Winter Spiti expedition

The figure on this site is indicative. Days, the machine, the month, the room, and how many of you there are all move it. We confirm a number in writing after we speak.

Nothing is held — a bike, a Thar, a Kaza room in August — until we say it is, and a token has arrived. The token is usually 30% of the confirmed plan, by UPI or bank transfer. This website does not take cards or wallets.

The person riding needs a permanent driving licence with a motorcycle (gear) endorsement. We look at it at the yard. If it doesn’t match the bike, the bike stays here. That feels strict until you’ve seen the alternative.

Pillion riders need a government photo ID. Riders should be 18 or over. Tell us about anything that matters at altitude — asthma, a recent surgery, a pregnancy — before you pay a token, not on the morning of Kunzum.

Spiti is a Border Roads road in a high desert that also snows. Landslides, a closed pass, a local restriction, or a sick guest can change the order of days. On a guided trip we decide, and we explain. The spirit of the trip stays; the Tuesday night might not.

Chandratal nights happen only when the camp and the spur road are open. If they aren’t, you still see the villages, and the camp night becomes a night in Kaza or Manali.

More than 30 days before the start: the token moves to another date in the same season, or we return it minus anything already paid to a stay that won’t refund us.

15 to 30 days: half the confirmed plan is kept.

7 to 14 days: three quarters.

Inside 7 days, or a no-show at the yard: the plan is kept. We have already turned other people away for those bikes and those rooms.

If we cancel because we can’t run the departure safely, you get the money back for the days we didn’t operate. Getting yourself to Shimla is still your journey.

Travel insurance with a high-altitude medical clause is your responsibility. We will remind you and we will not pretend to be the insurer.

Helmets stay on. Drinking and riding ends the trip. So does riding past the marshal into a closed section because the light was nice. We have hosted a lot of good guests. We don’t negotiate this part.

Quotes are in Indian rupees, before 5% GST where that tax applies. Fuel is extra on bikes. Lunch is extra. A single room is extra unless the plan already says single.

The numbers describe the current season’s way of working. A quote we confirm in writing is the quote, even if this page changes next month.

The form builds a note and keeps a copy in your browser so you can send it. We don’t run a checkout, and we don’t sell the enquiry to a marketplace. When you message the desk, you get the desk.

This is the winter road, November to April. Kunzum stays shut. The expedition uses the Kinnaur side both ways, and Chandratal is not on it.

Right now the list under the days is guided, in a car. Switch Guided or Just the keys, or the bike and the car, and both columns change with the plan. The terms under that list are the house rules, and they do not change with the machine.

Yes. Pick the machine in the plan. A car changes the wording of the days and the included list. Two bikes and one car in the same week is a normal thing to write in the note.

The day list, where you sleep, and the long day all follow the length you picked. A shorter plan is a harder week, not a hidden discount. The price moves with the days, the room, and the machine.

More than 30 days before the start: the token moves to another date in the same season, or we return it minus anything already paid to a stay that won’t refund us. 15 to 30 days: half the confirmed plan is kept. 7 to 14 days: three quarters. Inside 7 days, or a no-show at the yard: the plan is kept. We have already turned other people away for those bikes and those rooms. If we cancel because we can’t run the departure safely, you get the money back for the days we didn’t operate. Getting yourself to Shimla is still your journey.

Not on this page. We confirm a number in writing after we read the plan. A token is usually 30% of that confirmed figure, by UPI or bank transfer. Nothing is held until we say it is, and the token has arrived.

If you have already done Spiti, or something as serious, yes — on a guided plan, with the backup behind you. If this is your first high road, take a car. We would rather lose the booking than a guest.

The Kinnaur–Spiti road usually is, with ice, slush, and the odd day that isn’t. Kunzum is not. Plans include a buffer on the longer versions because a beautiful morning can still close a section by lunch.

Rooms are harder, days are shorter, and the car has to be the right one. The price moves with the machine and the month. November and April are shoulders — we say so on the plan.

Because a Spiti week is not a hotel night. We read the plan, check the road and the bikes, then tell you the real number. A token — usually 30% — is collected by UPI or transfer after that, not on this page. You should be able to ask a question before money moves.

Guided means our marshal, mechanic, backup, stays, and the permits paperwork. A fixed date is that same ride, leaving on a published morning so a solo guest can join other people. Independent means we hand you a checked bike or car in Shimla. You handle the beds, the food, and the pace. Roadside assistance can be added. It is not a disguised tour.

Yes. The mountain plan doesn’t change. You add an overnight Volvo, or a flight plus a taxi, to Shimla, Manali, or Chandigarh — whichever city that route actually starts from. The Volvo pair is in the estimate. Flights stay yours to book, because prices move around more than the pass does.