The Cold Desert of Spiti
     
Code: KLDH/HB-03  
     
Destinations: Delhi -Chail -Sangla -Tabo -Kaza -Thanedar -Delhi  
     
Duration: 9 Nights – 10 Days  
     
Let Banjara lead you into the world full of mysteries and unknown places where there is another world where time has stood still for thousands of years untouched by man.

Your journey starts from a beautiful hilltop known as Chail. This is your first destination from where you will be entering into the unknown world free from all the daily routine of our city life. Explore the forest full of rhododendron trees in Chail and go on to the amazing valley in Sangla where we get some of the most beautiful apples in the country and probably the world. Sangla at a height of 2700m is a place, which only opens for 6 months before going into hibernation for the winter beneath layers of snow. The place boasts some of the most beautiful flora and fauna and a simply breathtaking setting beside the Baspa River and with views of towering snow capped mountains.

Revel in the lush green beauty of the valley before moving onto the barren landscape of Spiti known as a forbidden country a few years back. Visit the 1008 years old monastery in Tabo or drive to the highest village Gete near Kaza. Experience the feeling of being on top of the world, literally, before descending to the Orchard town of Thanedar, home to the first apple in the country which was brought down by a Mr. Stokes, a social worker from Philadelphia. His orchard can be viewed from Banjara Orchard Retreat where you can unwind in the luxurious comforts and hospitality before getting ready to face the world back home.
 
     
Day 01: Delhi - Chail 355km/9hr  
 
Leave Delhi after an early breakfast. Spend the night at Hotel Chail Palace.
 
     
Day 02: Chail - Sangla 219km/9hr  
 
Drive to Banjara Camp, Sangla. Overnight stay at the camp.
 
     
Day 03: Thanedar - Sangla 153 kms/5hr  
 
Rock climb, rappell, river cross or angle for trout. Bonfire in the evening.
 
     
Day 04: Sangla Visit Chitkul (3,450M) - 20kms from the camp  
 
This is the last village on the old Indo-Tibetan trade route. Lunch along the glacier fed mountain stream.
 
     
Day 05: Sangla - Tabo 182km/7hr  
 
Visit Nako lunch enroute. Check into Banjara Retreat, Tabo. Overnight at the retreat.
 
     
Day 06: Tabo - Kaza 47kms/2hr  
 
Visit the 1008-years-old Tabo monastery in the morning. After lunch, drive to Kaza via Dhankar monastery. Spend the night in the Banjara Retreat, Kaza.
 
     
Day 07: Kaza - Tabo 42km/2hr  
  Visit Ki monastery and Gete village - one of the highest motorable villages in the world. Spend the night in the Banjara Retreat, Tabo.  
     
Day 08: Tabo - Thanedar 300km/9-10hr  
 
Drive to Banjara Orchard Retreat, Thanedar. Overnight stay at the retreat.
 
     
Day 09: Thanedar  
  Visit Paramjyotir temple and Tani Jubbar Lake.  
     
Day 10: Thanedar - Delhi 440km/10hr  
 
Leave after early breakfast. Lunch enroute.