DAY 1: FRANCE / FLIGHT TO DELHI.
Flight to Delhi. After the immigration and collecting the baggage, you will be greeted by one of our representatives and then transferred to your hotel.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Ashok Country Resort or Similar 🚍 Drive: 30 Minutes
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 300 m

DAY 2: DELHI / FLIHGT CHANDIGARH / RDIVE TO SHIMLA.
Transfer to the to the airport to take the flight to Chandigarh. Arrival in Chandigarh, visit the city beautiful built by Le Corbusier, the famous Swiss architect.

Rock garden is a large park of sculptures made with recycled industrial and domestic waste, including ceramic objects, bangles, bottles, and electrical waste, that have been designed and executed by Nek Chand single handedly in his spare time in the year 1957 it is said to be the second most visited site in India after the Taj Mahal.
Sukhna Lake nestled at the foot of Shivalik Hills, Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh Stretching for a distance of 3 sq. km., Sukhna Lake is a man-made lake and is the only one of its kind in the city created in the year 1958 by damming the seasonal Sukhna Choe (Stream) that flows down the Shivalik Hills. The promenade in front of the lake is frequented by walkers and joggers who carry out their exercise regimes here. Moreover, it also has one of the longest rowing channels in the country that host the Asian Rowing Championships.
Lunch in CITY BEAUTIFUL, then we drive 4 hours we reach Shimla.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Clark or Similar 🚍 Drive: 3/4 hours /120 km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 2206 m

Day 3: VISIT SHIMLA.
After breakfast we are going to visit the Institute of Advance Studies, Lakkar Bazar, Christ Church, The Ridge and The Mall.
Rashterpati Niwar or Viceregal Lodge was built by the British, the building was made as a summer retreat for the Indian President. But it was passed on to the nation by Dr. S Radhakrishnan, the then President of India, as an institute to promote advanced studies in arts & humanities. The grand architectural beauty and the soothing surroundings make it one of the popular tourist attractions in Shimla. And the colonial building is perfect for some wonderful camera shots.
When the sun reaches the horizon in the evening, Lakkar Bazar is a different sight, altogether. The long stretch of shops on either side offers some of the finest woodwork artefacts. Apart from artefacts, you can also buy winter wears at a very cheap price. It is a good place to pick souvenirs and little gifts for your loved ones.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Clark or Similar 🚍 Drive: 1 hour
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 2206 m

DAY 4: SHIMLA / SAHARAN.
After breakfast, drive from Shimla to Sarahan via Kufri, Theog, Fagu, Narkanda, Rampur, on this route, halt at Rampur for lunch, one of the largest shopping centers in Himachal Pradesh. On reaching Sarahan, check-in to your hotel. Sarahan commands a view of Srikhand Mahadev Peak and is famous for 800 years old Bhimakali Temple, one of the best examples of Hill Architecture. In the evening, enjoy panoramic view of Shrikhand Peaks. Also visiting Bhimakali Temple - one of the 51 Shaktipeeths, Attend the mesmerizing evening Aarti Ceremony thereafter this return to your hotel.
The Bhimakali Temple at Sarahan is one such architectural marvel, which is developed by local craftsmen with locally available building materials and represents the finest example of architectural expression of hill which merges well with the mountainous backdrop. The
construction materials and technology used in this temple makes it one of the finest examples of traditional earthquake resistant buildings, which is also sustainable. This paper intends to cover different architectural and planning aspects of Bhimakali Temple at Sarahan, to have a better and holistic understanding of this architectural marvel.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Srikhand or Similar 🚍 Drive: 4/5 hours /175 km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 2100 m

DAY 5: SAHARAN / SANGLA.
Depart for Sangla via Karcham. Your journey from here will take you to another spectacular destination in the middle Himalayas which is also known as Baspa valley – One of the prettiest valleys in Himachal.Explore the vicinity around including an ancient Kamru Fort & Temple dedicated to the Goddess Kamakhya Devi (Kamakshi Devi.) Kamru Fort built by Lord Badhrinath Ji thousands of years ago. According to a folklore fort there are about 36 crore (360,000,000) gods and goddess residing in the fort.
The fort has a distinctive wooden balcony, an elegant timber terrace marvellously decorated with carvings and an idol of Kamakhya Devi (Kamakshi Devi) perched right on top of the building. The idol is believed to be of great significance to the locals; it was brought here all the way from Guwahati. There’s also a 15th-century Badrinath Temple inside the premises which serves as the venue of a fair held once every three years in honour of the deity. The locals also believe that this fort guards the whole valley from evil spirts.

