Group transport
Hilux vehicle available for the journey.
Travel with the group in a Toyota Hilux, a pickup built for rough mountain roads. Seat numbers and allocation are confirmed by the team when you book.
Kinnaur Kailash from Kalpa · 31.54° N 78.26° E · ~2,960 m
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Eight days from the plains to the cold desert — and a new year that begins at altitude.
- Route
- Delhi → Spiti → Delhi
- Duration
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Event starts
- 27 December 2026
- Trip price · per person
- ₹1,60,000–₹2,30,000
No. 01Prologue · the expedition journal28.61° N 77.21° E → 32.23° N 78.07° E
Not a holiday from your life. A different first chapter for it.
The Spiti Odyssey is a road journey through the turn of the year — out of Delhi, up through the Shimla hills, along the Sutlej into Kinnaur and over into the cold desert of Spiti, before the long descent home.
Days belong to the landscape: cliff roads, frozen rivers, monasteries stacked on ridges and villages that sit above four thousand metres. Nights belong to the group — warm rooms, bonfires, music and a New Year welcomed somewhere most people never see. Every stage is planned around one idea: the journey itself is the destination.
- 8days on the road
- 7nights, five towns
- ~4,400mhighest village on the route (Langza, approx.)
- ~3,800mKaza, base for three nights (approx.)
New Year · in the snow
A New Year above the ordinary.
Escape into the Himalayas for a winter adventure filled with breathtaking mountain views, unforgettable company, and a New Year celebration unlike the usual city party.
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The Spiti Odyssey New Year edition began on 27 December 2026. Thank you to everyone who joined — ask the team about the next one.
Counting down to 27 December 2026 · event start
No. 02 · Leave the familiar behind
Every year starts in traffic.
Horns, fog, a calendar already filling up. Most new years begin exactly where the old one ended.
The road north
This one starts on a river road.
The plains tilt into hills, the hills into gorges, and the Sutlej takes over as the only thing that knows the way.
Kinnaur
Cut into the cliff. Pointed at the sky.
By the third day the road is a ledge, the city is a rumour, and the year has finally changed.
No. 02 · Leave the familiar behind
Every year starts in traffic. This one starts on a river road.
No. 03 · First light
Kalpa · first light05:58
The first light arrives before the sun does.
Above Kalpa the summits catch fire while the village is still blue with shadow. The colour comes down the mountain in stages — pink, then copper, then a white so bright it hurts — and for a few minutes nobody says anything.
That is the whole idea of beginning a year up here. The countdown and the party come after dark — but first, a morning that is impossible to scroll past.
The mountains are calling. The party is waiting.
Snow outside.
Party mode on.
Days on mountain roads and snowy trails. Nights that turn into a celebration — warm layers, good music, the whole group together, and a New Year welcomed somewhere most people never see.
Mood images supplied by the organisers to show the spirit of the celebration — not photographs of this event’s venue, crowd or line-up.
- DaysMountain roads, snow trails & viewpoints
- NightsBonfires, music & celebration
- 27 December 2026The New Year edition begins
Bonfire nights
Cold mountains. Warm fires. Wild memories.
When the sun drops behind the ridges the temperature falls fast — and that is when the group gathers. Fire, warm hands, stories from the road, the cabin windows glowing behind you and the snow catching the light.
Cold nights. Warm fires. Unforgettable stories.
Entertainment announcement
A special DJ will be travelling with us.
Take the mountain experience up a notch with music, celebration, and a special DJ travelling with the group.
The DJ’s name will be announced by DemiGod House. Set times and venues on the route are not yet confirmed. Want to be told first? Email the team or message on WhatsApp.
Route · illustrative, not to scale28.61° N · 77.21° E
Stop 01 · Delhi
Delhi is home to the historic Red Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that served as a major residence of Mughal emperors.
No. 05 · The expedition route
Five places. One continuous climb.
Delhi → Kufri → Kalpa → Kaza → Rampur → Delhi. The road gains more than three and a half kilometres of altitude before turning for home. Scroll, and the map follows the road.
