Himachal Pradesh, with its snowbound mountains, dense forests, green and rugged valleys is one of the most beautiful regions of India. The exquisite and emerald 'Chandratal', lake of moon and 'Surajtal', lake of sun, surrounded by exotic lunar mountain scape accentuates the breathtaking beauty of this region. Camping alongside these lakes is the highest point of this wonderful journey.

Delhi / Chandigarh / Shimla.
This day you will be woken up early and transferred to the New Delhi Railway Station. Board a super fast train to Chandigarh. Shatabdi Express Departure at 0730 AM Arrival at 1030 AM You will be met on arrival by the Chauffeur and Escort. Drive to Shimla. Check into your Hotel. Walk on the Mall in the afternoon.

Shimla - Kalpa. (2900Mt / 290 Km)
Drive through the breathtaking gorges of the Greater Himalayas to Kalpa Looming in front of Kalpa is an impressive Kinner Kailash (6050M). This mountain changes colors several times a day with change of weather conditions. Overnight at Hotel Kinner Villa Kalpa. Hike to the pretty little village Chini, for a long time this was the only place in Kinnaur that the outside world had some knowledge due to Lord Dalhiousie's two visits here when he was the Governor General of India. This fascinating village finds mention on Kipling's Kim. Visit the Hu-bu-Lan-kar monastery and the Vishnu Narayan temple.Overnight Hotel Kinner Villa.

Kalpa
Full day to visit the ancient villages of Pangi, Telangi, Kothi, Roghi & Recong - Peo situated on the Old Hindustan Tibet Road. Overnight Hotel Kinner Villa.

Kalpa - Nako (3959Mt / 122 Km / 6 Hrs)
Drive to Kanam, which is 14 km from the Jangi check-post towards Nako. Kanum is an important monastery of Kinnaur, having as many as seven big and small temples scattered in around, besides numerous quadrangular reliquaries. Kanum should have remained a prosperous village in the 11th century and it continues to be so even today. Lotsaba Ren-chen-bZang-po must have considered this village a most propitious place for building a Centre for the scholastic study on Kangyur and not merely a place of worship. Today you experience Timberline, a line beyond which forests do not grow, the barren and rugged brown Mountains start from Jangi which get rugged and barren after.

Puh (2837Mt), you continue along the Sutlej till you reach Khab (2831Mt) the confluence of rivers Sutlej and Spiti. A direct climb up takes you to Nako. A walk through the village takes you to the Lotsaba-lha-khang, monasteries and Dungyur temples. Temples founded by Rin-chen-bZang-po. There is a rock bearing footprints of Padmasambhava the second incarnation of Lord Buddha. Overnight Camp.

Nako - Tabo (84 Km / 6 Hrs).
Today you will enter Spiti Valley. Geologically and archaeologically, Spiti is a living museum. The mountains are devoid of any vegetation due to erosion by wind, sun and snow over thousands of years has laid bare the rocks. The rugged and rocky mountain slopes sweeps down to the riverbeds giving the landscape a moon like appearance. Climb up to Tabo (3050 Mt.) Built around the year 996 AD the Chos khor monastery at Tabo is the largest monastery in Spiti, it is one of the few remaining examples of golden period of Buddhist Culture in the Himalayan region and it celebrated 1000 years in 1996. This is the only monastic complex with structural and cave types at one place. The wall frescos of the monastery are comparable in their antiquity and quality to those of the Ajanta caves hence is called the Ajanta of the Himalayas. It houses more than 100 Lamas, large number of scriptures and pieces of art, wall paintings, tankhas and stucco. Overnight Monastery Guest House.

Tabo - Dhankar - Ki - Kibber - Kaza.
Drive to Lhalung, which is 14 km from the main road in Lingthi valley. It is a magnificent village of 45 houses. In this village there is a second most interesting monastery of Spiti. The compound consists of five buildings. At some spots fragmentary remains of a wall encircling all the buildings are to be found. The local tradition that the monastic site of Whaling once consisted of nine temples, together with the unusually rich interior of Lhalung's main chapel and the fact that the building of the temples is also attributed to Rinchen Zangpo, may suggest that the temple site of Lhalung, like Tabo, was designed as a Chokhor site, a place for learning and debate as opposed to a simple chapel for worship by the local people. Dhankar the traditional "Capital of Spiti" it is a big village and erstwhile capital of Spiti King. Dankar Gompa (3890 M) was built in the 12th century. This hill top fort served as jail in good olden days and still dominates the Spiti Landscape. It houses more than 160 Lamas. Buddhist scriptures in Bhoti language and a statue of Dhyan Buddha consisting of four complete figures seated back to back is the main attraction of this four to five centuries old monastery. Overnight Camp on the banks of river Spiti at Schiling

