India Walking & Trekking Holidays

Less visited than Nepal, though often as breathtaking, trekking in India offers enormous variety and experience, not just because of the tremendous wealth of mountain landscapes but also as a melting pot of cultural diversity.

Why The Indian Himalaya?

For many, the Himalaya are synonymous with Nepal, but vast tracts of this magnificent range form the northern borders of India. From Ladakh in the northwest through to Darjeeling and Sikkim in the east these beautiful mountains offer a diversity of scenery and culture unmatched anywhere.

For big white peaks there are Kanchenjunga and Nanda Devi and, for the peak baggers, the 20,147ft (6141m.) Stok Kangri. For the more culturally minded Ladakh and Zanskar offer a glimpse of what Tibet used to be like, and, all along the chain untouched villages, remote shrines and monasteries abound.

India really does offer some great off the beaten track trekking experiences.

Why Exodus?

When heading into the more remote regions of the Himalaya it is important to know what you are doing, and our knowledge, expertise and experience on the ground is unparalleled. Exodus pioneered many of the trekking routes in the Indian Himalaya in the 1980s and we have been working with the same local partners and as importantly the local staff, ever since. They know their mountains and are all passionate about sharing the experience with the lucky trekkers that join them.

Read 'Peak Practice' - an article on trekking in Ladakh in our latest edition of Extracts.