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Kestrel High Routes
Runs this trip
6 Days · 5 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Manali Lodge
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Mountaineering
Six days to 5,289 m with a day of snow-craft instruction
High Intensity
Travelers can expect 6-8 hours of challenging high-altitude trekking
Group Size 1 - 14
1 guide per 10 ratio
Ages 18+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 18

Where this operator goes

6 days · 14 stops

Itinerary

6 days, planned by Kestrel High Routes

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atManaliManali, Himachal Pradesh
Reporting time08:00 - 12:00
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Manali Lodge

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 1

Bakarthach Retreat

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 2, 3, 5

Advance Base Lodge

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 4

What you'll eat

5 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 5 dinners across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–5
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–6
  • LunchServed on days 2–5

14 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

One other operator runs this climbThe same climb, at their own price, group size and refund window.Stonefoot Trails₹23,699See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
This is a technical climb, not a hard walk
Roped glacier travel, crampons and an ice axe you can actually use. If you have not been taught crevasse rescue, you are relying entirely on somebody who has.
Check what your insurance excludes
Most travel policies stop covering you above a stated altitude or exclude mountaineering by name. A helicopter off a Himalayan peak is the traveller's bill, and it is a large one.
The summit is optional and the weather decides
Turnaround times exist to be obeyed, and a team that has paid a great deal of money is exactly the team most likely to ignore one. Agree the turnaround before the summit night, not on it.
Acclimatise on the schedule you were given
At these heights the difference between the published rotation and a faster one is not toughness, it is pulmonary oedema.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Kestrel High RoutesVerified

“Himalayan trekking with a fixed guide ratio and no offloading surcharge”

Based in Dehradun Running treks since 2011
Rating
5.0(3 reviews)
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About Kestrel High Routes

Started by two IMF-qualified leaders who were tired of watching groups of thirty share one guide. Ratios are written into the price and are not negotiable downward.

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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
5.0/5
Based on 3 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.7/5
Guide
5.0/5
Itinerary
4.7/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
5.0/5
Tour operator
4.0/5
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Nina Hoffmann – Zurich2025-01-20 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Rooms were basic in the best way — dry, warm, and right where we needed them. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Recommended.

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Yuki Tanaka – Dubai2025-01-20 · Verified booking

Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. No hesitation recommending them.

Reply from Kestrel High Routes

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Hannah Lindqvist – Dublin2025-01-20 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. The teahouses were warm and the beds were fine after eight hours walking. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Worth every rupee.

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Questions people ask

Not for the comfort version — that is what day three is for. You do need to be a strong trekker: this is a 5,289 m summit with a seventeen-hour day at the end of it.

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