Losar Tourism and Travel Guide

After an early morning breakfast in Kaza, we will set off for a full day trip. First we will visit Kee Monastery (4,166m), then head straight to Chicham (4,145m) where the highest suspension bridge in Asia is located. We will stop at Kibber (4,270m) for lunch. We will then head to the village of Lossar where we will spend the night in our guest house.Distance - 90 kms

Making it to Losar was a great feeling altogether. Right before the entrance, there was a huge arch painted forest green with traditional floral patterns that read "Welcome to Spiti Valley" that made us all thank the God we never had and cheer in excitement. Losar was a small village with bright blue mountains, red trees, green meadows and brightly painted yellow houses. It was the perfect picture that looked like something Sargent would have painted. We passed several restaurants and wandered into the village that was down below looking for more beauty and some tea. Sadly, the homestay there did not have a steward so we headed back on to the commercial area for refreshments. It was 2PM and we had roughly 60kms ahead of us. The roads did not look much better so far but we had big expectations. We ordered some noodles and tea while I borrowed a phone from the shop owner. There was full cell reception in the area for BSNL(A government run telecommunications company) which you wouldn't opt for in cities where we had Vodafone, Airtel etc. But Spiti Valley only had BSNL and nothing else so borrowing phones from locality was the only option. We spoke to our families one by one as we finished our lunch and decided to take a quick 20 minute nap sitting there. Bob couldn't sleep so he woke me up and told me how he would like to head back immediately. I stared at him for some time without showing any immediate shock. He had mentioned going back since we left Chandratal one or two times on the bike but I did not take it seriously. He told me that his back hurts due to the poor suspension of the bike and suspected that he is falling sick due to the cold and the elevation. I wanted to say so much to him but all that came out of my mouth was :"Okay"We prepped again to hit the road at 3PM. I tried my best to go as slow as possible to keep Bob from slipping a disc or two as I watched Hari fly ahead. Soon the roads started getting better, so did our speeds. We watched the mountains flatten down as we crossed a number of small villages on the way. It looked like we were heading back to the civilisation, although different from anything we had ever seen. The paths were clean and soon our bikes started gripping themselves on the small patches of tarmac that were becoming apparent by now. I must have yelled out in excitement whenever I hit a good patch because I could feel Damini revving about in joy with me. It took us a couple more kms to finally shift to the third gear. Bob and his back were beyond happy, maybe more than me and Damini at this point. Soon the roads turned into perfectly laid tarmac and the plain spread out like a playground. We could see the the stretch of the path for kilometers. We pumped our throttle and flew through another 40kms until we reached a small bridge where the path split. We took the one with a signboard pointing towards Kaza near it.

I can't begin to describe how beautiful Spiti is! With amazing weather and sights, you can soak in nature in its purest form and fill up your senses. We stopped a few times to take pictures, chatted with the locals who are very kind. The sun shines bright and burns intensely at that height. There are homestays at these villages and I really recommend you stay there for a day in the most beautiful place you would, have ever seen and then come back the next day. After visiting the highest monastery and eating a meal at the highest village we headed towards Lohsar as we intended to do the Chandratal Lake Trek before we ended our journey.LOHSAR Driving through beautiful valleys and villages, we headed towards Lohsar. We had decided to go and stay at Nomads Cottage which is a hub for Motorist and Expeditioners at Semkit.

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Visit the road less travelled or off beat places near KazaGreat view of Chau Chau Kang Nelda peak from LangzaStatue of the Buddha near Langza looking down the valley.Tanggyud monastery at Komik, is one of the most important and the highest monastery in the Spiti Valley.You can move to Losar if you would like to stay away from hustle bustle of Kaza.About 2 – 3 Hrs of drive in the day excluding LosarIf planning to go to Losar, Enjoy the most scenic drive of entire Spiti Valley between Losar and Kaza at an easy pace.About 2 – 2.5 Hrs drive between Losar and Kaza, depending upon the breaks you take in betweenOvernight at Kaza or Losar

Losar is a small remote village located in Spiti Valley, Himachal. It is situated at a whopping altitude of 13400 ft. at a distance of 56 kms from Kaza. Losar is the last place where one can get any accommodation while travelling on the long route from Kaza to Manali, or if visiting Chandrataal. This village remains cut off from the rest of the world for about 7-8 months (November-May) due to snow covered roads. It offers some delightful scenery all around, plus you can enjoy your stay at the Nomad's Cottage (the owner is the coolest person & they serve delicious homemade food :))