Spiti valley, Key and Tabo monasteries
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A cold mountain desert on the Tibetan border, with ancient Buddhist monasteries, high villages and wide river valleys.
Pilgrimage siteLahaul and Spiti districtBest time to visit: June to September
Highlights
- Key monastery on a hilltop above the Spiti river near Kaza
- Tabo monastery, founded in the late 10th century, with old murals and clay sculptures; protected by the Archaeological Survey of India
- High villages such as Kibber, Langza and Komic
- Chandratal lake on the Lahaul side of the Kunzum pass
Significance
Spiti has kept its Buddhist culture for over a thousand years. Tabo is one of the oldest functioning monasteries in the Himalaya.