DAY 1: Chandigarh– THANEDHAR 196 KMS/06HR

Leave Delhi after an early breakfast. Check into Banjara Orchard Retreat. Spend the night in the retreat.

DAY 2: THANEDHAR – SANGLA 153 KM-06 HR

Drive to Banjara Camp, Sangla. On the way you can also visit Sarahan (Bhima Kali Temple) this will increase your travel time by 02 hrs. Overnight stay at the camp.

DAY 3: SANGLA VISIT CHITKUL (3,450M) - 20KMS

A day visit to the Chitkul village. This is the last village on the old Indo-Tibetan trade route. From here, we can hike up to Nagasthi, the last border outpost that civilians are allowed to. It is a lovely 2.5 kms walk along a stream. Lunch along the glacier fed mountain stream. Drive back to Camp in the afternoon. Rest of the day at leisure. You could also try your hand at rappelling, rock climbing or river crossing. Evening around a bonfire. Night stay in tents.

DAY 4: SANGLA-HIKE TO RAKCHAM

Today, we go for the signature walk of the valley. Drive to Rakcham village where we cross the river and begin our hike back to the camp. This is a 6-7 kms long hike through thick forests, open skies, streams and walk by the river. Reach back early afternoon. Lunch at camp. Rest after lunch else, try your hand at Rock climbing, rappelling or river crossing. You could also go for a short walk in the surrounding hills. Night stay at Banjara camp and Retreat.

DAY 5: SANGLA - KAZA - 229 KM / 09 HR

After an early breakfast we start the fascinating drive to Kaza. We leave behind verdant, forest clad mountains as we go over the tree line towards the Spiti region. After driving for about 5 hrs on NH 22, just short of Yangthang, we take a detour, to visit the picturesque Nako Lake and have a picnic lunch by the lakeside. Post –lunch we drive on through breath taking, mountain desert terrain to reach the Banjara Retreat in Kaza.

DAY 6: KAZA – KI GOMPA – KIBBER – GETE – KAZA

After breakfast, visit Ki monastery and Kibber village. Ki gompa is a Gelugpa sect monastery. Its hilltop position points to a post-thirteenth century construction. The three storied structure consists largely of storage rooms at the bottom level, while the middle floor houses the Dukhang- the assembly hall- and the uppermost floor has another temple and the head Lama’s quarters, on one side of an open terrace. The greatest wealth of Ki Gompa lies in its collection of ‘Thangkas’ salvaged with difficulty from the devastating raids of the Dogars and the Sikhs in the 19th century.
From here a scenic drive takes you into the pasture country of Kibber. The pastures are spread over hundreds of square kilometers. Kibber is small village and is the take off point for the popular trek to Tso Moriri in Ladakh. Further up six kilometers from Kibber, we drive up to a still smaller village of Gete. Consisting of just six houses, it boasts of being the highest village in Asia connected by road. Drive back to the retreat for a late lunch and spend rest of the day at leisure.

DAY 7: KAZA – DHANKAR – TABO - KALPA - 210 KMN / 7 HR

Post-breakfast drive down to Dhankar Monastery. Dhankar, the traditional capital of Spiti, sits pretty on a hilltop. The fort here overlooks the Spiti valley and it was used as a jail in olden days. Today, more than 160 lamas reside here. A statue of Dhyan Buddha where four complete figures of Buddha sit back to back is the main attraction of this more than seven-century old monastery. Move on to visit the glorious Tabo Gompa; reputed to be the oldest (an inscription on a wall here indicates, it was founded in AD 996) continuously functioning Buddhist monastery in India and the Himalayas, with its original decoration and iconographic program intact. Finish off with your packed lunch and drive on to reach Kalpa late in the evening. Famous for its apple and chilgoza plantations, this place also offers the best panoramic view of the 6,000m high Kinner-Kailash range. Night stay in Kalpa.

DAY 8: KALPA –SOJHA - 195 KM / 7-8 HRS

We will drive to Banjara cottage and Retreat Sojha and take rest in the evening and enjoy bone fire. Overnight stay at the retreat.

DAY 9: SOJHA

Rest till Lunch or you can also do small 1.5 hrs jungle walk and village visit.  We will drive to Jalori pass and do 3.5 kms hike to Raghupur fort and meadow.

DAY 10: SOJHA – KASOL – 3-4 HRS DRIVE

LOCAL AND REST.

DAY 11: KASOL – Barshaini to Kheerganga, 12 Kms. 4-5 hrs

23 km Drive from The Himalayan Village to Barshani, Starting point for the trek. A easy gradual walk through dense fir forest, beautiful valley, river Parvati flowing by, on way you find beautiful waterfalls, view typical hill village & a old traditional temple at Rundranag. Night camp at Kheerganga where you have hot water springs and temple dedicated to Karthikye son of Lord Shiva