{"id":6899,"date":"2017-02-19T17:09:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T17:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/?p=6899"},"modified":"2018-02-23T02:15:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T02:15:59","slug":"sample-spiti-valley-itinerary-from-manali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/sample-spiti-valley-itinerary-from-manali\/","title":{"rendered":"A Detailed Spiti Valley Itinerary from Manali"},"content":{"rendered":"

People often wonder the way they should travel to Spiti from,\u00a0if they should prepare their Spiti valley itinerary from Manali or Shimla. In my opinion, If you are planning to visit Spiti, it is always better to plan the journey from Shimla and exit at Manali after completing the circuit. It is so primarily because of two reasons.<\/p>\n

The first and the foremost is that if you are coming from Shimla, you get to avoid the entire hassle of obtaining permits to visit or cross Rohtang Pass. Getting these permits can sometimes mean a pain and waste of entire day in Manali which is best avoided. If you are going towards Spiti valley from Manali, you will have to spend some time or even a day in Manali arranging permits to get to the other side of Rohtang Pass. This rule however only applies if you are travelling from Manali towards Rohtang top however no such restriction is in place for traffic coming from the other side of Rohtang towards Manali. So if you were coming from Shimla and exiting at Manali, there is no need to obtain any permits at all.<\/p>\n

Second reason is of acute mountain sickness. Going to Spiti valley from Manali means that one day you are in plains, second day you are in Manali at a height of 2,050 meters above sea level, and the next day you are either at Chandratal at a height of 4,250 meters or at Kaza at an elevation of 3,800 meters. Each day there is a 2,000 meters gain in altitude with very little time for your body to adjust. However, if you travel from Shimla towards Spiti, the gain in altitude is gradual and gives your body ample time to acclimatize.<\/p>\n

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Spiti Valley Itinerary From Manali<\/p><\/div>\n

With that being said, a lot of people still prefer to complete the circuit starting from Manali. Even I have done the same but only because I had already travelled from Shimla side and wanted to try something different during my second visit to Spiti. I have also known people who included Spiti with their Ladakh trip and on their way back, rather than coming from Keylong to Manali, they continued straight towards Spiti valley. Whatever the reason maybe, if you too are planning a trip to Spiti valley from Manali, below is a sample Spiti valley itinerary from Manali that you can follow. \u00a0Your final travel plan will of course depend on how many days you have in hand, how you are traveling and if there are any budget restrictions but in this itinerary, I tried to include all places that are worth visiting in Spiti valley while limiting every travel to not more than 8-10 hours. Depending on your plan, you can add remove places from the list.<\/p>\n

A Sample Spiti Valley Itinerary from Manali<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

For the sake of this article, I would assume that you are starting your journey from Delhi. The itinerary can be as below.<\/p>\n

Day 1. Delhi to Manali \u2013 540 kms, 12 to 14 hours
\nDay 2. Manali to Chandratal, 145 kms, 8 to 10 hrs
\nDay 3. Chandratal to Kaza, 90 kms, 6 hours
\nDay 4. Kaza to Kibber, Kaumik, Tashigang, to Kaza
\nDay 5. Kaza to Tabo \/ Nako – 140 kms, 6-8 hours
\nDay 6. Tabo \/ Nako to Kalpa, 120 kms, 6-8 hours
\nDay 7. Kalpa to Chitkul, 80 kms, 4-6 hours
\nDay 8. Chitkul to Sarahan, 110 kms, 6-7 hours
\nDay 9 . Sarahan to Narkanda \/ Shimla, 170 kms, 8 hours
\nDay 10. Narkanda \/ Shimla to Delhi,<\/p>\n

The most important thing that you need to keep in mind while travelling to Spiti valley is that it is not the distance that you should be worrying about but condition of the roads. Even small distances here can you take forever to cross, thanks to the terrible state that Spiti roads are always in. So it is better to start early in the day so that you have sufficient time to reach your destination before dark.<\/p>\n

Day 1 \u2013 Delhi to Manali:<\/strong><\/span> Nothing more than a long monotonous drive. Start early from Delhi as this drive can take anywhere between 12-15 hours depending on your mode of travel, speed and breaks you take. Road conditions are excellent until Kiratpur Sahib; post which it will be a mix of good and bad all the way to Manali.<\/p>\n