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi — Supplied image The starting line is Delhi — Mughal domes, winter fog and the last flat horizon for a week. Day one is for arriving, meeting the group and an early night before the climb north.
Did you knowDelhi is home to the historic Red Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that served as a major residence of Mughal emperors.
Start · Delhi · ~215 m · 28.61° N 77.21° E
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Stop 02 · ~2,700 m
Kufri
Pine ridges above Shimla — the first night the air turns thin and cold.
Did you knowKufri is a Himalayan hill destination near Shimla, known for its mountain scenery and winter snowfall.
31.10° N · 77.27° Eapprox.
Read about Kufri -
Stop 03 · ~2,960 m
Kalpa
A village on a shelf, facing the Kinnaur Kailash range across the gorge.
Did you knowKalpa is a beautiful village in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, known for its spectacular views of the Kinner Kailash mountain range.
31.54° N · 78.26° Eapprox.
Read about Kalpa -
Stop 04 · ~3,800 m
Kaza
Spiti’s cold-desert capital — base for monasteries and the highest villages.
Did you knowKaza is the main town of the Spiti Valley, surrounded by dramatic high-altitude desert landscapes and rugged Himalayan mountains.
32.23° N · 78.07° Eapprox.
Read about Kaza -
Stop 05 · ~1,000 m
Rampur
The descent to the Sutlej, a palace town and a warmer night.
Did you knowRampur Bushahr, in Himachal Pradesh, is a historic town associated with the former Bushahr princely state and its heritage architecture.
31.45° N · 77.63° Eapprox.
Read about Rampur -
Stop 06 · ~215 m
Delhi, again
Back to the plains, carrying a different view of the year.
Did you knowDelhi’s historic Humayun’s Tomb is another UNESCO World Heritage Site and an important precursor to Mughal garden-tomb architecture.
28.61° N · 77.21° Eapprox.
Day 8
No. 06The climb, in metres
Up three and a half kilometres. Then all the way down.
The profile below follows the journey day by day, not by distance. It climbs in steps — a night at Kufri, a night at Kalpa — before sleeping at Kaza’s altitude, and the highest points come on day trips from Kaza rather than overnight.
Approximate altitudes, rounded — not survey data. Positions are spaced by day of travel.
Transport
Your journey, your way.
Self-drive option
Participants may bring their own car if they prefer.
Prefer your own wheels? Tell the team when you enquire so they can share what applies to self-drivers.
Vehicle numbers, seats, convoy arrangements, fuel, parking and winter road access are not yet confirmed — the team will confirm them with you. The original route and its road-condition notes (see the itinerary) still apply: snow and clearance can change timings.
No. 07Discover the destinations
Four places that do not look like each other.
Pine forest under snow, the orchard-and-temple country of Kinnaur, a moonscape of cold desert and a river town at the bottom of a gorge. The landscape changes so completely that each overnight stop feels like crossing into a new country.
Day 02 · The hills begin
Kufri
The first evening above two and a half thousand metres. Deodar and pine heavy with snow, wooden cabins, a white line of higher peaks on the horizon — and the realisation that the plains are now below you.
31.10° N 77.27° E · approx.
Explore Kufri
Day 03 · A wall of white
Kalpa
Kalpa sits on a shelf high above the Sutlej, its carved temple eaves facing straight across at Kinnaur Kailash. It is the kind of view that makes people set alarms for dawn without being asked.
31.54° N 78.26° E · approx.
Explore Kalpa
Days 04–06 · The cold desert
Kaza
Beyond the rain shadow, colour drains out of the land and the monasteries take over: Key stacked on its hill, prayer flags snapping in thin air, three nights at the heart of Spiti.
32.23° N 78.07° E · approx.
Explore Kaza
Day 07 · Down to the river
Rampur
The descent ends in the old capital of Bushahr, where the Sutlej runs fast and green below the towers of Padam Palace and the night is mild enough to sit outside.
31.45° N 77.63° E · approx.
Explore RampurDestination images supplied by the organisers.
No. 08 · The journey through the days
Eight days, in order.
Delhi
Arrive, meet the tribe, sleep early. Tomorrow the plains end.
