I am doing a lot of introductions today but it is well worth, ain't it? So let's talk about Spiti valley and how it all started:
Spiti Valley is a desert mountain valley situated in the Himalayan mountains in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name 'Spiti' means 'The Middle Land' i.e. the land between Tibet and India. This valley has small villages based all along the Spiti river which runs along the valley as its spine. It is surrounded by high mountain ranges with the Rohtang pass at 13,054 feet (3,979 mtrs) and the Kunzum pass at 15,059 feet (4,590 mtrs). The sub-divisional headquarters is in Kaza, Himachal Pradesh and situated at 12,500 feet (3,800 mtrs) - and this was our first halt in the trip of the valley.
Reaching Spiti is not easy - You have to reach Delhi to Manali and then to Spiti valley. The last leg of the tour took us an entire day. In total it took us all the well 30 hours to reach Kaza, the base in Spiti - considering a flight time of 6 hours to Delhi! Within these 30 hours, one has to take care of the acclimatization with well-planned layovers in between these altitude's - especially if you are coming from a low-lying city like mine - Mumbai. I hope my best to accumulate all these experiences in a video for which a trailer is already up:
How and why Spiti Valley?
Having done Ladakh a few years ago I was always mesmerized with the culture and the people in these areas that line up with our neighbor. Also to the fact that Ladakh was now commercialized to such an extent that it feels to be another city, just with the difference of the altitude and weather. Not denying that the superb landscape and picturesque Pangong lake still leaves a mark! Spiti was different and it had come up a couple of times in my mind of picking my bags for this place. Spiti seemed beautiful and also gave me a chance to look at the other side of this valley! To sum up, I brought along tons of memories and an ever-expanding knowledge about his sparsely populated valley.
What do you look forward to?
More information on the travel plan, schedules, contacts to get in touch with and the entire experience of those 5 days in the valley.. Stay tuned and meanwhile enjoy the trailer.. Adios
Spiti Valley is a desert mountain valley situated in the Himalayan mountains in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name 'Spiti' means 'The Middle Land' i.e. the land between Tibet and India. This valley has small villages based all along the Spiti river which runs along the valley as its spine. It is surrounded by high mountain ranges with the Rohtang pass at 13,054 feet (3,979 mtrs) and the Kunzum pass at 15,059 feet (4,590 mtrs). The sub-divisional headquarters is in Kaza, Himachal Pradesh and situated at 12,500 feet (3,800 mtrs) - and this was our first halt in the trip of the valley.
Reaching Spiti is not easy - You have to reach Delhi to Manali and then to Spiti valley. The last leg of the tour took us an entire day. In total it took us all the well 30 hours to reach Kaza, the base in Spiti - considering a flight time of 6 hours to Delhi! Within these 30 hours, one has to take care of the acclimatization with well-planned layovers in between these altitude's - especially if you are coming from a low-lying city like mine - Mumbai. I hope my best to accumulate all these experiences in a video for which a trailer is already up:
How and why Spiti Valley?
Having done Ladakh a few years ago I was always mesmerized with the culture and the people in these areas that line up with our neighbor. Also to the fact that Ladakh was now commercialized to such an extent that it feels to be another city, just with the difference of the altitude and weather. Not denying that the superb landscape and picturesque Pangong lake still leaves a mark! Spiti was different and it had come up a couple of times in my mind of picking my bags for this place. Spiti seemed beautiful and also gave me a chance to look at the other side of this valley! To sum up, I brought along tons of memories and an ever-expanding knowledge about his sparsely populated valley.
What do you look forward to?
More information on the travel plan, schedules, contacts to get in touch with and the entire experience of those 5 days in the valley.. Stay tuned and meanwhile enjoy the trailer.. Adios
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