Kaza - Losar (4079m)
65 km. Drive to Lossar the last village of Spiti Valley. Visit to a village monastery. Overnight Camp

Losar - Chandratal (Lake of Moon) (4,270m)
38 km Drive to Kunzum La (4551 Mt) from here another 8 kms of drive and 14kms of gradual trek will take us to Chandratal (The Moon Lake) is of exquisite beauty between a lower ridge and the main Kunzum range, the rising point of the Chandra river. After a pleasant five hour walk the Chandra-Tal appears surrounded by a beautiful view of the Samudra Tapoo glacier and Mulkila range. A majestic serene lake surrounded by mighty Himalayan peaks. Vast meadows here are the grazing fields of the famous Gaddi Shepherds, during spring time it is carpeted with numerous variety of wild alpine flowers. Overnight camp on the banks of this enchanting lake.

Chandratal - Tokpo Yongma (4,320m) 12 km.
Tokpo means river in Tibetan , Yongma means lower. After five hours trek reach Tokpo yongma, a little ahead of the camping site lies a stream that has to be crossed the next day early in the morning. Overnight Camp.

:Tokpo Yongma - Tokpo Gongma (4,640m) 11 km.
Start very early because mountain streams are low in the morning. The later part of the day generally makes the stream swell, making crossing almost impossible. After crossing the stream, a six hour walk brings us to another barren camping site surrounded by rocky hills. From here you can spot the Baralacha Pass way ahead. Camp overnight.

Tokpo Gongma - Baralacha Pass -Jispa (3630m) 10 km.
Trek (60 km Drive) Today's trail takes us through high county strewn with myriad streams flowing through green meadows. Ahead lies the 4,833 metres high Baralacha-La. Baralacha means summit with cross roads. Roads from Spiti, Ladakh, Zanskar and Lahaul meet here and in ancient times it was part of the trade route. On the North West lies the Bhaga river while the Chandra flows South-East. After crossing Baralacha Pass drive to Jispa through beautiful emerald lake Suraj Tal, the source of the river Bhaga. Overnight Hotel (Jispa).

Jispa - Keylong (3350 m)
20 km Drive to Keylong, enroute visit to Ghemur gompa after 2 km from Jispa and then visit to Sha-shur gompa. Which is founded in 17 A.D. by Lama Deva Tyatsho of Zanskar who was a missionary of Nawang Namgyal, the king of Bhutan. Deva Gyatsho renovated the present monastery and stayed till his death. When he was being cremated, his heart did not burn and was enclosed in a black image of Gyatsho. A statue of Namgyal is also installed in the gompa. This gompa has a fifteen feet Tanka and invaluable wall paintings depicting all the 84 siddhas of Buddhism. After lunch visit to Khardong Monastery, which is located on top of a hill across the river below 15000 ft high Rangch Peak, is the largest and popular gompa throughout the region. Founded 900 year ago, it was in ruins, till 1912 when Lama Norbu of Khardong renovated it. He died in 1952 and his mortal remains, are preserved in the gompa. Evening free in the market. Overnight Deykid Hotel.

Keylong - Manali (2050 m)
115 km Drive to Manali, not many places in Himachal Pradesh present such a gorgeous spectacle of snow-covered Peaks and pass through the famous Rohtang Pass (3980 m) to Manali. Overnight at Hotel Manali Heights.

Manali Full day to visit the Hidamba Temple, Old Manali. Evening drive to Naggar. Return to Manali. Overnight at Hotel Manali Heights.

Manali - Nalagarh ( 275 Kms)
Drive to the Nalagarh situated within the Shivaliks on the foothills of the Himalayas. Overnight at the Heritage Nalagarh Fort Palace.

Nalagarh - Chandigarh - Delhi
Drive to Chandigarh to connect the Shatabdi Express Dep. 1230 Arr. 1530 to Delhi

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