Hey Traveller, you landed on this blog post as you were searching for a ready-made itinerary to visit Spiti valley. In this Blog post I have tried to address your query and I have tried my best to provide you a perfect itinerary for Spiti valley trip. I hope this blog be helpful, if you are also planning a self-drive trip to Spiti. I hope the below itinerary suits your vacation time period. If not, then please comment below your number of vacation days and I can provide you a customized travel Spiti Valley itinerary.

There are two routes to reach Spiti valley. The first route starts from Shimla. The second route starts from Manali. You have an option to start your trip from Shimla and end your trip at Manali or vice versa, this is called Spiti circuit tour. So, let me first tell you an itinerary for Spiti circuit tour.

Spiti valley circuit – A 7 day Itinerary

Spiti Itinerary from Shimla

Day 1 – Start early from Shimla and reach Kalpa. I would suggest to start at least by 7AM from shimla. Reach Narkanda by 9-9:30 AM and have your breakfast in Narkanda. After breakfast start your journey towards Rampur. Once in Rampur, have your lunch and start your journey towards kalpa. Once you are in Kalpa, visit the famous suicide point. Cherish the valley view from this vertical cliff. Night stay in Kalpa

Day 2 – Wake up to mesmerizing view of the Kinner Kailash. Try to start your day early. Stroll through the Kalpa village and reach the famous Chandika killa temple and Narayan nagini temple. These temple premises are an amazing piece of architecture. Have your breakfast and then start your journey towards Nako. Once you are at Nako Enjoy the amazing views from here, then visit the Nako lake and Nako monastery. Now, start your journey to Gue village to visit the Gue monestary. After visiting Gue, travel to Tabo and Night Stay in Tabo.

Day 3 – Visit Tabo Monestary, Tabo caves and head towards Dhankar. Visit the Dhankar monestary and if you like trekking you can trek to Dhankar lake. Night stay in Dhankar. or if you dont want to trek then travel to less visited Maneyogma Village and have your night stay there.

Day 4 – Start your travel to pin valley. Enjoy the picturesque views of the pin valley. On your way, visit the kungri monastery and also keep halting on the way to cherish the views of the valley. Reach Mud village. Explore the village and night stay in Mud village.

Day 5 – Have your breakfast and start your travel to Kaza. Once you reach kaza, visit the Kaza monastery and move on to visit Langza, Hikkim and Komic. Night stay in Kaza.

Day 6 – Start your day early and head on to visit key monastery. Then visit Kibber and if you have time then visit Tashigong as well. Now, start your journey towards Kunzum pass. On the way you’ll also see the the Chicham bridge. Cross the Chicham bridge and start your travel towards kunzum pass. Cross kunzum pass and reach Chandtratal. Night stay at chandrataal.

Day 7 Visit chandrataal lake and travel to Manali. End your trip at Manali.

Spiti Itinerary from Manali

Day 1 – Start from Manali and reach chandrataal. Visit the Lake and night stay at Chantrataal.

Day 2 – Start your journey towards kunzum pass. After visiting kunzum pass travel towards Kibber village. On the way to Kibber village visit chicham bridge. visit the tashigong village and Night stay in Kibber.

Day 3 – Start from Kibber and visit the Key monestry and move on to visit langza and hikkim komic and head towards Kaza. Night stay in Kaza.

Day 4 – Visit the Kaza Monestary and travel to pin valley. Reach mud village and explore the village. Night stay in Mud.

Day 5 – Have breakfast and travel to Dhankar. Visit the Dhankar monestary and head towards Tabo. Visit the Tabo caves and the Tabo Monestary and Night stay in Tabo.

Day 6 – Start your travel towards Gue village. Visit the Gue monestary and head towards Nako. Visit Nako lake, Nako monestary and head towards Kalpa. Night stay at Kalpa.

Day 7 – Wake up to mesmerizing view of the Kinner Kailash. Try to start your day early and Stroll through the Kalpa village and reach the famous Chandika killa temple and Narayan nagini temple. Then have your breakfast and head on to visit the famous suicide point. Cherish the valley view from this vertical cliff and then start your journey towards Shimla. End your trip in Shimla

Spiti valley itinerary 8 days from Shimla

The complete Spiti Circuit can’t be completed if kunzum pass is closed. It mostly opens in the month of April. So, a lot of people visit Spiti valley from Shimla and without crossing the Kunzum pass they travel back to Shimla. This itinerary is for such condition.

Day 1 – Start from Shimla and reach Kalpa. Night stay at Kalpa.

Day 2 – Wake up to mesmerizing view of the kinner Kailash mountain. After breakfast visit the travel attractions in Kalpa. Checkout from the hotel in the after noon and start your journey towards Nako. Visit the Nako lake and Nako monestary and night stay at Nako.

Day 3 – Have breakfast and travel from Nako to Gue monastery. Visit the Gue monastery and travel to Tabo. Visit Tabo Caves, Tabo Monastery night stay at Tabo.

Day 4 – After Breakfast, start you journey towards Dhankar. Visit the Dhankar Monastery and then travel to pin valley. Reach Mud village and explore the village. Night stay in Mud village.

Day 5 – Start your day early and travel to Kaza. Head on to visit langza, hikkim and komic. Come back to Kaza and spend the night in Kaza.

Day 6 – Visit key monastery then move on to visit Kibber and chicham bridge. Cross the Chicham bridge and reach kunzum pass. visit the Kunzum pass and return towards Kaza. While coming back from Kunzum pass you can stay at beautiful village, Pangmo or else you can travel back to Kaza.

Day 7 – Start early from Kaza and reach Rampur Bushahr.

Day 8 – Visit the Rampur palace and get back to Shimla.

I hope the above itinerary suits your vacation time period. If not, then please comment below your number of vacation days and I can provide you a custom travel itinerary to Spiti Valley.

How much days required for Spiti Valley trip ?

It takes time to reach Spiti valley. 1 Day you need to reach there and 1 day you need for travelling back. Minimum 2 days you will require to travel to and from Spiti valley. Hence, if you are having time crunch, you can have a 4-day trip. But, if you want to travel all the major areas, then 7-10 days itinerary can be prepared, and you can have a good visit to the spiti valley.

What is the best time to visit spiti valley?

The ideal months to plan your Spiti valley trip would be April, may, June, September and October. I would like to warn against any travel to Himachal in July and August. This is the peak monsoon season in Himachal and landslides are quite common. Also, if you are traveling to spiti valley from Manali then May and June months are ideal to travel.