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Spiti Valley · Fossil Hunting & Paleontology

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Spiti Valley · Fossil Hunting & Paleontology

High altitude marine fossils, especially ammonites. Trekking and moderate infrastructure available.

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High altitude marine fossils, especially ammonites. Trekking and moderate infrastructure available.

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Best season
None
Difficulty
7
Region
India, Himachal Pradesh

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Overlooking Kaza from a height of 13,500 ft, the Kye monastery is the largest in the valley & holds a powerful sway over the most populous part of the valley around Kaza. The gompa is an irregular heap of low rooms & narrow corridors on a monolithic conical hill. From a distance is resembles the Thiksey monastery near Leh in Ladakh. The irregular prayer chambers are interconnected by dark passages, tortuous staircases and small doors. Hundreds of lamas receive their religious training in the monastery. It is also known for its beautiful murals, thankas, rare manuscripts, stucco images etc.

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Monasteries in Spiti impress you with their unique location—almost hanging on the tip of a peak and overlooking rugged valleys. It always intrigued me as to how monks chose such a place to build such monasteries. Dhangkar Monastery, is one of the finest examples of such monasteries in Spiti Valley. Dhankar Monastery was a part of a fort, in fact the Dhangkar itself means fort in local language. It was the capital of Spiti Valley during 17th CE. The monastery is presently in a fragile condition, and not more than 20 people are allowed inside at a time.

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Travelers who love the road need to add this incredible bridge to their bucket list. At a dizzying altitude of 13,596 ft, Chichham Bridge is declared as the highest bridge of Asia. The incredible feat of constructing this bridge took a mind boggling 14 years, as before the construction, the locals used a dangerous ropeway to travel. The Chicham Bridge connects Kibber with Chicham village & reduces the journey between Kibber to Losar by 40 kms. This new suspension stiffened steel truss bridge coming up over the 1000 feet gorge & connecting Kibber with Chicham village over Samba Lamba Nallah.

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