Monastic retreats above 4,000 metres.
A slow circuit through cold-desert villages where homestays power off snowmelt and the silence is broken only by the prayer wheels of Key Monastery. Across the Kunzum La, the green meadows of Lahaul open up — a study in contrasts within a single Himalayan circuit.
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Common questions
The full circuit runs June–October when high passes are open; the Atal Tunnel now gives Lahaul year-round road access, and winter Spiti (for snow leopards and frozen-river silence) is possible for the adventurous November–March with special arrangements.
Kaza sits at 3,650 m, so we ascend gradually — a night at mid-altitude, generous rest on arrival, oxygen and a driver-guide trained in mountain first aid. Guests with heart or respiratory conditions should consult a doctor before booking.
Key Monastery's thousand-year-old prayer halls, Tabo's 10th-century murals (the 'Ajanta of the Himalaya'), the world's highest villages at Komic and Langza with their fossil fields, and homestay evenings with Spitian families — tourism that funds the valley directly.
In their words
“The Lahaul-Spiti circuit was the slowest, finest week of my year. Prayer wheels at Key Monastery before sunrise. Snowmelt-powered homestays. A team that answered every WhatsApp within minutes — even at 4,000 metres.”
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