Solang Retreat
Hotel
Day 1
Manali Backcountry Touring - 6 Days (Solang, Dhundi, Beas Kund, Hamta & Chandrakhani)
Six days on skins, with avalanche kit and drill included. Six days with a certified guide per four skiers, full avalanche kit and a snowpack briefing every morning.
Kestrel High Routes
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Ski touring
Six days on skins, with avalanche kit and drill included
Group Tour
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Top Highlights
SolangNobody goes into the backcountry here without a transceiver search drill first, and the guides run it until everyone finds a buried… DhundiAn easy first tour to see how everyone moves. Beas Kund bowlA thousand metres up on skins is four to five hours. HamtaTrees are where you go when the alpine slopes are loaded or the visibility has gone. Chandrakhani PassThe Chandrakhani ridge gives the longest single descent of the week, down towards Naggar with the Malana valley on the other side. Kit back, and outThe debrief matters — the guides log what the snowpack did all week and it is worth sitting through.
Itinerary
Nobody goes into the backcountry here without a transceiver search drill first, and the guides run it until everyone finds a buried beacon inside three minutes.
Manali, SolangHow the day runs
- 1 hrs11:00 AM — up to Solang
- 1:00 PM — skinning technique and a full transceiver search drill
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationSolang Retreat
Included Activities
- Touring skis, skins, boots and poles
- Transceiver, shovel and probe
- Hotel night
- Avalanche drill
LANDMARKS Solang Manali Start point Manali, Manali, Himachal Pradesh 08:00 - 12:00An easy first tour to see how everyone moves. The guide picks the aspect from the morning's snowpack, not from the plan.
Solang, DhundiHow the day runs
- 7:30 AM — skinning up the Beas valley to about 2,900 m
- 1:00 PM — the descent, on whatever aspect the guide judges safe
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationDhundi House
Included Activities
- Guided tour
- Hotel night at Solang
LANDMARKS Dhundi Beas valley Hanuman Tibba A thousand metres up on skins is four to five hours. The descent takes forty minutes and that is the trade.
Dhundi, Beas KundHow the day runs
- 6:30 AM — a long skin up towards the Beas Kund bowl
- 12:30 PM — 1,000 m of descent, in stages with regroups
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationManali Lodge
Included Activities
- Guided tour
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Beas Kund bowl Shitidhar Friendship Peak Trees are where you go when the alpine slopes are loaded or the visibility has gone. They are also better skiing than people expect.
Manali, HamtaHow the day runs
- 1 hrs7:00 AM — across to the Hamta side
- 8:30 AM — a wooded tour, better visibility and safer in bad snow
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationManali Lodge
Included Activities
- Guided tour
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Hamta Deo Tibba Birch and pine The Chandrakhani ridge gives the longest single descent of the week, down towards Naggar with the Malana valley on the other side.
Manali, ChandrakhaniHow the day runs
- 1 hrs6:30 AM — down to Naggar and up the road head
- 8:00 AM — the ridge tour, then a 1,200 m descent
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationManali Lodge
Included Activities
- Guided tour
- Hotel night at Manali
LANDMARKS Chandrakhani Pass Naggar Malana valley The debrief matters — the guides log what the snowpack did all week and it is worth sitting through.
ManaliHow the day runs
- Kit handback and a debrief on the week's snowpack
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Kit handback
- Drop at Manali bus stand or Bhuntar airport
- Day 1Touring skis, skins, boots and poles
- Day 1Transceiver, shovel and probe
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 1Avalanche drill
- Day 2Guided tour
- Day 2Hotel night at Solang
- Day 5Hotel night at Manali
- Day 6Kit handback
- Day 6Drop at Manali bus stand or Bhuntar airport
- Day 1 · 1 nightSolang Retreat
- Day 2 · 1 nightDhundi House
- Day 3 · 3 nightsManali Lodge
- Day 1Manali to Solang11:00 AM — up to Solang
- Day 4Solang to Hamta7:00 AM — across to the Hamta side
- Day 5Manali to Chandrakhani6:30 AM — down to Naggar and up the road head
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Dhundi House
Hotel
Day 2
Manali Lodge
Lodge
Days 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
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 7 reviews
Review summary
Food4.7/5
Guide4.1/5
Itinerary4.1/5
Transport4.1/5
Accommodation4.9/5
Tour operator4.4/5
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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.
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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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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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