| "Surely the gods live here,This place is no place for man."Rudyard Kipling described what he saw here with these words..
His description of this destination in Himachal does not need to be updated... |
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| Price from 9999 INR /person |
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| Day 1 - Arrival Kaza & check in at The Spiti Valley Camp Retreat.
Post lunch visit the Kye Monastery. It is situated 12 kms. north of Kaza and serves the western population of Spiti. It is the oldest and biggest monastery of the valley and located at (4116 m) above Kye village. It houses beautiful scriptures and paintings of Budha and other goddesses. Lamas practice dance, sing and play on pipes and horns. Many Lamas get religious training here. It has murals and books of high aesthetic value.
Dinner & overnight at Spiti.
| | Day 2 - Spiti:Visit Tabo Monastery: It is another big gompa for serving the population of eastern side. It belongs to the tenth century and is located 50 kms. from kaza. It is a famous gompa next to Tholing Gompa in Tibet. It has about 60 Lamas and a large collection of Scriptures, wall paintings etc. Murals of this gompa have a great similarity to that of the Ajanta paintings.
Later vist Dhankar Gompa.It is situated about 25 kms. east of Kaza and serves eastern part of central Spiti. Dhankar is a big village and erstwhile capital of Spiti Kingdom. On top of a hill there is a fort which use to be the prison in olden times. The Monastery has about 100 Lamas and is in position of Budhist scriptures in Bhoti language. Principal figure is a Statue of " Vairochana" (Dhayan Budha) consisting of 4 complete figures seated back to back. It has relics in the shape of paintings and sculptures.
Dinner & Overnight at Spiti | | Day 3 - Visit Kibber(4205 m). It is locally known as Khyipur, one of the highest villages in the world at an altitude of 4205 m above sea level in a narrow valley surrounded by mountains from all sides.
Also visit The Pin Valley National Park.
Dinner & overnight at Spiti. |
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| 01/06/2008 to 01/11/2008 |
9999 INR |
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- Accommodation at your mountain retreat or Spiti Valley Camp Retreat with all meals & refreshments alongwith 4x4 vehicle at disposal & pick up/drop from / at Manali.
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