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Winter · Kinnaur & Spiti, Himachal

Winter Spiti Expedition

Shimla ⇄ Shimla · 7 Days · 4x4 Convoy Highest point 4,587 m (Komic)

  1. Shimla
  2. Chitkul
  3. Tabo
  4. Kaza
  5. Komic4,587 m
  6. Kalpa
  7. Shimla

The Route

Seven Days, Day by Day.

From Shimla and back in 7 days, with Komic at 4,587 m on day 5. Every day below, with the highest point it reaches.

  1. Day 1

    Shimla

    Briefing, stickering and the car check. Luggage is loaded the evening before.

    2,276 m

  2. Day 2

    Shimla → Sangla → Chitkul

    Out along the Sutlej through Narkanda and Rampur, then up the Baspa valley to Chitkul, the last village on the road.

    3,450 m

  3. Day 3

    Chitkul → Khab → Nako → Tabo

    Back down the Baspa and east on the Hindustan–Tibet road past the Spiti–Sutlej confluence at Khab, Nako and its lake, and on to Tabo.

    3,662 m

  4. Day 4

    Tabo → Dhankar → Chicham → Key → Kaza

    Dhankar's fort-monastery on its cliff, the high bridge at Chicham, and Key stacked up its hill before Kaza.

    4,166 m

  5. Day 5

    Kaza → Komic → Hikkim → Langza → Kaza

    Komic's gompa at 4,587 m, the post office at Hikkim and the fossil village of Langza, back to Kaza for the night.

    4,587 m

  6. Day 6

    Kaza → Kalpa

    Back down the Spiti valley into Kinnaur; evening light on the Kinner Kailash range from Kalpa.

    2,960 m

  7. Day 7

    Kalpa → Shimla

    The long descent along the Sutlej, and a farewell dinner in Shimla.

    2,276 m

Bars show the highest point reached each day, against the highest of the whole expedition.

Highest point
Komic, 4,587 m — day 5.
Days at 4,000 m or higher
2 of 7: days 4, 5.
Difficulty
Moderate. A medic and oxygen travel with the convoy every day.

Dates & Prices

When It Runs.

  • 3 Jan 2027 Booking Open · All 12 seats open Reserve →
  • 18 Jan 2027 Booking Open · All 12 seats open Reserve →
  • 12 Mar 2027 Booking Open · All 12 seats open Reserve →
₹39,000 a seat, per person, in one of our 4x4s
₹30,000 your own vehicle and its driver, for the whole trip
₹20,000 each other person travelling in your vehicle

A guide confirms your seat and the final price before anything is paid. Coming in your own vehicle? What the own-vehicle charge covers.

On Every Convoy

What Travels With You.

The same on all five expeditions, whether you take a seat or bring your own car.

On the road

  • A lead vehicle, a tail vehicle and a media vehicle
  • Walkie-talkies for communication in every car
  • A briefing every morning before we set off
  • 24x7 assistance, for the whole trip
  • The checkpost list, with your car number already on it
  • Every permit, on the house

The crew with you

  • A mechanic team, and a car check every single day
  • A medical team, and a health check every day
  • A spare driver, who takes your wheel when you have had enough

Where you sleep, what you eat

  • Comfort stays, booked and checked before the season
  • Drinking water in every vehicle
  • Refreshments on the road
  • A garbage bag in every car — what we carry in, we carry out

What you take home

  • A hoodie, a t-shirt and an ID card
  • A certificate, and stickers for the car
  • Every photograph, in a Google Drive folder, on the last day
  • The best experience we know how to run

And what we need from you

Papers we need from you

  • A medical fitness certificate
  • Photo ID — driving licence and Aadhaar, or a passport for overseas guests
  • Two passport photographs, for the permits
  • The signed risk form, which we send when you book
  • A short feedback form and a review at the end of the trip

If you bring your own vehicle

  • Your vehicle's papers and a recent service report
  • A tow strap, snow chains, an air pump, a tyre puncture kit and a jump starter
  • Antifreeze coolant, topped up before you leave home
  • AT tyres on all four wheels for any winter departure
  • Winter: four-wheel drive only. Summer: an SUV is enough, 4x4 or not

What to wear

  • Two pairs of thermal inners and a windcheater
  • A heavy-duty jacket, and a snow shawl in winter
  • One pair of waterproof shoes, gloves and a warm cap

The Fleet

Travelling by 4x4.

A black Mahindra Thar Roxx with its round headlights on, parked on a grassy field under fog
per day charge · only on request

Mahindra Thar Roxx 4x4

Five doors, a ladder frame and low-range four-wheel drive: sure-footed on the rough, unpaved stretches beyond Kaza and up to Komic.

  • 5-door
  • 4WD, low range
  • Rough-road ready
A black Toyota Fortuner under a heavy grey sky
per day charge · only on request

Toyota Fortuner 4x4

The long-distance 4x4: seven seats run as four so everyone gets a window, with luggage on the roof and oxygen behind the rear seats.

  • 4 guests + driver
  • 4WD, low range
  • Oxygen on board
A red Maruti Suzuki Jimny with its fog lamps on, parked among pine trees
included in the convoy · 3 seats

Maruti Suzuki Jimny 4x4

Short, light and properly four-wheel drive, with a low-range transfer case — for the narrow mountain tracks where a bigger 4x4 would struggle.

  • AllGrip Pro 4WD
  • Low range
  • Compact
A dark green Mahindra Scorpio-N wading through a forest stream
per day charge · only on request

Mahindra Scorpio-N 4x4

Mahindra's ladder-frame SUV with its 4XPLOR four-wheel drive: a low range, a locking rear differential and terrain modes for snow, mud and sand.

  • 4XPLOR 4WD
  • Low range
  • Terrain modes
A bronze Toyota Hilux climbing a sandy desert track below rock cliffs
per day charge · only on request

Toyota Hilux 4x4

Toyota's workhorse pickup: a ladder frame, low-range four-wheel drive and a locking rear differential, with an open load bed for the gear.

  • Double cab
  • 4WD, low range
  • Rear diff lock
A red Isuzu D-Max V-Cross on a muddy track through the forest
per day charge · only on request

Isuzu D-Max V-Cross 4x4

A double-cab pickup with shift-on-the-fly four-wheel drive and a low range, and the ground clearance for river crossings and rutted tracks.

  • Double cab
  • 4WD, low range
  • High clearance

Read before you go

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