Langza, Komic and Hikkim: Spiti's High Villages
Fossils at Langza, the world's highest post office at Hikkim and a monastery at Komic. A guide to Spiti's high-village loop and reaching it from Naggar.
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Ghar in the hills
From the hills
Travel tips, local experiences, and quiet mountain moments from Ghar in the Hills.
Fossils at Langza, the world's highest post office at Hikkim and a monastery at Komic. A guide to Spiti's high-village loop and reaching it from Naggar.
Read more →Snow-leopard country at Kibber and Asia's highest suspension bridge at Chicham. A guide to this remote corner of Spiti and how to reach it from Naggar.
Read more →At 4,590 m, Kunzum Pass is the threshold between Lahaul and Spiti. A guide to its temple, the Chandratal trek and crossing it on a road trip from Naggar.
Read more →A hilltop shrine above Kullu town with sweeping views over the Beas, the Dhalpur maidan and Bijli Mahadev opposite — an easy half-day from Naggar.
Read more →Deep in January the Lahaul valley lights cedar-wood torches for Halda, its festival of fire and its local new year. What it marks and how to see it from Naggar.
Read more →Natural sulphur hot springs on the banks of the Beas, 6 km before Manali — Kalath is an easy, restorative roadside soak on a day trip from Naggar.
Read more →A real snow summit at 5,289 m above the Beas Kund valley, and one of India's best beginner mountaineering peaks — how to plan Friendship Peak from Naggar.
Read more →A hundred metres above the Roerich gallery sits Urusvati, the Himalayan research institute the Roerichs founded in 1928. What it was, what to see, and how to visit.
Read more →For seven days each spring, Mandi fills with hundreds of village gods for its famous Shivratri fair. What the festival marks and how to visit from Naggar.
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