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Himachal
Tourism runs four room Tourist Lodge at Kaza.
Facilities
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Open
June to October
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Rooms are modern with
attached baths and running hot & cold water.
Dormitory available
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Restaurant, Room service,
Satellite
Television
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Drive
in, Parking within premises.
PLACES
OF INTEREST
TABO:
(3050 m) 163 km from Kalpa is the
ancient village of Tabo, situated on the left bank of river Spiti. Flanked
on either sides by hills, its has one of the most important Buddhist
monasteries regarded by many as only next to the Tholing Gompa in Tibet.
It is also known as the Ajanta of the Himalayas. Tabo is the largest
monastic complex of Spiti which has since been declared a protected
monument under the aegis of Archaeological Survey of India.
KAZA:
(3600m) 210 Km from Kalpa, 47 km
from Tabo. The headquarters of Spiti sub-district, Kaza lies on the bank
of river Spiti. In earlier times, it was the capital of Nono, the Chief of
Spiti. It has a Buddhist Monastery and Hindu Temple.
KEY GOMPA:
(4116m) 7 km from Kaza. The largest
monastery in Spiti Valley. Established in the 11th century has ancient
Buddhist scrolls and paintings. It also houses large number of Buddhist
monks and nuns.
KIBBER:
(4205m) 18 km from Kaza. The highest village in the world which is
connected by motorable road and is the highest habitated village in the
world which has its own polling station during elections.
DHANKAR:
(3890m) 24 km from Tabo, this place is famous for a Buddhist monastery.
PIN VALLEY:
The Pin valley lies below the Kungri
Glacier and has several beautiful and important monasteries. iT is called
the land of Ibex and snow leopards
KUNZAM
PASS: (4551m) 76 km. One of the
highest motorable pass. Goddess Kunjum keeps guard over this pass and
wards off evil.
CHANDER
TAL LAKE: (4270m) 7 km from
Kunzam Pass, is one of the most beautiful lakes in the entire Himalayan
region. Surrounded by snow, this deep blue water lake has a
circumferences of 2.5 km. River Chandra flows very close to the lake.

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