Spiti Full Circuit — Shimla to Manali
The trip in one breath
Spiti is not a holiday, it is an expedition with comfortable beds. Over eight days we loop from Shimla through Kinnaur into the high desert — Nako, Tabo, Dhankar, Kaza, Key Monastery, Chicham bridge — and out over Kunzum Pass to Manali. Gaining altitude gradually from the Shimla side is the safe way to do this circuit, and it is why we run it in this direction. Small group, experienced mountain captains, oxygen on board, zero rush.
Trip highlights
- ✦Key Monastery at sunset and Chicham, Asia's highest suspension bridge
- ✦A night at Tabo, home to a 1,000-year-old monastery
- ✦Post a letter from Hikkim, the world's highest post office
- ✦Stargazing at Langza beneath the giant Buddha
- ✦Kunzum Pass and Chandratal, season permitting
Day-by-day plan
- D1
Meet the crew in Shimla and roll along the old Hindustan–Tibet road into the Baspa valley. Evening walk through Sangla's wooden lanes.
- D2
- D3
- D4
- D5
- D6
- D7
- D8
What's included
- ✓7 nights stay (hotels, homestays and the Chandratal camp)
- ✓All transfers in a tempo traveller or SUV from Shimla
- ✓14 meals — every breakfast and dinner
- ✓Trip captain plus local guides
- ✓Oxygen cylinder and first-aid on board
- ✓All permits and tolls
Not included
- ✕Travel to Shimla and from Manali
- ✕Lunches and personal snacks
- ✕5% GST
- ✕Anything not listed under inclusions
Spiti Full Circuit — Shimla to Manali — FAQ
Both. The price shown is for our small-group fixed departures. The same route can be run privately on your own dates for your family or friends — tell us the group size and we send a private quote within a day.
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Other ways to do Spiti Valley
6D / 5N★ 4.7(128)Spiti Short Loop — Manali In & Out
Starts from
₹17,499/ person
9D / 8N★ 5(47)Winter Spiti Expedition
Starts from
₹34,999/ person
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