Delhi → Kufri
North through the Shimla hills to a pine-ridge night at Kufri.
Kufri → Kalpa
Into Kinnaur along the Sutlej, to Kalpa and its wall of peaks.
Kalpa → Kaza
Toward Kaza by way of Nako and Tabo — the first Spiti light.
Kaza
Key Monastery on its cone of rock; Chicham Bridge over its gorge.
Kaza
Langza, Komik and Hikkim — the highest villages of the journey.
Kaza → Rampur
Down the Spiti river to the Sutlej and on to Rampur.
Rampur → Delhi
The last road day: Rampur back to Delhi.
No. 09Where you stay
Warm rooms after cold roads.
Six properties are on the current stay list, from a city hotel in Delhi to a carved-window guesthouse in the cold desert at Kaza. Bookings and room-sharing are confirmed by the team with each traveller.
01Delhi
Hyatt Centric
Night 1
02Kufri
Fortune
Night 2
03Kalpa
Kinner Villa
Night 3
04Kaza
Sakya Abode
Nights 4–6
05Rampur
Dev Dhara
Night 7
06Chandigarh (Optional)
JW Marriott
Itinerary position awaiting confirmationStay images supplied by the organisers. Booking status, room categories and amenities are confirmed by the team.
Discover the stays
No. 10Beyond the landscape
What you do between the views.
Monasteries older than most nations, villages where the road simply stops, light that photographers plan whole trips around — and the long, unhurried road that ties it together.
01 · Days 4–6
Monasteries
Tabo, Key and the village gompas: prayer halls, carved mani stones, butter-lamp quiet and prayer flags cracking in the wind. Working monasteries, not museums — visited quietly and clockwise.
02 · Day 6
High villages
Langza, Komik and Hikkim sit above four thousand metres — flat-roofed houses, stacked firewood, a post office famous for its altitude, and the moment the road simply stops.
03 · Throughout
Photography
Thin, dry air makes for hard, clear light by day and, when the cold allows, a sky thick with stars. Sunrise at Kalpa and the ridgelines above Kaza are the frames people plan around.
04 · Every day
The road itself
Cliff-cut sections in Kinnaur, river crossings, long straight runs into bare mountains — the unhurried hours between places are the part that turns a trip into a journey.
The Himalayan experience
Peaks, trails, warm rooms, long nights.
Snow-covered peaks, winter adventure, scenic drives, trekking, mountain stays and the group itself. Filter by mood, and select any photo to view it full screen. These are mood photographs from across the Himalaya; each caption says where it was taken.
Take the party above the ordinary
One journey. Mountain magic. New Year energy.
No. 11The practical details
One clear price. Every detail in writing.
The Spiti Odyssey is priced at ₹1,60,000–₹2,30,000 per person. Where you land in that range depends on the package you choose and its confirmed inclusions; the team sends a written, itemised quote before any payment is requested.
- Event starts27 December 2026
- Duration8 days / 7 nights
- RouteDelhi · Kufri · Kalpa · Kaza · Rampur
- TravelGroup Hilux or self-drive
Spiti Odyssey trip price
₹1,60,000–₹2,30,000
per person
Where you land in the range depends on the package you choose and its confirmed inclusions. Your written quote from the team is final.
| Stays on the route | Itemised in your quote |
|---|---|
| Transportation and operations | Itemised in your quote |
| Meals | Itemised in your quote |
| Permits and applicable fees | Itemised in your quote |
| Taxes | Itemised in your quote |
| Trip price range | ₹1,60,000–₹2,30,000 per person |
Pricing & booking
Spiti Odyssey — New Year 2026
Event starts27 December 2026
Starting from₹1,60,000
Up to · per person₹2,30,000
Prices are per person (₹1.60 lakh–2.30 lakh). Where you land in the range depends on the package you choose and its confirmed inclusions. Your written quote from the team is final.
The Spiti Odyssey · New Year Mountain Party & Trek · 27 December 2026
Let the year begin with a different view.
₹1,60,000–₹2,30,000 per person · eight days · one road into the cold desert.