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Kinner to Spiti valley
Kinner Kailash Prikrama
and Spiti valley
Excursion
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HIMACHAL PRADESH LAHAUL SPITI, KINNAUR, KULLU MANALI, DHARAMSALA
The Himachal Pradesh, a state
in northern India
takes its name and identity of the mountains of the Himalayas which it is the foothills.
The word "Himachal" can be translated as "the house of eternal snow." The presence of these high peaks have determined the
history, culture, heritage and lifestyles of these areas. As a traveller, the mountains and valleys many offer a wide variety
of landscapes and faces to discover. The highest mountain range and large the planet is a place where man and nature live
in harmony. The nature is respected because human survival depends upon it and he knows how much it can be unforgivable.
In Himachal Pradesh, human
activity is dominated by rural life: 90% of the population live in small villages and make their living almost exclusively
on agriculture. The "tribal belt" consisting of the districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti is predominantly Buddhist and
the language spoken language is part of the Himalayan belt tibeto-Burman. The average mountain has become an agricultural
assisted irrigation and working the land to make it fertile. Thus, each village becomes an island of green in a desert of
stones. Before India's independence, Himachal
Pradesh was divided into a multitude of hereditary kingdoms. The British are invested some pockets of Himachal during the
nineteenth century, including Shimla, which became a health resort allowing them to spend the monsoon in a cool, Dalhousie
and Kasauli. The vast varieties of lifestyles, architecture and landscape gives the traveller the impression that multiple
worlds gathered there. The passenger remain amazed at the grandeur of the landscape, often dominated by snow-capped peaks,
nature lovers will be able to discover wildlife and a wealth of exceptional originality.
LAHAUL SPITI
Spiti is located on the Tibetan border enclosed on the South East by Tibet, North West by Ladakh, West by Lahoul and Kullu. Geologically and archeologically Spiti valley
is living museum. Spiti valley is formed by the Spiti river, which rises on the slopes of Kunzom pass (4551m) and ends at
the river confluence with Pare-Chu near Sumdo. The length of the valley is about 150km. Enroute Spiti river receives the water
of many streams: Guindi Nala, Parilungbi Chu, pin river and Lingti river. There are two routes to Spiti, one over Rohtang-pass
(3978m/13050ft) and Kunzom pass and other via Shimla, Rampur
and Kinnaur
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Spiti valley
Overland tour
and
Trekking in Spiti
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Chandratal lake
valley of mountains
and Glaciers
4-8-12 days
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