A Ride
through Little Tibet (Manali/Lahaul Spiti/Kinnaur) Best Time:
JULY/AUG/SEPT Number of Days: 21 Days Itinerary
The
tour begins at the historic capital of India, New Delhi. On arrival, our
guides will help you check into your hotel and also take you round the city.
From Delhi, you will proceed to the hill town of Manali.
The first
leg of the biking tour will cover 39km from Manali to Marhi. About 15km from
Marhi lies the Rohtang Pass (3,980m). A night’s rest will see you
rearing to bike 50km uphill to cross the famous Kunzam Pass (4,551m) and
enter the Spiti Valley, home to some of the world’s oldest Buddhist
monasteries.
Get past Kibber, the highest village in the valley,
and there lies before you 1,000-year old Ki Monastery (4,116 m). You can
also get to see the Tabo and Dankar monasteries. The tour will also take to
the banks of the gurgling Sutlej river and the ever-so-pretty Sangla valley.
The tour will end at Chitkul, from where you will be driven down to Shimla,
the summer capital of the British when they ruled India, the modern city of
Chandigarh, and finally Delhi.
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