Popularly know as 'Little Tibet', Spiti is a wonderful tourist destination located in Himachal Pradesh. Sandwiched between Tibet, Ladakh, Kinnaur, Lahaul and Kullu, it attracts many a tourists from across the world. It is a perfect place to experience the enchanting Himalayan beauty. Mother nature has showered sheer blessing on this destination in the form of scenic beauty and geographical location. The renowned English Author, Rudyard Kipling affectionately dubbed Spiti in wonderful words “it is a world within a world and a place where the Gods live”.
The beauty of this celestial destination increases manifold during the winters. It gets cloaked in snow looking like some angel. It is a desert mountain valley where Buddhism is the dominant religion. Ki Monastery and Tabo Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in the world, are located here. It also boasts of a beautiful Spiti river, which cascades down the deep gorges at some places. Here you can also see some arresting fields of barley, buck-wheat, peas and vegetables. The main Spiti valley is divided into eastern and western valleys.One of the striking attractions of Spiti is shales (a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material). The Shaligram shale is the most famous one, holding religious importance.Tourists can avail great adventure opportunities in the valley. Get your pulse racing by indulging in trekking, rock climbing, angling and paragliding. You can also plan a stay at the camping sites such as Sarchu, Darcha, Jispa, Gemur, Tandi, Koksar, Sissu and Chota Dara.Key Monastery is another well known attraction of the valley. It is the oldest and the largest monastery of Himachal Pradesh. The beauty of its sculptures deserves mention. The Tabo Monastery here is popularly known as the 'Ajanta of the Himalayas'.
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