Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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valley in Himachal Pradesh, India
High Spiti village (about 4,587 m) promoted as one of the highest motorable villages, home to the Sakya Tangyud monastery.
Spiti village at about 4,330 m known for its large hillside Buddha statue and marine fossils from the ancient Tethys Sea.
Spiti's largest monastery, a Gelug fortress-like gompa at about 4,166 m on a hill 12 km north of Kaza.
Ecosphere-run social-enterprise cafe on Kaza's main market road; profits fund local projects.
Main-market cafe in Kaza for Tibetan food, with indoor/outdoor seating and books.
wildlife sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh, India
Kaza main-market cafe mixing Tibetan decor with Indian, Italian and vegan food and live music.
Museum in Kaza.
Side valley ~13 km from Manali known for skiing in winter and paragliding, zorbing, ATVs and a ropeway in summer.
Last village of the Parvati valley at ~2,400 m, about an hour's walk above Barshaini; guesthouses and orchards.
Last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border in Kinnaur, on the Baspa river at 11,320 ft.
Meadow plateau ~24 km from Dalhousie ringed by deodars, with a small lake and 12th-century Khajji Nag temple.
Hill station 12 km from Shimla on NH5; Mahasu peak, horse rides, Himalayan Nature Park and winter skiing.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Apple-country town ~60 km from Shimla at ~2,708 m; ski slopes in winter and Hatu peak 8 km away.
Riverside village at ~1,835 m on the Uhl river, known for trout farming and as gateway to Nargu sanctuary.