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THE MIDDLE LAND
12500 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
RIDE THROUGH THE LAND OF MONASTRIES

SPITI

RIDE ON ONE OF THE MOST TREACHEROUS ROADS IN THE WORLD IN THE MIDST OF VAST LANDSCAPES AND BY THE DEEP GORGES OF KINNAUR AND SPITI. RIDE THROUGH THE LONG WINDING ROADS AND VALLEYS THAT PRESENT UNFORGETTABLE GLIMPSES OF BEAUTIFUL COLD DESERT AND SNOW-CROWNED MOUNTAINS.

  • SPITI IS THE LAND OF MONASTERIES AND HAS OPEN LANDSCAPES PRESERVED DEEP IN THE MIGHTY HIMALAYAS.

  • THE VALLEY BOASTS OF WIDE VARIETIES OF FLORA AND FAUNA. SNOW LEOPARDS AND HIMALAYAN WOLVES ARE ALSO SPOTTED IN THE PIN VALLEY NATIONAL PARK DURING THE WINTERS.

  • SPITI VALLEY HAS AN ALTITUDE OF 12,500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

  • SPITI IS SCANTILY POPULATED AND IS AN ADVENTURE LOVER’S PARADISE

  • SPITI IS SURROUNDED BY TIBET IN THE EAST, LADAKH IN THE NORTH, KULLU AND LAHAUL IN THE SOUTH AND KINNAUR IN THE SOUTH EAST

  • SPITI IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST FOSSIL RICH AREAS IN THE WORLD BY THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

  • RIDE & VISIT THE TABO MONASTERY WHICH IS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE BY UNESCO. IT IS SITUATED AT 3500 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. TABO MONASTERY WAS BUILT IN 996 AD AND IS MORE THAN 1000 YEARS OLD.

  • RIDE & VISIT KEY MONASTERY, IT IS THE HIGHEST ALTITUDE MONASTERY IN INDIA AT 4166 METERS AND IS SECOND HIGHEST IN THE WORLD.

  • RIDE & VISIT TO THE WORLD’S HIGHEST VILLAGE KOMIC, IS SITUATED IN SPITI.

  • FROM THE BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE OF HIKKIM YOU CAN SEND A POSTCARD TO YOUR LOVED ONES WHICH HAS THE WORLD’S HIGHEST POST OFFICE AND POLLING STATION. WORLD’S HIGHEST POST OFFICE. PIN CODE IS 172114.

  • FIND A  500+ YEARS OLD GIU MUMMY OF MONK SANGHA TENZIN IN THE VILLAGE OF SPITI

  • WATCH THE CONFLUENCE OF THE SUTLEJ AND SPITI RIVER AT KHAB.

  • SPEND A NIGHT STARGAZING & CAMPING AT CHANDRA TAAL.

  • THE ROAD TO SPITI VALLEY REMAINS OPEN ALL ROUND THE YEAR THROUGH SHIMLA – KINNAUR WHILE THE ROAD FROM MANALI SIDE CLOSES IN WINTER AS SOON AS ROHTANG PASS AND KUNZUM PASS CLOSE.

  • BEST SEASON TO VISIT SPITI VALLEY IS MAY TO JUNE IS THE AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE THE 0˚ DEGREE CELSIUS WHICH MAKES TRAVELING POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. THE TEMPERATURE IN SPITI VALLEY IN JUNE RANGES BETWEEN 0 AND 15 DEGREE CELSIUS WHICH MAKES IT PERFECT FOR SIGHTSEEING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

MUST KNOW BEFORE YOU VISIT SPITI VALLEY

  • DRIVING/RIDING FROM MANALI TO KAZA CAN BE QUITE RISKY.

  • VERY FEW ATM’S THEREFORE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU CARRY ENOUGH CASH.

  • CHANDRATAL LAKE IS NOW FORBIDDEN FOR CAMPING WITHIN 3KM OF THE LAKE.

  • THE KUNZUM PASS IS ORDINARILY OPEN FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER. DURING THE REST OF THE YEAR, IT IS FROZEN & REMAINS UNACCESIBLE.

  • THE KUNZUM PASS HAS NO FOOD STALLS, SO IT IS RECOMMENDED TO STOCK UP ON FOOD SUPPLIES BEFORE THE RIDE.

  • CARRY AS MANY COPIES OF THE PERMIT AS THEY MAY HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED AT DIFFERENT CHECKPOINTS ALONG THE WAY.

  • PHOTOGRAPHY INSIDE THE MONASTERIES AND TEMPLES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

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