Bhutan Day Walks | April 2nd to 6th 2025
Most people visit Bhutan by road and cover the bright lights of the capital Thimpu, the Paro valley and Punakha visiting the major sites. This tour has been designed to take one away from the beaten track and visit some of the lesser visited trails in Bhutan like the Chele pass. WE stay two nights in the Paro valley and then move to Thimpu for two nights and and cover three day walks – two in the Paro valley and one in the Thimpu valley. This is the first trip we are doing in Bhutan after covid…
The Langtang Valley Nepal April 24 – May 4 2025
Amongst the three major trekking areas in Nepal, namely, Everest, Annapurna and Langtang, the Langtang valley is the most under trekked. Most of the big name peaks are in the Everest and Annapurna regions, so Langtang has always come third when selecting a trekking destination. In many ways this is real pity because Langtang offers pristine forests, rich bird life, monastic culture and above all some spectacular mountain views of the Langtang Himal topped by the shapely Langtang Lirung. The cost…
Kilimanjaro Rongai Route | July 10th to 20th 2025
Mount Kilimanjaro makes up one of the Seven Summits (i.e. highest mountains on each of the seven continents). There are seven routes to the summit and the climb can be done in as little as five days (with major altitude issues) upto 9 days. We are planning to do a conservative eight day climb on the remote RONGAI route with few other trekkers. The most popular routes are the Marangu and the Machame route which are very crowded and we will avoid them. The RONGAI route around 74 km is done in…
Gokyo Valley Nepal | 23rd May- 7th June 2025
For those trekkers who have either done the Everest Base Camp trek or prefer to be away from the crowds of Base Camp this is the trek for you. It covers the five emerald Gokyo Lakes, a Ramsar Heritage site and rounds up this visit to the Khumbu with the option to cross the Rhenjo La 5325m on return. Excellent lodges, good meals, great views every day, internet and phone connectivity makes this one of the most sought after routes in the Everest region and possibly the best view of Everest from…
The Markha Valley Trek, Ladakh | June 8-16 2025
The Markha Valley is one of the most popular treks in Ladakh. It is relatively short, located close to Leh, the walking is mostly below 4000 metres with night stops around 3500 metres and has the best of Ladakh thrown in: Sculpted canyons and fantastic rock formations, medieval villages, Buddhist gompas and snow-peaks. We approach the walk from Rumbak and add two days crossing the Gandal La 4800m on Day 2 and then the last pass the Kongmaru La which comes on last day of the trek. This adds a bit…
Tso Kar to Tso Moriri – The Lakes of Ladakh August 2025
If you are fit and can manage only one trek in Ladakh, I recommend this one. The trails are relatively free of noisy tourists who prefer the great herd at Markha. Here, the rolling, billowing grasslands stretching out as far as the horizon are usually empty, giving one the sense of infinite, almost primordial space. Occassionally you will chance upon a nomad on horseback herding his great lumbering, shaggy yaks. Ranging across the western extension of the high Tibetan or Changthang plateau, the…
Everest | Kharta/Kama Valleys & Rongbuk Base Camp September 2025
This is the route followed by the British pioneers including George Mallory on the 1921 Reconaissance Everest expedition in Tibet. It is an outstanding high altitude trek with magnificent views of Himalayan giants like Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu and Chomolonzo to name a few. The verdant valleys of Kharta and Kama situated east of Everest are rich in the summer with flowers, plants and gushing streams – completely different to the barren high altitude desert of Tibet. The last part…
Kashmir Great Lakes | September 1st Week 2025
The Great Lakes is one of the most popular treks in Kashmir. The Great Lakes Trek welcomes the trekkers with a bouquet of around ten alpine lakes, lush green meadows, snow-capped mountains, wild flowers, different valleys and varied Himalayan wildlife. This trek is the crown of trekking in Kashmir. It is a moderate trek of around 7-8 hours walking per day and reaching a maximum altitude of 4200 metres. As such it has the best of Kashmir in one single trek. The trek is is best done in July to early…
Rolwaling Valley & Tso Rolpa Nepal | October 30 -November 9 2025
The Rolwaling valley is one of the lesser off beat treks in Nepal lying north east of Kathmandu valley in the shadow of Mount Gaurishankar. It is a sherpa dominated region and has the largest sherpa community after the Solukhumbu district. The trek goes through Beding and Na to the high altitude glaciated lake of Tso Rolpa. The trek has basic tea houses with common toilets (mostly Indian style) some indoor and some in the corridors. The trek has few tourists compared to the numbers of Everest…
West Sikkim Day Walks | December 20-24 2025
This trip takes one into an unspoilt part of Western Sikkim free from the bright lights of Gangtok and Changu Lake. Our base is the small village of Kaluk-Rinchinpong with the beautiful and comfortable Ghonday Village Resort. We stay here for four nights and make day trips and day walks around this area in the shadow of Mount Kangchenjunga. This is one of the easy tours in Sikkim which covers the finest views of Kangchenjunga much closer than the views from Darjeeling. This trip is a good post covid…