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Pickup
Kaza
Drop
Kaza
Duration
3 days
AstroMonks brings telescopes, night-sky photography, expert talks and local culture together in Rangrik, near Kaza, at 3,650 m.
Explore the sky from an observatory in Spiti's cold desert, surrounded by Himalayan mountains and far from city glow. Come with curiosity; no astronomy experience is needed.
AstroMonks runs the observatory and cottages. The guides introduce visitors to planets, star clusters, nebulae and the Milky Way, alongside astrophotography sessions and filtered solar viewing.
The telescope is powered by Pie Matrix, held in collaboration with the Spiti Administration and Himachal Tourism, with The Culture Trails as travel partner
Night-sky observations depend on clear skies.
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Organised by AstroMonks, powered by Pie Matrix, in collaboration with Spiti Administration and Himachal Tourism.
No. No telescope, no degree, no constellations memorised. A little curiosity is enough.
High in the Spiti Valley, at 3,650 m in the village of Rangrik near Kaza, AstroMonks is where the mountains meet the cosmos. We're a stargazing stay, observatory and astro-experience collective built under some of the darkest, clearest skies in India, a cold desert with thin, dry air and no city glow for miles.
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AstroMonks has its own cottages. Local homestays and the Social Courtyard co-working and hostel are other options.
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