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4.5	India›Himachal Pradesh›Lahaul and Spiti›Spiti River Spiti River, originating at an altitude of 16,000 ft high from the Kunzum Range, is the main tributary of the Sutlej River - the largest among the five rivers of Himachal Pradesh. Spiti river starts from the glaciers situated above the Lahaul valley. The river passes through the Kunzum pass. Many sm... Click here to read more about 'Spiti River'... Tags : rivers
5	India›Himachal Pradesh›Lahaul and Spiti›Chandra Tal Lake Chandra Tal Lake is also called "Lake of the Moon". Chandra Tal Lake is situated at a height of 4300 m and 6 kms away from the Kunzum Pass in Spiti and Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh India. Boasting of a circumference of about 2.5 kms, the deep blue-water of Chandra Tal Lake is the so... Click here to read more about 'Chandra Tal Lake'... Tags : lakes
5	India›Himachal Pradesh›Lahaul and Spiti›Pin Valley Pin valley is 50 km from Kaza. It stretches over an area of over 675 sq km in the uninhabited areas of the Pin and Paraiho river catchments. It's altitudes range from 3,500 to 6,000m. The landscape is typically ‘cold desert’ — high-altitude terrain with sparse vegetation — and boasts of... Click here to read more about 'Pin Valley'... Tags : valleys
4.666665	India›Himachal Pradesh›Lahaul and Spiti›Key Monastery Key Gompa (also spelt Ki, Kye or Kee) is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,116 metres close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh. It is 8 km from Kaza. The monastery looks like a fort, where temples are built on top of one another. The w... Click here to read more about 'Key Monastery'... Tags : monasteries
5	India›Himachal Pradesh›Lahaul and Spiti›Sakya's Abode Sakya Abode is a budget property located 300m from the bus stand amidst the snow clad Himalayan peaks. A good accomodation while in Kaza. It is a pleasant place with traditional architecture, built around a large, green courtyard. ... Click here to read more about 'Sakya's Abode'... Tags : hotels
4.5	India›Himachal Pradesh›Lahaul and Spiti›Tabo Monastery Located in the valley of Spiti at an altitude of 3050m, the Tabo Monastery is quiet often referred to as the 'Ajanta of the Himalayas'. It is 1000 years old. Founded by an eminent scholar Richen Zangpo in the 996 AD, as an advanced centre of learning, this is basically a complex that house... Click here to read more about 'Tabo Monastery'... Tags : monasteries
3.5	India›Himachal Pradesh›Lahaul and Spiti›Kibber Village The Kibber Village is locally known as Khyipur, one of the highest villages in the world at an altitude of 4205 m above sea level in a narrow valley surrounded by mountains from all sides. It is a picturesque tourist destination. Gette, at a short distance away from Kaza, is this highest village in ... Click here to read more about 'Kibber Village'... Tags : villages

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