Spiti Valley

Spiti is a cold mountain desert at the edge of Tibet: whitewashed monasteries on ridges, tiny villages above 4,000 m, and night skies thick with stars. It asks for time to acclimatise and rewards it with real remoteness.

Places we love here

• Viewpoints

  Chicham bridge

  A bridge over a deep gorge between Kibber and Chicham.

• Culture

  Dhankar Monastery

  A cliff-edge monastery at the confluence of the Spiti and Pin rivers.

• Experiences

  Hikkim post office

  Send a postcard from one of the highest post offices in the world.

• Food

  Kaza cafés & thukpa

  Kaza's small cafés serve thukpa, momos and butter tea. Good after a long day out.

• Culture

  Key Monastery

  A fortress-like monastery stacked on a hill above the Spiti river.

• Culture

  Kibber village

  One of the higher motorable villages, a base for spotting blue sheep and, with luck, signs of snow leopard.

• Lesser-known · lesser-known

  Langza Buddha & fossil fields

  A hilltop Buddha statue above a village where marine fossils turn up in the soil.

• Nature

  Pin Valley drive

  A side valley of coloured cliffs and small villages, part of a national park.