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The Spiti Pin - River Expedition
Surrounded by the Kullu Valley in the south, Ladakh in the north and Tibet in the east, the twin valleys of
Lahaul and Spiti is a region of nature at its wildest. This land duplicates, possibly exceeds in many ways,
the magical ambience of Leh, Nubra and Zanskar valleys.
This region remains cut off from the rest of the world for much of the year. Apart from geographical
barriers, this area was closed, till 1994, to visitors because of military and political reasons. These valleys
encompass glaciers, high ridges, broad valleys, pastures and have a minimum elevation exceeding
3000m. This area is more of a high
altitude
cold
desert dotted with famous monasteries, villages like little
green oasis in
a stark, brown and dry landscape, miles of rolling pastures, 6000m peaks and swollen rivers
which turn into mere trickles in winter.
Between the Shivaliks and the Greater Himalayas is found another
of India’s last unexplored posts, Kinnaur. Situated on the old world trade route, its only link with the
outside world is by way of the Hindustan -Tibet road through Simla. This district spans the entire width of
the Himalayas to the edge of the Tibetan plateau.
This region being utterly unspoilt and practically
untouched by tourist traffic and outside influence, remain a paradise for trekkers, river runners and
motorists alike. The valleys of Lahaul and Spiti are connected by the 4500m Kunzum pass. It is a
fascinating land for Buddhist art and culture. The monasteries here are rich repositories of ancient murals,
wood carvings and goltales and legends.
Our Spiti – Pin valleys expedition descends over a 100 kms of river in theden images of the
Padmasambhava. The people are charming and friendly with their own traditional dances,
ballads, folk twin valleys of the Spiti and Pin rivers, gets in close with the amazing culture of
Spiti, and exits through the tribal district of Kinnaur via the Sutlej and Baspa valleys,
encompassing some of the most amazing part of the Trans Himalaya. We run down big volume
rapids set in the land of 1000 year old monasteries, and traverse the entire region in a
fortnight of high adventure!
Day 01
Delhi – Manali. Hotel.
Day 02
In Manali. Visit roerich Art Gallery, Hadimba Temple and walk around town Hotel.
Day 03
Drive Manali – Paldhar Plains Camp (7 hrs driving). Overnight Camp.
Day 04
Drive 30 mins to Kiato early morning. Raft to Rangrik (6 hrs) Camp.
Day 05
Kaza – Kibber – Gette – trek to Kye. Back to camp at Rangrik.
Day 06
Drive to Langza – fossil hunting – homestay at Langza / Komic.
Day 07
Raft to Attargo bridge (2.5 hrs). Visit Dhankar gompa and drive to Mikkim homestay in
the Pin valley
Day 08
Visit Kungri gompa in the morning. Run from Guling on the Pin to below the
confluence till below Poh village (3.5 hrs). Drive to Tabo. Hotel.
Day 09
Big day on the water. Run from Poh to Tabo. Visit Giu village to see the mummified
monk and scout the lower gorge to Sumdo.
Day10
Big water day!! Run from Tabo to the Sumdo Bridge, upstream of the confluence of
the Spiti with the Pare Chu. Return to Tabo.
Day 11
Long drive today along the Old Hindustan Tibet road to Sangla. O/n Camp.
Day 12
Drive from Sangla to Thanedar / Shimla. O/n hotel.
Day 13
Drive to Delhi. o/n hotel. Trip ends.
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