🏨 Accommodation: Fix Camp Kinner Camp or Similar 🚍 Drive: 4/5 hours /165 km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 2650 m

DAY 6: SANGLA / CHITKUL / SANGLA.
The journey to Chitkul is altogether different experience in itself. It is sparsely populated with as many as 600 locals who are warm, loving and extremely hospitable towards the tourists. While travelling to the valley, you will see River Baspa on your right and on the way, you will also pass through the Rakcham village which is commonly known as the model village of the region.
Chitkul is said to be the last inhabited village within the Indian boundaries on the old Indo-Tibetan Road. (The Indian Road ends here.) Situated at the height of 3450 meters. Walk in the villages and meetings with the inhabitants. The traditional houses, temples, Gompas and the people of Baspa valley conjure up the perfect image of Shangri La. Back to Sangla.

🏨 Accommodation: Fix Camp Kinner Camp or Similar 🚍 Drive: 1/2 hours /50 km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 2100 m

DAY 7: SANGLA / REKONGPEO / KALPA.
Another marvellous day waits for you as us drive off from Sangla towards Kalpa. The sheer sight of the Kinner-Kailash range in the backdrop of this beautiful, tiny hamlet will take your breath away and gives us tremendous opportunities for photography.
Reckongpeo is the administrative headquarters of Kinnaur District in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Situated at an altitude of 2,670 metres above sea level. Local call it the ‘Land of Gods’ and is truly a treasure amidst the mighty mountains. The Shivling rock and the Kailash Mountain are both visible from Reckongpeo. From here we are going to visit the Chandika Temple at Kothi village- Perched at a distance of nearly 3kms, Chandika Temple is dedicated to goddess Chandika.After visiting the Chandika temple we drive back to Reckongpeo for lunch and to make permits for Spiti valley.

Half an hour’s drive from Reckongpeo, takes you to the Kalpa which was once known as Chini. This still has a traditional ambience and much of the old architecture. The Narayan-Nagini temple is an exemplary example of local craftsmanship. There are couple of Buddhist monasteries at Kalpa – including the Hu-Bu Langkhar gompa said to have been founded by Rinchen Zangpo (950-1055 A.D.). Blessed with some of the most spectacular and beautiful landscapes.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Shambhala or Similar 🚍 Drive: 1/2 hours /40 km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 2960 m

DAY 8 : KALPA / MORANG / NAKO.
Kalpa to Nako is a more interesting day, for you will be leaving the very green essential of Kinnaur and get a glimpse of the barren, brown landscape of Spiti. While Nako lies in Kinnaur itself, the difference in landscape is evident. Stop at police check post at JANGI for Passport and Spiti permits and then make another stop to Khab, at the confluence of Sutlej and Spiti.
Nako is one of the most picturesque hamlets in the Kinnaur built around the Lake, at an elevation of 3,662 metres, the village has a rich culture, history and many stories related to Padmasambhava. Most of the population living here embraces Buddhism. A culture that has still been able to preserve it true morals and had not been polluted by modernity.
Nako monastery was believed to have been founded by the famous scholar Rinchen Zangpo in the 11th century, who was responsible for many other monasteries such as the one in Tabo and Alchi in Ladakh. The large gates of the monastery and long stretched lanes of Om Mani Padme hum mantra flags around the temple will immerse you in Tibetan Buddhist culture and its richness.

