Surrounded by the Kullu Valley in the south,  Ladakh in the north  and Tibet in the east,  the twin valleys of Lahaul and Spiti is a  region of nature at its wildest.  This land duplicates, possibly  exceeds  in  many ways,  the magical ambience of Leh,  Nubra  and  Zanskar valleys.

This region remains cut off from the rest of the world for  much  of  the  year.  Apart  from geographical barriers, this  area  was closed,  till  1994,  to  visitors  because of  military  and  political reasons. These valleys encompass glaciers, high ridges, broad  valleys,  pastures and has a minimum  elevation  exceeding   3000m.  This  area is more of a high altitude cold desert  dotted  with  famous  monasteries, villages  like little green oasis in a  stark,  brown and dry landscape, miles of rolling pastures, 6000m  peaks and swollen rivers which turn into mere trickles in winter. Between the Shivaliks and the Greater Himalayas is found another of India’s last unexplored posts, Kinnaur. Situated on  the  old  world trade route, its only link with the outside world is by  way  of  the Hindustan -Tibet road through Simla. This district spans the entire width of the Himalayas to the edge  of  the  Tibetan  plateau.  This  region being utterly unspoilt and practically  untouched  by  tourist  traffic and outside  influence,  remain  a  paradise for trekkers, river runners and motorists alike.The valleys of Lahaul and Spiti are connected by the 4500m Kunzum  pass.  It is a fascinating land for Buddhist art and culture. The monasteries  here  are rich  repositories of ancient murals, wood  carvings  and golden images of the Padmasambhava.  The people are charming and friendly with their own traditional dances, ballads, folk tales and legends.

  Our Spiti – Pin valleys expedition descends over a 100 kms of river in the twin valleys of the Spiti and Pin rivers, gets in close with the amazing culture of Spiti, and exits  through the tribal district of Kinnaur via  the   Sutlej and Baspa valleys, encompassing some of the most amazing part of the Trans Himalaya. We run down big volume rapids set in the land of 1000 year old monasteries, and traverse the entire region in a fortnight of high adventure !