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Sangla valley of Kinner district of Himachal Pradesh
Sangla is located at a distance of 214 KM from Shimla and it is 8 to 12 hours by road to reach Sangla. Usually tourist arrive here from Sarahan. You can come directly from Shimla to Sangla. After visiting Sangla valley you can go to Kalpa a three hours drive by road. However you can change your plan as per your requirements.
Sangla to Kalpa is 51 Km
Karcham to Sangla is 18 Km
While traveling from Shimla on NH 22 you need to take right side diversion at Karcham. From Karcham Sangla is 18 KM. While traveling from Karcham to Sangla the river Baspa will be at your right side and the same road continues after Sangla till Chitkul the last village inside India before the Indo – Tibet border.
If you are returning from Sangla to Shimla then you will pass through these places.
Karcham ( You will join NH 22 here )
Tapori ( Hydroelectric Project Area )
Wangtoo ( From here Rampur is 62 Km and Shimla is 192 KM )
Bhavanagar ( Rampur is 50 Km from here )
After this you will enter to Shimla district
Zeori ( Rampur 23 KM and Shimla is 153 Km . Sarahan road will be at left side)
Rampur ( Simla is 150 KM )
Narkanda ( 2 hours only from Shimla, go for Hatu peak if you have one extra hour )
To visit the Sangla village you need to walk down from the main road. There is a temple of Bering Nag and a Buddhist Monastery located in the same campus. After this you can go down upto the Baspa river and there is a bridge to cross the river. At the other side of this hanging bridge there is a heritage village of Batseri.
 On the upper side of the main road there is a five storied fortress of Kamru. This tower like structure is visible from the main market and from the road before Sangla and on the way to Chitkul. This village remains snow covered during winter six months.
The main source of income for the villagers is Apple plantation and tourism. From April month till November the villages work in Apple plantations and tourism related business.
As Kinnor district is a tribal area so the locals are permitted to prepare local wine by using Apple for their own consumption.
Apple growing has the main contribution to the local economy. Kinnur apple is famous in all parts of India. These apples are packed in trays and then inside boxes. One box can have 100 to 120 apples. Each exporter has its own boxes.
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