Kinnaur and Spiti, check the link: Some Good Options of Stays in Spiti Valley / Kinnaur Valley.
Hello Mr. Dheeraj,
Am planning a solo bike tour of Spiti Valley, probably in the month of August or September.
Is it possible to complete the same within 8 days – Chandigarh to Shimla to Kaza etc etc to Manali to Shimla to Chandigarh. And is it a good time to visit in Aug?
Kindly suggest.
Akash, it is best to make the trip in September when monsoon resides from the region. In case you have just 8 days on hand, do it like any of the below options:
Day 1: Delhi – Sarahan
Day 2: Sarahan – Kalpa
Day 3: Kalpa – Nako – Nako Lake – Tabo
Day 4: Tabo – Dhangkar – Dhangkar Lake – Pin Valley – Kaza
Day 5: Kaza – Ki, Kibber, Komik, Langza – Kaza
Day 6: Kaza – Tabo – Nako – Sangla / Chitkul
Day 7: Sangla / Chitkul – Narkanda / Shimla
Day 8: Narkanda / Shimla – Delhi
Day 1 : Reach Manali by overnight volvo of and stay overnight at Solang Valley as preferred for acclimatization
Day 2 : Manali / Solang – Kaza
Day 3 : Kaza – Dhangkar – Tabo
Day 4 : Tabo – Pin Valley
Day 5 : Pin Valley – Kaza. Do Ki, Kibber in the evening.
Day 6 : Kaza – Langza – Komik – Hikkim – Kaza / Losar
Day 7 : Kaza / Losar – Chandratal – Manali
Day 8 : Reach Delhi by overnight Volvo from Manali
Day 1 : Reach Manali by overnight volvo of and stay overnight at Solang Valley as preferred for acclimatization
Day 2 : Manali / Solang – Kaza
Day 3 : Kaza Rest day. May be do Ki, Kibber in the evening.
Day 4 : Kaza – Langza – Komik – Hikkim – Kaza – Pin Valley
Day 5 : Pin Valley – Dhangkar – Tabo
Day 6 : Tabo – Nako – Nako Lake – Kalpa
Day 7 : Kalpa – Narkanda
Day 8 : Narkanda – Delhi
Dear Mr. Dheeraj,
Thanks a lot for the prompt reply. I guess i’ll go with the second option & hire bikes from Manali.
Thank you again.
Best wishes for the trip Akash !!
is it possible to reach Sangla from Shimla in a day September last week?
Yes, Sangla to Shimla is possible in one day.
Thank you
Is Shimla to Kaza direct bus covers Nako .. Tabo…Dhankar etc.?
There is no direct bus between Shimla and Kaza. Bus goes to Reckong Peo and there is direct bus from reckong Peo to Kaza. Also, the bus goes through these places, but it does not stop for sightseeing. you should read: How to make a budget trip to Spiti Valley by public transport
Hi Dheeraj.
I am planning a trip to Spiti Valley from 4th June to 14th June 2017. I plan to complete the circuit Delhi-Shimla-Narkanda-Kaza-Manali. But reading your various threads it seems the road beyond Kaza may not be open for us to complete the circuit. In that case can you suggest an alternate itinerary/travel plan so that we can make the maximum for this Spiti venture. We will be five people traveling in my self driven Innova. Myself, my wife, my two teenaged daughters and my father aged 70 years. And also we will also be taking along our pet dog Leo (Labrador). Can you also tell if the hotels/guest houses enroute will be able to accomodate our pet in their places.
Regards and Thanks in advance.
Manoj Kumar
Hello Manoj,
It will be better to postpone it by a week in case you want to do the full circuit of Spiti Valley. Else you will have to come back the same route from Shimla – Kinnaur Valley. You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Spiti Valley followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 10-11 days: Most Common Itinerary for Spiti Valley.
For stay options in Kinnaur and Spiti, check the link: Some Good Options of Stays in Spiti Valley / Kinnaur Valley.
Regards
Dheeraj
Hye dheeraj
I am planning to visit spiti in june end. My itinerary is as follows
day 1: delhi to manali
day 2: manali- rohrang -batal-chhatru-kaza
day 3- kaza- kibber-key monastry- kaza
day 4- kaza – chandratal
day 5- chandratal -manali-delhi
Kindly advice if the itinerary is ok . Or if we are missing out sumthing important.
Please advice.
thanks in advance
Given the days in hand, it looks doable but as you know will surely take a toll on your body.
Hello dheeraj jee,
I am planning a trip to spiti valley from Kinnaur shimla.on 5th June and then towards leh. Do I need permits? Please help me
Replied to your other comment.
Sorry sir but m not able to see it. Can u please reply again.