🏨 Accommodation: Fix Camp Kinnar Camp or Similar 🚍 Drive: 3/4 hours /100 km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 3600 m

DAY 9: NAKO / TABO.
We will be entering Spiti valley at Sumdo and little further we will take the link road to Gyu where you will be visiting the famous mummy of the old monk.
Later drive towards Tabo, also known as the Ajanta of the Himalayas. Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo, the renowned scholar is said to have built this monastery in 996 AD. Held in high regard by Tibetan Buddhists, Tabo is second in importance to the Tholing Gompa in Tibet and the largest monastic complex of Spiti, gathering 9 temples in, 23 chorten, many caves for monks and nuns. Tabo is on the list of suggested UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Check out the unrivalled collection of manuscripts and thangkas (Buddhist scroll paintings), beautiful statues in stuccos, frescos and murals illustrating tales from the Mahayana Buddhist Pantheon.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Dewachan or Similar 🚍 Drive: 2/3 hours /70 km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 3100 m

DAY 10: TABO / DHANKAR /LALUNG / KAZA.
We start our day from visiting Dhankar monastery beautifully perched on a hill top overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin Rivers. The monastery was built approximately one thousand years ago and now belongs to the Gelugpa School of order since the 1450s. Prior to this, Dhankar Monastery is also known to have been Nyingma-pa, Sakya-pa and Kagyu-pa, depending upon the religious allegiance of the King’s family. One of the major attractions of Dhankar Monastery is statue of Vairochana (Dhayani Buddha), consisting of 4 figures seated back-to-back. It also houses a collection of various centuries old Thangkas. Dhankar was the traditional capital of the Spiti Valley Kingdom during the 17th century and has some features dating back to the 12th century.
"Lalung (Lha-lung) must once have been a major Buddhist centre. Today only two older temples remain on the hill, both containing clay sculptures attributable to the earliest phase of Buddhism in the area (10th to 13th centuries). One is a tiny provisional chapel on the side of a house at the edge of the flat hill-top.
The second site is the exceptional Golden Temple or Serkhang (Ser-khang) located on the crown of the hill top.
You will be going to Pin Valley and visit Kungri monastery believed to have been erected in the first half of the 14th century. The Kungri Monastery happens to be the second oldest Gompa in the Lahaul and Spiti Valley and has the distinction of being the only monastery, which belongs to the Nyingmapa order of Buddhism. The Kangri Monastery has assorted silk paintings of various Buddhist deities on the inner walls and showcases huge statues and over 300 volumes of the sacred Tibetan texts, Kangur and Stangur preserved carefully in white muslin.
Pin Valley National Park is established in 1987 and is a natural habitat for endangered species like snow leopard and Siberian Ibex. We will later drive to Kaza, the district headquarters of Spiti valley.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Deyzor or Similar 🚍 Drive: 3/4 hours /75km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 3600 m

DAY 11: KHI / KIBAR / KAZA.
Today in the morning we visit "Khi Monastery, one of the oldest and the biggest monastery of Spity dominating Khi-Village. belonging to the Yellow Hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism
Gompa is said to have been founded by Dromtön (Brom-ston, 1008-1064 CE), a disciple of the famous teacher, Atisha, in the 11th century. About 300 lamas are receiving their religious training in its monastery, which houses rare paintings and beautiful scriptures of Buddha and other gods and goddesses. Khi Monastery was destroyed by invaders and rebuilt several times. In 1840 it caught fire and in 1975, it suffered extensive damage due to an earthquake. Having been rebuilt several times, temples and other buildings appear to have been stacked haphazardly.

Then we will move farther up to the beautiful village of Kibber at a height of 4205 meters, holds the distinction of being the highest Motorable village in the world. This scenic village is situated in a cold desert, surrounded by picturesque mountains, barren landscape, and green meadows. Kibber Village is a popular place among adventure lovers as trekking and mountaineering are the main attractions of the village. One can go to the Dandmachan Peak for trekking or mountaineering and also for photography. Kibber is also the starting or end point of famous Parangla trek which connects Spiti valley with Ladakh.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Deyzor or Similar 🚍 Drive: 2/3 hours /60km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 3600 m

DAY 12: LANGZA / HIKKIM / KOMIC /KAZA .
After breakfast, we are going to visit all the beautiful hidden gems of Spiti Valley like Langza,Hikkim and Komic villages.

Langza will be the 1st. beautiful village that we will visit. It is about 14 kilometres from Kaza and is divided in two parts; Langza Gongma “Upper Langza” and Langza Yongma meaning “Lower Langza”. It has a population of about 160 people with about 30-40 houses. Like other villages in this region. This small village is also famous for ancient fossils; for which they also have a Fossil centre here. Millions of years ago, Spiti lay submerged under the Tethys Sea and the fossils of the marine animals are found scattered close to the village.
This village also offers a magnificent view of Chau Chau Kang Nilda peak. Literal meaning of the name of this peak is “Blue moon in the sky”. Another attraction however at Langza is a grand statue of Lord Buddha statue. This village becomes a hot spot for spotting Snow Leopards.

