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Rishikesh Practice Week

4.7(18 reviews)7 daysStart and end in
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Sleeper Class Co.
Runs this trip
7 Days · 6 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Tapovan Hostel
Hosted
No guide. Your hosts are on site and arrange what you ask for.
Wellness retreat
Two practices a day, a dosha consultation and a silent night
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect comfortable transfers and light walking
Group size on request
Age range on request
Ask the operator about the age range for this batch

Where this operator goes

7 days · 11 stops

Itinerary

7 days, planned by Sleeper Class Co.

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atRishikeshTapovan, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Reporting time12:00 - 18:00
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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.

Tapovan Hostel

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Nights 1, 3, 5, 6

Rishikesh Hostel

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Nights 2, 4

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 6 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–6
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7
  • LunchServed on days 2–6

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

One other operator runs this retreatThe same retreat, at their own price, group size and refund window.The Monsoon Ledger₹24,899See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Test the internet before you commit to a month
The whole proposition rests on it, and mountain bandwidth is genuinely variable — good in the café, unusable in the room, gone in a storm. Ask for a speed test, ask about the backup connection, and book a short stay first.
Power cuts are the norm, not the exception
Himachal and Uttarakhand both cut regularly, and more in monsoon and winter. Find out whether there is an inverter and what it actually runs.
Altitude is real even when you are sitting down
Old Manali is around 2,000 m and Bir is 1,500 m. That is enough to disturb sleep and dehydrate you in the first week, and working through it makes both worse.
You are a resident, not a tourist
A month in a small village is different from a weekend. Learn the water schedule, sort your own rubbish, keep the noise down at night, and pay for things at local prices rather than negotiating them down.
Winter empties these places
Much of Old Manali and Bir closes between December and February — cafés, coworking, sometimes the road. Check what is actually open in the month you are booking.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Sleeper Class Co.Verified

“The same routes by train and guesthouse”

Based in Varanasi Running treks since 2020
Rating
4.7(18 reviews)
Response time
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About Sleeper Class Co.

Overnight trains, guesthouses and no private cars. Slower and a fraction of the price, and the trains are half the point.

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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 14 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.7/5
Based on 18 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.6/5
Guide
4.4/5
Itinerary
4.4/5
Transport
4.4/5
Accommodation
4.4/5
Tour operator
4.5/5
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Divya Reddy – Kochi2025-10-08 · Verified booking

Uttarakhand done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would send friends their way.

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Yuki Tanaka – Lisbon2025-10-08 · Verified booking

Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Would send friends their way.

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Dev Chatterjee – Lucknow2025-10-08 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found.

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Sameer Khan – Delhi2025-10-08 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Recommended.

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Owen Clarke – Auckland2025-10-08 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Would send friends their way.

Reply from Sleeper Class Co.

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Vikram Bose – Delhi2025-09-04 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No hesitation recommending them.

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Rohit Verma – Pune2025-09-04 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Solid operator.

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Sameer Khan – Jaipur2025-09-04 · Verified booking

Uttarakhand done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Worth every rupee.

Reply from Sleeper Class Co.

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Questions people ask

No. A 200-hour TTC is four weeks and a certification. This is a practice retreat — graded to your level, with philosophy and anatomy, but no exam and no Yoga Alliance certificate.

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