Spiti Valley Under ₹10,000 — 7 Days
India's Himalayan cold desert on a real budget. Shared taxis, homestays, monastery meals, and hitchhiking norms in Spiti.
Day by day
Shimla → Kaza via Reckong Peo (2 days)
Kaza, Spiti Valley
HRTC bus Shimla→Reckong Peo (₹400, 9hr). Next morning HRTC to Kaza (₹350, 6hr). Scenic Kinnaur route. No permits for Indians.
Key Monastery & Kibber Village
Key Monastery, Spiti
Shared taxi Kaza→Key→Kibber ₹200pp. Key Monastery (4166m, 1000 years old). Kibber (world's highest village with motor road). Homestay ₹500 with meals.
Komic & Hikkim Villages
Hikkim, Spiti
Hitchhike or share taxi. Hikkim has world's highest post office (4440m). Komic has world's highest motorable monastery. Langza Buddha statue (great Dhauladhar backdrop).
Chandratal Lake — Crescent Moon Lake
Chandratal, Spiti
Shared jeep from Kaza ₹400. 4200m altitude. Electric blue-green water. Camp or return same day. Stunning Milky Way at night (zero light pollution).
Return via Manali (Rohtang Pass)
Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Shared taxi Kaza→Manali ₹1000 (July-October only). Cross Kunzum La (4590m), Rohtang (3978m). Manali night bus to Delhi ₹900.