How to reach Spiti Valley- A remote himalayan town
Kaza is the region base camp of Spiti area in Himachal Pradesh. It is reached from Manali and Shimla. The road from Shimla (through Rekong Peo) is in principle an all-season one, while the Manali road by means of Rohtang and Kunzum passes is tolerable just in summer. There is just a single Government transport available from Manali to Kaza yet the route is quite blocked off with visit avalanches en route. Because of absence of legitimate streets in this area of the Himalayas, it is prudent to enlist a private MUV (Tata Sumos) from Manali to reach Kaza.
Himachal Road Transport Corporation transports connect Kaza with Manali and Rekong Peo. The Rekong Peo association goes through avalanche territory at Malling Nullah, with transhipment (crossing by walking and being gotten by a transport on another side) being regularly the main method of passing the avalanche.
The course from Manali by means of Losar crossing Kunzum La and Rohtang La along the Chandra stream is maybe the most delightful. The street surfaces are poor – the whole stretch has never been metalled/tarred. However, on getting some information about the street quality, he’d state that the street is an “acceptable street”. You should cross about a score of streams streaming over this State Highway No. 30 which could be about two or three feet deep.The HP Road transport from Manali to Kaza by means of Manali comes to Manali around 4.45AM and leaves at 5.00AM to reach Kaza whenever toward the evening or at night around the same time contingent out and about conditions,and it costs you just INR228 oneway per individual
In summer, state transport runs transports through the two courses for example Manali – kunzum pass-Kaza and Shimla-Reckongpeo-Sumdo-Kaza. In winters just one transport runs among Reckongpeo and kaza which leaves in early morning to kaza and one transport from Kaza to reckongpeo. Streets are hazardous to drive so on the off chance that you don’t have understanding of driving on himalyan streets, don’t do it. In winters there are no transports to towns , so just alternative is to recruit a taxi, which isn’t modest: each k.m. may cost you 25-40 INR or more ,however it is less expensive than traveler period of summers. The taxi stand has jeeps for enlist for fixed rates (recorded at the corner).
It is additionally conceivable to orchestrate a journey, jeep safari, yak safari or mountain biking through the workplace of Ecosphere, which conducts capable and volunteer travel excursions and visits in the area