Replying here again
No Rajveer, you do not need any permits to travel to Leh from Spiti – Keylong route. However, in Leh The environment fees of Rs 400 & Inner Line Permits (most likely as well) will again be required in Ladakh for Indian Tourists / Nationals with effect from April 1st, 2017. This has been recently announced and is available on official website of Leh administration. It is expected that a public circular should follow soon as well. Hence, like it used to happen before 2014, all Indian Nationals or Indian Tourists WILL need to pay environment fees and may need to also get the inner line permits in Leh – Ladakh region in order to visit the restricted places like Dah, Hanu Villages, Pangong Tso, Man, Merak, Tso Moriri, Nyoma, Loma Bend, Khardung La, Nubra Valley, Turtuk, Tyakshi, Digger La, Tangyar (for trekking only).
For details on inner line permits process and to download application form read the link All you want to know about Inner Line Permits for Ladakh. Page 1 is Protected Area Permit applicable for foreigners. Fill in Page 2, 3 for Inner Line Permit applicable for Indians, got to DC office in Leh and submit the application with valid Photo ID nationality proof and pay the required fee of Rs 400 + Rs 20 x number of days you will be in Ladakh.
Thanks dheeraj sirji. Can you please guide me route to leh from spiti. If it is offroad then it will be good for us. We are planning to start our trip on 2nd June from Mumbai.
Thanks dheeraj sir in advance.
Rajveer, the road from Kaza to Keylong is not expected to open by mid of June. So, second June you cannot take either Manali – Leh highway nor Kaza – Keylong – Leh road. Only option to travel is through Srinagar and situation up there is a bit tense.
Thats a bad news…. No any other route from spiti to leh? Dheeraj sir?
Rajveer, Spiti to Leh is connected by Kaza – Keylong route only.
Dheeraj sir how about 8th June will it be open by that time.
Most likely by mid of June.
Ok sir 🙁 thank you so much dheeraj sir. I went last year according to you. This year I think spiti valley is only possible. Dheeraj sir please update if roads open early. Thank you sir in advance…
Sure Rajveer, please keep subscribed to these threads.
My Itinerary would be:
Delhi-Manali
Manali-Rohtang-Jispa
Jispa-Leh
Leh-Pangong
Pangong-Leh
Leh-Jispa
Jispa-Spiti Valley
Spiti Valley- Delhi???
Want to come back to Delhi seeing Spiti Vally. Can be done? Planning to go by Xuv500. but dont want to take more than 10 days in all.
Please help and guide return journey!
Neha, it will not help with acclimatization. It will take 4 days to reach Leh from Srinagar side starting from Delhi and 3 days to come back from Leh from Manali side to Delhi. This makes it 7 days. 1 Day is required in Leh for acclimatization. You have about 10 days. 1 Day can be used as Day trip to Pangong Tso and other day can be used as day trip to Nubra Valley or just Khardung La pass.
Opt to go via Manali – Leh Highway and I will suggest that you refer the thread for more details on the route and night halts though it is of 9 days: Manali – Leh – Ladakh – Manali | Itinerary for 9 Days. You can fit in plan I suggested in above para in this plan
Hi Dheeraj,
Is there anyway way to travel from Leh to Spiti without going to Manali?
Iam looking for a route which can save some time as i have less days.
Also is it possible to travel from leh to manali in 1 Day?
Regards,
Nischal
Nischal the route from Shimla – Kinnaur exist but it takes 3 days to reach Spiti from Shimla – Kinnaur side while two days from Manali
Hi DHEERAJ can you give me contact numbers of some budget homestays at Sarahan per room 800/- to 1000/- per night oh yes what are the chances of Kaza to Manali on 5th June because we already planned from Shimla to Manali from 3rd June via Kinnaur and Spiti if the road will not open then we have to back again Kalpa ,Jeori,Shoja then Manali or any other route is there.Please give any suggestion.
Alok, best is to hunt on the spot in Sarahan or else stay at PWD Rest House Jeori.
Hi Dheeraj,
I am planning to go to the mountains by the 1st or second week of June. here is the plan as of now: leave Mumbai on a friday evening flight to delhi and get an overnight bus to kasol. spend the rest to Saturday and Sunday at kasol. I have monday to friday to ride to spiti, possible camp somewhere great and back to kasol.
Is this doable or is it totally stupid.
Thank you in advance. 🙂
Hey Godwin, well, as per the plan shared in the article above, 5 days from Kasol should be OK to make a trip to Spiti Valley. Please follow the plan as shared in the article.
Hi,
what I really wanted to know was, is it ok to ride a rented bike from kasol all the way to kaza in a day. Also is it a good idea to get my own tent and camp out in spiti. If so, is there a place you would suggest that is perfect for this. also is it possible to include nako lake in the itinerary.
