"Kinnaur-Kalpa home to Kinner Kailash" Kalpa by mantru

Kalpa Travel Guide: 7 reviews and 48 photos

Kalpa village

The Kinner-Kailash range is silhouetted against the lovely town of Kalpa, the ancient capital of the Kinners of Kinnaur. Kalpa was the headquarters of the Kinnaur region till the town of Rekong Peo donned the mantle.

kinner kailash

view of kinner kailash

Kalpa is 616 km from Delhi and 250 km from Shimla. The best way to get here is to first reach Shimla - by road, or train (till Kalka), or air (Chandigarh is the closest airport) - and then travel to Kalpa by road. From Shimla, taxis or jeeps can be hired and a bus service is available for Rekong Peo, 14 km from Kalpa, a journey of about 11 hours. This is a demanding drive and rugged vehicles are suggested. Direct buses are also available from Delhi to Rekong Peo. If driving in from Delhi, it’s convenient to break journey at Shimla or Narkanda. The route you will take is Delhi-Chandigarh-Shimla-Narkanda-Rampur-Karcham-Powari-Rekong Peo-Kalpa on NH22.

chakha pastures

chakhs pastures

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Kalpa is 616 km from Delhi and 250 km from Shimla. The best way to get here is to first reach Shimla - by road, or train (till Kalka), or air (Chandigarh is the closest airport) - and then travel to Kalpa by road. From Shimla, taxis or jeeps can be hired and a bus service is available for Rekong Peo, 14 km from Kalpa, a journey of about 11 hours. This is a demanding drive and rugged vehicles are suggested. Direct buses are also available from Delhi to Rekong Peo. If driving in from Delhi, it’s convenient to break journey at Shimla or Narkanda. The route you will take is Delhi-Chandigarh-Shimla-Narkanda-Rampur-Karcham-Powari-Rekong Peo-Kalpa on NH22.

Pros and Cons

Pros:lovely place with lovely people
In a nutshell:enchanting

Intro Updated Mar 31, 2008
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bus from reckong peo bus station - Kalpa

bus Transportation (1)

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umashanker Apr 15, 2008 at 6:27 AM

Thanks for sharing hidden beauty of HP.
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goutammitra Apr 11, 2008 at 5:17 AM

Hey great page again!! How do you get accomodation there? Whom you have to approach. What is the apx cost? We flew over Kinnaur in 1996 Jan by Chopper! That's another story we were there in HP for 15days! Excellent! The place still remains unexplored.
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mallyak Apr 10, 2008 at 9:36 PM

Great photos of another of India's beautiful secrets.