Winter Spiti
Frozen rivers, monastery mornings and the quietest week of your year.
Photos are representative or from previous trips.
- Duration
- 8 days, 7 nights
- Starts in
- Shimla
- Pace
- Challenging
- Group size
- Up to 16
- Ages
- 20 to 35
Overview
Eight days in the cold desert when the tourists have gone home. Homestays with bukhari stoves, villages above 4,000 m, and a sky so full of stars it looks fake.
Highlights
- Group intro over lunch
- Roghi village walk
- Nako lake
- Dhankar monastery
- Key monastery
- Send a postcard from Hikkim
Great if you're
- People who are fine with basic loos and cold mornings
- Photographers and stargazers
- First time Himalaya travellers who want a guided start
Maybe skip if
- Anyone who needs hot showers daily
- People with untreated heart or lung conditions (please talk to us)
Who's on this date
For 19 to 26 Dec. Other dates of Winter Spiti can have different people.
Host, travelling with you
Aanya Kapoor
I film the bits between viewpoints. The chai stops, the flat tyres, the 2 am chats.
Trip leader, Trip Paglu team
Dev Rawat
Mountain lead with eight winters in Spiti. First aid certified, calm in a snowstorm.
Recommended by Meher Dutta, who isn't travelling on this date.
Itinerary
Weather and roads can change the order. Your trip leader makes the call on the day.
Meet at Shimla ISBT at 8 am IST, drive into apple country and settle in.
- Group intro over lunch
- Short walk at Hatu forest
- Meals:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Stay:
- Hotel, Narkanda
- Getting around:
- Tempo traveller
What's included
Included
- 7 nights stay as listed
- Breakfast and dinner daily, lunch on days 1 and 5
- All road transfers from Shimla
- Trip leader for the full trip
- Inner line and local permits
- Oxygen cylinder and first aid kit in the vehicle
Not included
- Travel to and from Shimla
- Monastery donations and entry tickets
- Snow leopard tracking
- Travel insurance
- Anything not listed as included
Stay and logistics
Where you'll stay
Hotels on days 1, 2 and 7, family homestays in Spiti. Rooms are basic, heated with a stove, shared on the basis you book. Specific properties are confirmed about 2 weeks before departure.
Photos of previous stays are examples. Your room can be different.
Meeting and return
- Meet
- Shimla ISBT, Tutikandi. 8:00 am IST on day 1.
- Drop off
- Shimla ISBT. Around 6:00 pm IST on day 8.
- Group size
- Up to 16 travellers. Runs with 8 or more.
Dates and prices
Pick a date, then choose how many of you and the room. Prices are per person.
3 upcoming dates
19 to 26 Dec
8 days, 7 nights. Meet at Shimla ISBT, Tutikandi. 8:00 am IST on day 1..
Hosted by Aanya KapoorTrip leader: Dev RawatGuaranteed to run.Travellers
Everyone must be 20 to 35 on day one
- Triple sharing × 1 traveller
- ₹24,500
- Trip total
- ₹24,500
- Due now
- ₹6,125
- Balance by 28 Nov 2026
- ₹18,375
Includes everything listed under What's included. Taxes, if any apply, are shown at checkout. Flights and optional activities are extra.
Questions first? Enquire and a trip expert replies. Checking out holds your seats for 15 minutes.
Photos
From previous departures. Your group will be new people.
Policies
Standard cancellation terms, v1, effective 1 Sep 2026. The version shown at checkout is the one that applies to your booking.
| When you cancel | What you get back |
|---|---|
| More than 30 days before departure | Full refund minus a 10% processing amount |
| 15 to 30 days before | 50% refund of the amount paid |
| Less than 15 days before | No refund. You can ask about transferring to a friend. |
- Payments
- Pay a deposit of 25% of the trip price to confirm your seat. The balance is due 21 days before departure. Nothing cancels automatically if you're late.
- Who can join
- Everyone must be 20 to 35 on the first day of the trip. Outside the range? Ask for a review at checkout.
Cancellation requests go to our team, who confirm the outcome in writing. Read the full cancellation terms.
FAQs
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