Our Tours are focussed on particular cultural themes, usually with an art-historical flavour. They involve some driving and staying in quality homestays and hotels, as well as Himalayan Orchard farm stay. The aim is to find a balance between spending enough time at the locations to absorb something of their nature, meaning and beauty, on the one hand, while on the other realising that we have to spend some time getting to these places in the first place, and getting back, all within a reasonable time frame and cost. We try not to spend too much time sitting in a vehicle gazing at the world going by, nor do we aim to tick off as many boxes a possible. 'Been there, done that' is not our ethos.

Treks involve camping overnight or staying at Forest Rest Houses, if available.

Hikes usually start and finish at Himalayan Orchard, and can be self-guided by following a predetermined route on an app, or guided.

10-day tour from Himalayan Orchard of Kinnaur and Spiti valley in the footsteps of the Buddhist monk, Rinchen Zangpo (958 - 1055), who founded many major monasteries including those at Pooh in Kinnaur and Tabo in Spiti. Ten nights in quality hotels and homestays. For more details click here. 

14-day tour in the footsteps of the Scottish artist and writer, James Baillie Fraser (1783 - 1856), from Nahan to Sarahan to Gangotri to Mussoorie, visiting the sites of his twenty Views in the Himala Mountains. 19 of the sites can be visited relatively easily. The 20th, however, involves a separate 5-day high altitude trek. 13 nights in quality hotels and homestays. For more details click here and even more here.  (In association with the South Asia Collection).

Seven-day trek along forested ridges following the ancient route of the Old Hindustan-Tibet Road from Himalayan Orchard to Sarahan. Five nights camping, one night in a quality hotel. Taxi back. For more details click here. 

Full-day hike from Himalayan Orchard through apple orchards and deodar forest, passing four sacred village temples, Bhim's boulder, the Hanging Rock, to the local peak of 8,800 feet / 2,685 metres. Picnic lunch. For more details click here. 

Three-day circular trek from Himalayan Orchard through apple orchards, deodar and mixed forest, and high altitude meadows to Hatu peak, 11,152 feet / 3,400 metres. Two nights camping. For more details click here and / or read this.

Four-day circular trek from Himalayan Orchard through orchards, forests and high altitude meadows to Kuppar peak and the ancient temples at Giri Ganga, the source of the Giri river. Three nights camping, or two nights camping and one night in a hotel. For more details click here. 

 Half-day circular hike from Himalayan Orchard through deodar forest to an early 20th century Forest Rest House and back for lunch. For more details click here.