Travel Day
Kalpa to Shimla
Kalpa → Shimla
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About this circuit
Check-out from your hotel in Kalpa and meet the driver who will take you towards Narkanda. Wind through striking landscapes, from Kalpa's quaint charm to Narkanda's serene allure, unveiling nature's beauty at every turn. Take a right from Powari and upon reaching Narkanda, check-in to your pre-booked hotel for an overnight stay. Transfer in Innova, Tempo Traveller or similar. Kalpa to Narkanda Distance: 156 Km | Duration: 5 Hours. The driver will pick you up from the hotel in Kalpa and take you to your pre-booked hotel in Narkanda. Activity: Kalpa to Narkanda | Retrace your Path through the Himachal's diverse landscape ranges from subtropical Kangra Valley to alpine Spiti — each region offers a distinctly different cultural and culinary experience.
Top sightseeing on this day
- Pin Valley
- Kangra Valley
- Rampur
- Tons Valley
- Viceregal Lodge (Former Summer Capital Of British India)
- Lower Bazaar
- Lakkar Bazaar
- Shimla
- Spiti Valley
- Key Monastery
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Departure from Shimla
Wake up early morning and after breakfast depart for Shimla. Reach Shimla by evening. Depart for Delhi. Spiti's Key Monastery, perched at 4,166m above the Spiti River, is a 1,000-year-old Buddhist institute housing rare thangka paintings and scriptures.
Sightseeing: Key Monastery
Travelling to Shimla From Kalpa
For the last time on your Spiti Valley tour, wake up in the midst of the mountains, to head to Shimla. If time permits, you can explore Shimla on your own before catching your bus back to Delhi/Chandigarh in the evening. Take back innumerable memories of your Spiti Valley tour.
Sightseeing: Shimla, Spiti Valley
Departure from Shimla
Long return ride from Reckong Peo to Shimla (220 km, 8-9 hrs). Same dramatic route in reverse — now you'll notice things you missed on the way up. Fuel and lunch stop at Rampur. Arrive in Shimla by late afternoon. Return motorcycle. Depart by bus, taxi, or toy train to Kalka. Drop at Shimla ISBT or Railway Station.
Sightseeing: Rampur
Sangla to Shimla
Final descent to Barua village in the Tons Valley. The trail drops through thick, beautiful forest to the valley floor, where the Tons River flows wide and powerful. Barua is a tiny settlement connected to the outside world by a single road. Drive from Barua to Shimla (7 hours) through the scenic Tons and Pabbar valleys — the road follows the river through deep gorges and past traditional villages. Arrive Shimla by evening. The Buran Ghati trek is one of the great Himalayan classics — genuine mountaineering challenge, pristine wilderness, and the magnificent crossing from one valley system to another.
Trips that include Kalpa to Shimla
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