Winter 2026–27 departures are open · Spiti, Ladakh & the ChadarSee dates
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Road through the Zanskar valley beneath snow-capped peaks
Key Monastery above the snow-covered Spiti valley
Bactrian camel caravan crossing the Nubra valley
Taktsang Monastery on its cliff above the Paro valley
Private journeys · Small groups · Winter expeditions

High roads, old monasteries and hosts who know your name.

Road journeys, treks and winter expeditions in Ladakh, Zanskar, Spiti, Himachal and Bhutan — paced for altitude and planned by people from the valleys.

01 / 04Zanskar valley road, Ladakh

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Winter Spiti: Snow, Silence & Monasteries

Shimla to Shimla · 8 days · Max 8 travellers · Only a few seats left on 28 January

From₹38,500per person + GST
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Winter 2026–27

Winter rides

Snow-bound valleys, frozen rivers and snow-leopard country — each route runs only while roads, ice and weather allow.

Join a small-group departure or travel privately on your own dates. Every journey lists its season, route and what's included.

Small group · Private on request

Winter Spiti

Shimla · Sangla · Kalpa · Nako · Tabo · Kaza · Langza

8 days · Jan – Mar · Moderate

From · per person
Indian residents₹38,500
International guestsUSD 640

Twin sharing · Shimla to Shimla · GST extra

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Small group · Wildlife

Snow Leopard Trail

Leh · Zingchen · Rumbak · Husing · Tarbung

9 days · Jan – Mar · Moderate

From · per person
Indian residents₹78,000
International guestsUSD 1,350

Twin sharing · 5 nights in Rumbak · GST extra

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Private journey

Frozen Ladakh

Leh · Nubra · Pangong · Hanle · Leh

10 days · Jan – Feb · Easy to moderate

From · per person
Indian residents₹84,000
International guestsUSD 1,450

Per person, 2 travellers · Private SUV · GST extra

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Small group · Winter trek

Chadar Frozen River Trek

Leh · Shingra Koma · Tibb · Nerak

9 days · Mid Jan – Feb · Challenging

From · per person
Indian residents₹42,000
International guestsUSD 720

Twin-share tents · Permits included · GST extra

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How we travel

Planned for altitude, run by locals

Four things we never compromise on, whichever journey you choose.

01

Altitude first

Every route climbs gradually, with rest days built in and oxygen and oximeters in every vehicle.

02

People from the valleys

Drivers, guides and hosts from the regions you visit — who know the roads, the weather and the families.

03

Small by design

Private journeys on your own dates, or small groups of eight to ten at most.

04

Honest planning

We tell you about long drives, cold bathrooms and road closures before you book — not after.

Summer 2027 · June to October

When the high passes open

Long light, green fields and every road open. Private journeys run on your dates; small groups leave on fixed departures.

Private journey · Flagship

The Grand Ladakh Circuit

14 days · Jun – Sep

Two weeks across Ladakh's great landscapes — Indus monasteries, Nubra and Turtuk, Pangong, Hanle and Tso Moriri.

Leh · Nubra · Turtuk · Pangong · Hanle · Tso Moriri

From · per person
Indian residents₹1,48,000
International guestsUSD 2,450

Per person, 2 travellers · Private SUV · GST extra

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Small group · Private on request

Zanskar by Road

11 days · Jun – Sep

Over Pensi La past the Drang-Drung glacier to Padum, cliffside Karsha and the cave monastery of Phuktal.

Leh · Lamayuru · Kargil · Rangdum · Padum · Phuktal

From · per person
Indian residents₹62,000
International guestsUSD 1,050

Twin sharing · Leh to Leh · GST extra

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Private journey

Kinnaur & Spiti Circuit

11 days · Jun – Oct

Kinnaur's apple valleys, Spiti's cold desert and the moon-shaped lake of Chandratal, leaving over Kunzum La.

Shimla · Sangla · Chitkul · Kalpa · Nako · Tabo · Kaza · Chandratal · Manali

From · per person
Indian residents₹74,000
International guestsUSD 1,250

Per person, 2 travellers · Private SUV · GST extra

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Small group · Festival

Hemis Festival Journey

7 days · Jun / Jul

Two days of masked cham dances at Ladakh's largest monastery, wrapped in a gentle week of Indus valley monasteries.

Leh · Hemis · Thiksey · Alchi · Lamayuru

From · per person
Indian residents₹54,000
International guestsUSD 920

Twin sharing · Festival days included · GST extra

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All year

Bhutan and the lower hills

When the high passes close, the valleys of Bhutan and Kangra are at their clearest. Two journeys and two treks to start with.

Private journey

Bhutan: Dzongs & Valleys

Paro · Thimphu · Dochula · Punakha · Phobjikha

8 days · Mar – May · Sep – Dec · Easy to moderate

From · per person
Indian residents₹1,26,000
International guestsUSD 2,150

Per person, 2 travellers · SDF and taxes extra

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Private journey

Kangra Valley Slow Journey

Dharamshala · McLeod Ganj · Palampur · Bir · Andretta · Masroor

6 days · Mar – Jun · Sep – Dec · Easy

From · per person
Indian residents₹36,000
International guestsUSD 620

Per person, 2 travellers · Private car · GST extra

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Bhutan · Paro to Thimphu

Druk Path

High ridges and alpine lakes between Paro and Thimphu.

6 days · About 4,200 m

From · per person
Indian residentsOn request

Season: Mar – May · Sep – Nov

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Himachal · Kullu to Lahaul

Hampta Pass

From the green Kullu side to the bare valleys of Lahaul.

5 days · 4,270 m

From · per person
Indian residents₹16,500

Season: Jun – Sep

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Field notes

Seen from the road

Moments from the valleys we know best — monasteries at first light, caravans in the cold desert and rivers that turn to ice.

Phuktal Monastery built into a cliff above the Lungnak gorge
ZanskarA monastery grown from the cliff
Bactrian camel caravan crossing the Nubra valley
NubraCaravans in the cold desert
Chandratal lake reflecting the surrounding peaks
LahaulStill water at Chandratal
Mist drifting around Taktsang Monastery
BhutanClouds below Taktsang
Masked dancer at a Ladakhi monastery festival
HemisThe masked dances of summer
A trekker on the frozen Zanskar river in its snowy gorge
ChadarWalking on the river
The logbook

Guides for the high valleys

Practical, honest advice on altitude, permits and seasons.

Seasons · 6 min read

Spiti in winter

Minus-twenty nights, frozen pipes and empty monasteries — what winter in Spiti is really like, and who it's for.

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Tell us when you can travel.

Share your dates, who's coming and the kind of trip you have in mind. We'll check roads, permits and stays, then suggest a route — usually within a day.

On every journey

  • Permits arranged before you land
  • Oxygen and oximeters in every vehicle
  • Drivers and guides from the valleys
  • Acclimatisation built into every route
  • Small groups of eight to ten
  • Private journeys on your dates
  • Honest about the hard parts
  • Support every day of the trip
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