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Manali Backcountry Touring

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Kestrel High Routes
Runs this trip
6 Days · 5 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Solang Retreat
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Ski touring
Six days on skins, with avalanche kit and drill included
High Intensity
Travelers can expect 6-8 hours of challenging high-altitude trekking
Group size on request
1 guide per 10 ratio
Ages 18+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 18
3,700 m at the highest point

Where this operator goes

6 days · 11 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.

Solang Retreat

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 1

Dhundi House

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 2

Manali Lodge

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 3–5

What you'll eat

5 breakfasts 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

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

One other operator runs this tourThe same tour, at their own price, group size and refund window.Stonefoot Trails₹44,099See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Wear the helmet
It is the difference between a bad day and a serious one, and every rental has them. Most skiing injuries happen at low speed to beginners on easy ground.
Take the lesson before the slope
An hour of instruction is what turns a first day from falling over into skiing. Learning to stop and to fall safely, in that order, is the whole of it.
Stay inside the markers
Marked pistes are patrolled, checked and avalanche-controlled. The snow on the other side of the rope is none of those things, whatever it looks like.
The sun is stronger than it feels
Snow reflects most of the UV back at you and cold air hides the burn. Sunglasses or goggles rated for UV, and sunscreen on the underside of your chin as well as the top of your face.
Know when the last lift goes down
Being on the wrong side of a mountain at dusk in winter is a genuine emergency, not an inconvenience. Ask at the top station, not at the bottom.

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
4.4(7 reviews)
Response time
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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
4.4/5
Based on 7 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.7/5
Guide
4.1/5
Itinerary
4.1/5
Transport
4.1/5
Accommodation
4.9/5
Tour operator
4.4/5
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Sneha Kulkarni – Ahmedabad2026-05-31 · Verified booking

Snow was good and the group was kept to a sensible size. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. No hesitation recommending them.

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Owen Clarke – Melbourne2026-05-31 · Verified booking

Instruction was solid and the days were well judged for conditions. Would send friends their way.

Reply from Kestrel High Routes

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

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Elena Petrova – Amsterdam2026-05-31 · Verified booking

Instruction was solid and the days were well judged for conditions. Recommended.

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Tara D'Souza – Bengaluru2026-05-31 · Verified booking

Snow was good and the group was kept to a sensible size. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Worth every rupee.

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

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Meera Iyer – Indore2026-05-31 · Verified booking

Instruction was solid and the days were well judged for conditions. No hesitation recommending them.

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Elena Petrova – Zurich2026-05-31 · Verified booking

Instruction was solid and the days were well judged for conditions. Would book with them again.

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Marc Dubois – Stockholm2026-05-31 · Verified booking

Snow was good and the group was kept to a sensible size.

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Questions people ask

Confident off-piste on a red run in variable snow. Touring is not a way to learn to ski — the descents are ungroomed, sometimes breakable crust, and there is no piste to bail onto.

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