Best time to visit Spiti valley 2024 A complete guide

Spiti Valley is another name of a divine middle land or paradise on the earth. It exists between the borderlands of India and Tibet. The exquisite beauty of the rugged mountains and natural bends on the hilly roads of Spiti valley is worth experiencing. In this blog you will know the best time to visit spiti valley and how you can plan your spiti valley trip.

Team SPITI ADVENTURE organizing Spiti Valley tour from last 8+ Years, according us best time to visit spiti valley is April to October Month. If you want to experience winter Spiti Valley then plan December to March month.

Spiti valley from Shimla is the most preferred trip due to changes in altitude. If you travel from Manali, the time of the journey is less than before. But you can make your trip more exciting by entering through one city and exiting through another one.

So, What is the best time to visit Spiti valley?

You can plan a Spiti Valley tour via road in three ways. Arrange your trip via Shimla to Kaza, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Spiti valley road. You can organize your trip via Manali to Kaza also. Another option to reach the Spiti is via Shimla to Manali. The last one will allow you to complete the full circuit of the Spiti valley road trip.

• Best time to visit Spiti valley in Winter (Via Shimla to Kaza)

Spiti Valley winter looks like a wander on the planet. The charm of the white canvas with frozen rivers and waterfalls feels like a dreamland. Spiti Valley temperature tends to go extremely low in this season. Sometimes it runs between minus twenty to minus thirty-degree centigrade.

Best time to visit Spiti Valley in this route is November to April

The itinerary of the winter Spiti Valley tour is :

Shimla – Narkanda – Kalpa – Nako – Tabo – Dhankar – Kaza – Key Monastery – Hikkim – Komik (gompa) – Langza – Kaza – Kalpa – Shimla.

• Best time to visit Spiti valley in Summer (Via Manali to Kaza)

The geographical beauty of this Valley in summer is frame-worthy. The greenery comes forward, beating the icy cold mountains. The temperature becomes comfortable for trekking and travelling through roads and rivers. A pleasing atmosphere persuades the traveller for more adventurous trips.

Arrange your summer Spiti Valley tour anytime between June to the first week of October. This is the best time to go to Spiti valley and enjoy the essence of summer Spiti

Summer Spiti valley tour itinerary should be like this:

Manali – Atal Tunnel – Kunzum Pass – Kaza – Key Monastery – Hikkim – Komik (gompa) – Tabo – Pin Valley – Dhankar – Kaza – Langza – Chicham bridge – Losar  – Chandratal – Atal tunnel – Manali .

• Best time to visit Spiti valley for  full Circuit (Via Shimla to Manali)

The abandoned roads of Spiti Valley are the primary attention for adventurous hearts. The Spiti Valley circuit is a loop of a journey that covers two ways to complete the whole Spiti Valley trip. And this journey is the most interesting to have a more thrilling experience here. This itinerary of a full circuit tour starts with Shimla and ends with Manali.

The best time to visit Spiti valley full circuit via these routes is from June to 1st week of October.

The itinerary looks like this:

Shimla – Narkanda  –  Chitkul – Kalpa – Nako – Tabo  – Pin Valley – Dankar Monastery – Kaza – Key Monastery – Hikkim – Komik  – Langza – Kibber –  Losar – Chicham bridge – Kunzum Pass – Chandratal – Atal tunnel – Manali.

How to reach Spiti valley?

There are three ways to reach this Valley.

• By Air

The Spiti Valley route is well-connected with airports. The nearest airport to Spiti valley is Kullu airport, which is in Bhuntar. And Bhuntar has communications with other airports of the country. From Spiti Valley, the journey to Bhuntar takes around 10 hours by cab.

Moreover, you can plan a trip to Spiti via Delhi airport and Chandigarh airport. You can take a flight to Kullu from Delhi or Chandigarh airports. And from Kullu, plan a road trip to Spiti for enjoying the charm of the local beauty.

• By Road

You can organize your Spiti valley trip via Kiannaur that is Shimla route. You can also plan your tour from Manali. The Hindustan Tibet Highway connects Spiti Valley with Kinnaur. It needs around three days to complete the journey toward the destination.

The trip from Manali is shorter than from Shimla. But higher altitude might make you sick due to AMS. But if you want to take an adventurous journey, enter from Manali. So, it is up to the traveller to select the types of roads for choosing a Spiti Valley route. The full circuit trip will allow you to enjoy every bit of the Spiti Valley road trip.

• By Train

Nearest railway station to spiti valley is Joginder Nagar railway station. It is around a 10 hours road journey from the station to Spiti.. You can plan your Spiti trip from Shimla railway station. From Shimla, it is around an eleven hours journey. But you cannot travel in a single day. You will have to rent a car or taxi to reach Spiti from these railway stations. The bus is not so frequent in this area. So, arrange your trip as per your choice of travelling time.

• Plan your Spiti valley tour from Delhi

You can plan a Spiti Valley road trip in two ways from Delhi and Chandigarh. This can be a perfect sort of vacation for you which you would remember a lifetime. The first itinerary can be like this:

Via Delhi-Manali- Kaza This Spiti Valley route is a bit steeper.

The second itinerary you can plan like this:

Delhi-Chandigarh-Shimla-Narkanda-Rampur-Reckong Peo-Chango-Kaza

This route comes with a gradual increase in height. If you have Acute Mountain Sickness, prefer the second itinerary. The first itinerary or route might turn you sick as you get to a higher altitude. Take a cab or bike for road trips. You can set your journey from Delhi city via road trip. Otherwise, reach Manali by flight or overnight bus journey from Delhi. Then start your road trip from Manali to enter Spiti. 

• Spiti Valley tour from Chandigarh

You can arrange a journey to Spiti Valley from Chandigarh also. From Chandigarh reach Lahaul via Manali or reach Spiti via Shimla with a road trip. The railway station of Chandigarh is the nearest station to Spiti Valley. Moreover, you can also plan a trip from Chandigarh airport. And reach Kullu airport from Chandigarh. Then take a cab to reach the destination, Spiti Valley.

Connectivity of Spiti Valley with other important cities of India

Delhi and Chandigarh are well connected to Spiti Valley, as you can see in our discussion. But if you are wondering about reaching Spiti Valley from other major cities of India, there is no issue. Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, and many other airports have flight connectivity with Delhi and Chandigarh. So, you need to extend your Spiti Valley tour for a day or two to reach from other cities. Moreover, there is a railway connection between Delhi and Chandigarh with Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and other cities of India.

To Conclude

You can stay assured about reaching Spiti Valley from any significant location of India. All you need is a complete itinerary guide with other details which you have already got from our discussion. Always follow the Spiti Valley best time to visit guidance to have the most of your journey.

Written By,

Ms. Soumi Ghoshal Banerjee

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