Best Time to Visit
Kinnaur is a beautiful district to visit. Great natural scenes, rivers, valleys, high mountains, lakes and green pastures creates a mesmerising scenes for tourists.Best time to visit the district is from April to October.
Due to the Geographical conditions Kinnaur has long winter from October to May (the snowy season) and Summer from June to September. From April to May is Spring and September to October is Autumn.Only the Baspa valley, lower region of the Satluj valley and the area south of the Great Himalaya receives monsoon rains, while in the upper areas monsoon showers progressively decreases.
Summers in Kinnaur requires light woolen clothes
while very heavy woolen clothes are required in the winter
season.
Kinnaur is famous for its Handloom and Handicraft items like shawls, caps,
mufflers, article of 
wood carving, metal work and silver & gold
ornaments . Kinnaur is also famous for apples, almonds, chilgoza, ogla, apricots and
grapes.There are many wholesale shops at Kalpa, Reckong Peo, Karchham, Tapri etc. Besides
this the co-operative societies, small production-cum-training centres and Khadi gram
udyog centres are looking after the local products like gudmas, shawls,wool, neoza, zira,
etc. Also there are many retail price shops in every village. Local fairs, mela and
festivals are the main source of shopping.
Kinnaur has tremendous scope of adventure tourism. There are many trekking routes in the district.Ski slopes are
available at Kalpa and rock climbing 
can also be started in this
district. Walking has been a means of recreation and physical fitness. Trekking is
essentially walking. In ancient times people walked through the dense., untouched forests
and they walked across unknown passes and mountains in search of grazing grounds and game.
Numerous passes connect the two valleys across the range. These passes have legends and
even today they are mysterious, challenging and revealing to the world. The valleys have
some of the most interesting meadows, view points, lakes and lush green pastures to add to
its beauty and mystery. Chir, deodar, blue pine, rhododendrons and junipers covers its
slopes up to 11,500 fts. numerous tiny colourful birds dwell in the forest.
The information regarding tourism can be gathered from the Tourist Information centre located at Deputy Commissioner Office, Recong Peo.
Permits
for foreigners visiting Kinnaur are available from the various Offices. These offices
include the office of MHA Govt of HP;DM Concerened/ITBP/Spl. Commissioner (Tourism), Govt.
of HP/ Resident Commissioner HP,Delhi/DGP,HP,Shimla. The places open for tourists under
PAP include Poo, Khab, Sumdo, Dhankar, Tabo Gompa, Kaza, Moorang, Dabling.
The general guidelines include:
- The PAP is valid for group tourists consisting of four or more persons only.
- The tour needs to be sponsored by recogonised Indian Tourist Agency.