With the zeal to discover new places on the rise and the ever-reducing leave situation for young cooperates who want to explore but can never get more than a week away from the desk job, we at tlow have come up with a 10-day backpacker road trip around Spiti Valley which covers everything in a nutshell without you having to break the bank.
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
RK Ashram, New Delhi
If you can’t make it for the 11 day road trip to Spiti Valley, then this is your next best option. This particular trip covers everything there is to explore in Spiti Valley without making the trip a rush one.
When your travelling to a place as remote as Spiti Valley you need time & 10 days is just about enough to get to experience the culture of the valley & it’s people while at the same time long travel to get to Spiti valley & out of it is spread over a week which makes it a lot more comfortable on the human body.
Expect the weather to be hot during the day time (dry heat) & extremely cold and windy after sundown. That crowd that this trip attracts is generally a mix of solo backpackers from around the country which girls making up 70% of the group size.
If your looking to disconnect from the smart phone then Spiti Valley is the place for you.
– Arrive at New Delhi by 14:00 HRS
– Reach RK Ashram Metro station by 17:00 HRS.
– Meet your fellow backpackers and get to know each other.
– Board Volvo semi sleeper bus at 18:00 HRS from RK Ashram Metro Station (exit from metro gate no. 3) from New Delhi to Manali.
– Reach Yolo Manali by 11:00 HRS & check-in.
– Freshen up & relax it’s a day to acclimatise
– Spend the rest of the day relaxing on the banks of the River Beas..
-Leave early in the morning by 08:30 HRS
– Drive through Atal Tunnel & Reach Sissu.
– Reach Chandartal by 11:00 HRS.
– Hike the last 2.5km to the lake.
– Return back to the parking lot by 14:00 HRS.
– Drive to Lossar for lunch.
– Reach the town of Kaza by 18:00 HRS.
– Post Breakfast Visit Key Monastery.
– Drive to Tabo for our night stay.
– Reach Tabo by 16:00 HRS & check into our Guest house for the night.
– Rest of the evening at leisure.
– Visit the Tabo Monastery & pack up post breakfast.
– At 10:00 HRS leave for the cliff village of Dhankar 32km drive.
– Reach Dhankar and check into a guest house.
– Visit the cliff monastery and the Dhankar village.
– Hike to the breathtaking Dhankar Lake – 2 hr hike
– Return back to the Guest house by sun down.
– Post breakfast drive to the village of Mud in Pin Valley national Park. (90km = 80 mins)
– Reach Mud & check into our home stay.
– spend the evening walking through the fields, talking to your host or
– Join the villagers in a evening game of Cricket or Vollyball.
– All meals will be provided by the home stay family & will cost ₹500/person (all meals)
– Post breakfast say good by to your family and drive to Komic.
– Reach Komic the worlds highest village with a road in 60 minutes.
– Wander around the monastery & drive to the village of Hikkim.
– Hikkim houses the highest post office in the world at 14,440 ft.
– Post your tlow post cards & drive to the village of Langza.
– Reach Langza & check into our home stay for the night.
– Spend evening playing with the village children in the farm.
– Remember to watch the sky in the night. You’ll see a million stars.
– All meals will be provided by the home stay family & will cost a total of ₹400/person
– Post breakfast, head back to the town of Manali.
– Refuel at Kaza worlds highest refunding station.
– Drive back the same road to Manali.
– Lunch at Lossar.
– Network will return once you start to decline from Rohtang La.
– Reach Old Manali by 17:00 HRS.
– Rest of the evening at leisure.
– Wake up at your own sweet time.
– Unwind on the banks of the River Beas or
– Spend time reflecting on the week gone by.
– Pack up & leave Yolo Manali by 16:00 HRS.
– Board a local bus from Yolo to Manali Volvo stand.
– Reach Volvo bus stand by 17:00 HRS.
– Board an AC Volvo Semi sleeper bus to New Delhi by 18:00 HRS.
– Arrive at ISBT New Delhi by 09:00 HRS.