Hikkim is one of the highest year-round inhabited villages in India, with altitude of 4400 meters. Hikkim is credited as World's highest polling station. It is recorded in the Limca Book of Records. The World's highest post office. The Pin code is 172114.The post office also acts as a savings bank where villagers can deposit money in their savings accounts or withdraw money. Note don’t forget to bring your postcard to post from world highest post office.

Komic The next stop will be Komic – the highest village in the world connected by a motor-able road as proclaimed by a HP PWD board in the village (this claim is suspect since there are villages in Peru and China which are situated at higher altitudes). However, the Tanggyud monastery at Komic is indeed the highest monastery in the Spiti valley. Komic is situated in a bowl-shaped depression surrounded by tall peaks on all sides. Cultivation is restricted to the summer months only, for rest of the year the villagers depend on livestock farming and barter.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Deyzor or Similar 🚍 Drive: 2/3 hours /55km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 3600 m

DAY 13: KAZA / KUNZOM LA /ROTHANG LA / MANALI-
Along with the Spiti River we pass through many villages and little stop at Losar check point. The landscape here is unforgettable. Another one-hour drives to reach Kunzum Pass (4590m). Goddess Kunzum (Paldan Lamo/Shridevi) resides in a temple on the Kunzum top. Visitor circumambulates the temples to seek blessings. From top view of Shigri Parbat (6526m), Kullu Pumori (6553m), Bara Shigri glacier the second longest glacier in Himalaya after Gangotri glacier. Chandratal Lake is 7 km from Kunzum Pass. The condition of the road is quite bad. We descent towards our picnic spot.
Drive to Manali via Rotang La (3937m) which is one of the favourite destinations among Indian tourist. There are activities like paragliding and snow-scooter riding. It is a gateway to Lahaul and Spiti, Pangi and Ladakh. This road appears in the French documentary called Les Routes de l’Impossible. Another 51km to Manali, passing through Mari, and then Kothi.

Drive to Manali via the Rotang La Pass (3937m) which is one of the favourite destinations for Indian tourists. There are plenty of outdoor activities such as skydiving or snowmobiling. The pass is the gateway to Lahaul Spiti, Pangi and Ladakh. This road appears in the documentary American Roads of the Impossible. Only 51km left before reaching Manali via Mari and Kothi.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Khar or Similar 🚍 Drive: 7/8 hours /190km)
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 1900 m

DAY 14: MANALI
Manali is named after the law giver Manu. The word Manali comes from "Manu-Alaya" which literally means "the abode of Manu”. It is located at an altitude of 1900 M in the Beas River Valley. Manali is also famous as Apple country, throughout the valley there are many apple trees introduced by the British.
In the morning, we are going to visit Vashist hot spring very good for the skin.
Then we are going to explore ancient Hindu temples such as Hadimbha built in the 15th century and Manu Temple.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Khar or Similar 🚍 Drive: 1 hours
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 1900 m

DAY 15: MANALI – BUNTAR – FLHIGHT – DELHI
Early morning transfer to Buntar airport for flight to Delhi. Arrive at Delhi Lunch in a Restaurant and city sightseeing included India Gate, Parliament house, President house, Birla Mandir.
.After the visit transfer to the hotel.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Ashok Country Resort / Similar ✈ Flight: 1 hour.
🚍 Transfer: 1 hour / 30km
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 234m

DAY 16: DELHI – FLIGHT – FRANCE
This morning after breakfast we are going to revisit the old Delhi, Juma Masjid, Red Fort and Guru Dwarka Bangla Sahib.
After the visit back to the hotel for wash & change and dinner. After that will transfer to international airport to catch the flight to France.

🏨 Accommodation: Hotel Ashok Country Resort / Similar ✈ Flight: 🚍 Transfer: 1/2 hours / 60km
🍽 Meals: Breakfast/lunch/dinner. ⛰ Altitude: 234m

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