Thanks a lot in advance, all this information is just gold. 🙂
It will be too much to ride a bike from Kasol to Kaza in a day, Better reach Manali or Solang Valley a night before and then start the ride early morning from Solang Valley to reach Kaza. Nako will be too much to add in 5 days, better stick to Spiti only. Regarding camping yes it is possible, please refer: Top 10 Tips for Camping in Ladakh & Spiti Valley
Hi Dheeraj, we 4 adukts r planning to visit lahaul spiti in first week of June 17 going from shimla and xominf from manali. Is it ok. Also tell us the budget. We are foinf by balero diesel. We have 8-10 days in hand.
Hi Subash,
I think there are a lot of typos in your message but I understand you plan to make a trip to Spiti Valley in the first week of June. I will recommend that you postpone the trip by two weeks as Manali – Kaza route will open by mid of June only. You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Spiti Valley followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 10-11 days: Most Common Itinerary for Spiti Valley.
Thanks Dheeraj, plz tell me the approximate budget. We do not want the luxuries. We will prefer the neat and clean homestay.
The rates of the taxis are about Rs 3200-3500 per day depending on the number of days you plan to travel, more the days, less the price. If you are 2-3 in the group, you can opt for sedan taxi cars as well which charges around Rs 2200 per day.
Otherwise, taxis, in general, are also available on the spot from Shimla or Manali from respective taxi stands. These drivers can help you with finding local stay options too.
For stay options in Kinnaur and Spiti, check the link: Some Good Options of Stays in Spiti Valley / Kinnaur Valley.
You can keep an average of 900-1200 per person per day for food and stay on the tour to Spiti Valley.
You can get connected directly to some drivers in Himachal or Spiti Valley or Kinnaur Valley at the link: List of Taxi Drivers for Spiti Valley & Kinnaur Valley. These drivers can come and pick you up from Manali / Shimla / Delhi / Chandigarh too, of course with a price of the pickup as well.
Hi Dheeraj,
I am looking for a 7 days trip to Spiti valley in 1st week of June 2017. Is it possible for you to please share an appropriate itinerary for the same and also, confirm if the stretch between Kaza & Manali (Via Chandratal) will be oped during that time?
Thank you,
Tejas Dave
Tejas, Kaza to Manali road may not open by mid of June. So, you cannot make a trip to Spiti from Manali side during that time of the year.
I am planning to travel via Narkanda Rampur and will come back via rohtang, manali. I will start from delhi on 11th. Is it fine?
Anuj, most likely by the time you reach Kaza, the road from Kaza to Manali should get open.
Hi Dheeraj,
Is there any group is going for Spiti? Or is just a iteranory. Please let me know the cost of the trip also let me know if I can join that group for this trip.
Thanks
Neha, you can search for Travel Calendar from the main menu. We do not sell any tour or travel services. People looking out for travel partners post their plans to find online travel partners. Post your entry too.
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply.Me and my wife will be self driving a wagon r from kolkata during end
september 1st night we will be at kanpur 2nd night at chandigarh we would now seek your help to do spiti
valley and rohtang pass and come back from manali side to chandigarh we have 10days chandigarh to chandigarh.Please help us in preparing our itirenary things one should not miss and also do we need pass
for rohtang?
SHUVAJIT, since you are traveling from Chandigarh, any special reason you want to do the trip from Manali side only? Why not enter from Shimla – Kinnaur and exit from Manali? You can check a very balanced and most common itinerary for Spiti Valley followed by many travellers including me at the link here for 10-11 days: Most Common Itinerary for Spiti Valley.
Hi Dheeraj, you are doing an incredible work. Thank you for your initiative and posts.
We are planning to go until Kaza and Key Monastery next week (7th-12th May) through Kinnaur from Shimla. Do you think these routes are clear? We are aware that Rohtang Pass isn’t open yet. So, we will return from the same route. Please suggest.
Yeah Shimla – Kinnaur – Kaza route was cleared a week back of landslide. It takes three days to reach Kaza from Delhi and thre days to come back. I hope you are OK with being on road only for 6 days.
Thank you very much for the information Dheeraj. Ya, travel is fine for us.
Cool, best wishes for the trip !! Feel free to post any further questions you may have for your trip.
In this you have listed out itenary for those who are driving to spiti. It would be a great help if you share the link if already written or post a peice for those who would travel using public transport.
Thank it you
You can read the article How to make a budget trip to Spiti Valley by public transport and in case going from Manali side, please read: Chandratal Lake | Cheapest Ways To Travel There
Hi Dheeraj,
The travel time shown on Google from Manali to Spiti is approx 5 hrs, but I can see you have mentioned 10-11 hrs? I am travelling to manali via Car this weekend and planning to visit spiti for a day .
Neha, Google maps, and roads in the Himalayas do not go hand in hand 😉 … There may be multiple challenges, water crossings, landslides, other cars stuck in between and of course bad roads. You will feel for about 60-80 KMs, as if, you are driving on river bed.