Spiti Valley Winter Expedition - Xmas & New Year Special in Delhi

Meet your group at Kashmere Gate or RK Ashram in Delhi to board your semi-sleeper AC Volvo bus by 8:00 PM. Break the ice with your fellow wanderers over games and travel conversations as you begin your overnight journey toward the foothills of Himachal Pradesh.

Arrive in Shimla at dawn and board your rugged Tempo Traveller into Kinnaur. Follow the roaring Sutlej River before tracing the pristine Baspa River valley to Chitkul, the last inhabited village near the Indo-China border. Check into your stay and savor a warm mountain dinner.

Explore the snowy alleys of Chitkul, walk down to the Baspa riverbank, and enjoy Maggi at India's last dhaba. Continue into Spiti Valley, stopping at Khab Sangam where the Sutlej and Spiti rivers merge. Arrive in Tabo for a traditional homestay experience and local home-cooked food.

Step back in time at the 1,025-year-old Tabo Monastery and wander through prehistoric meditation caves carved into sandstone cliffs. Drive to the cliff-perched Dhankar Monastery overlooking dramatic river valleys before heading to Kaza, the cultural capital of Spiti.

Ascend to high-altitude Spiti hamlets after breakfast. Drop letters to loved ones at Hikkim's world-highest post office, visit Komic, and gaze at ancient marine fossils beneath the giant Buddha statue in Langza. Return by dusk to explore Kaza's winter market.

Visit the iconic 11th-century Key Monastery perched dramatically against snowy peaks. Drive across the breathtaking Chicham Bridge suspended high over a massive gorge, then continue to Kibber Village, legendary for snow leopard habitats, before returning for dinner.

Begin the return leg toward Kinnaur with a detour to Gue Monastery to witness the preserved 500-year-old mummy of Sangha Tenzin. Halt for lunch by Nako Lake, then drive through dramatic rocky canyons to check into your hotel in Kalpa.

Wake up to sweeping views of the sacred Kinner Kailash peak. Visit Kalpa's thrilling Suicide Point before beginning your drive down to Shimla. Board your evening semi-sleeper AC Volvo coach for the overnight journey back to Delhi.

Arrive at Delhi in the morning. Say goodbye to your mountain companions, taking home unforgettable memories, stories, and photographs from an exhilarating Himalayan winter expedition.