Places to visit in Kinnaur

Viewpoints, lakes, valleys and towns worth a stop.

Sangla (Baspa) Valley

The last inhabited village on the old Indo-Tibet road in the Baspa valley, at about 3,450 m, known for its wooden houses, temple and river meadows.

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Nako

A small lake beside the mud-brick village of Nako in upper Kinnaur, at about 3,660 m, ringed by poplars and close to a group of old Buddhist temples.

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An old Kinnauri village above Reckong Peo at about 2,960 m, ringed by apple orchards and facing the snow wall of the Kinnaur Kailash range.

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Baspa Valley

The main village of the Baspa (Sangla) Valley at about 2,650 m, with the wooden Kamru Fort above it, trout in the river and terraced apple orchards.

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