• Depart Shimla driving through apple orchards of Narkanda into the dramatic Baspa river valley of Sangla.
• Evening walk along the rushing glacial stream.

• Drive to Chitkul, the last inhabited village near the Indo-Tibet border.
• Explore wooden houses and prayer flags before continuing to Kalpa facing the divine Kinner Kailash peak.

• Traverse the barren moonscapes of lower Spiti.
• Visit the reflective high-altitude Nako Lake and the 500-year-old naturally preserved monk mummy at Gue before resting at Tabo.

• Visit the 1,000-year-old UNESCO Tabo Monastery.
• Climb to cliff-hanging Dhankar Monastery overlooking Spiti-Pin confluence, and explore Pin Valley national park before arriving in Kaza.

Full day exploring iconic Spiti marvels: the fortress-like Key Monastery, the vertiginous Chicham Bridge (13,596 ft), posting postcards at Hikkim world's highest post office, and fossil hunting at Langza.

• Drive past the last Spiti hamlet of Losar and cross the prayer flag adorned Kunzum Pass (15,060 ft).
• Arrive at the mystical moon-shaped Chandratal Lake.
• Stargaze under zero light pollution skies.

• Tackle the rugged offroad terrain of Batal and Chhatru along the Chandra River.
• Enter Lahaul Valley and cross through the 9 km Atal Tunnel into lush green Manali.

Morning breakfast and time for cafe hopping in Old Manali before onward travel or Volvo boarding with lifelong Spiti circuit memories.