Mountain Activities

Your holiday in the hills in India is sure to pulsate with action. Breathe the invigorating air while trekking in the Sahyadri ranges near Pune in western India. Bung on your skiis and swoosh down snow-covered slopes in Gulmarg in Kashmir. Go mountain cycling on the Leh–Manali highway.

Discover what India’s magnificent mountains have to offer. Trekking, rock climbing, mountain cycling, skiing, snowboarding or ice climbing, you have a range of mountain activities to choose from in India.

Top hot spots

Trekking
Ladakh & Zanskar in Jammu & Kashmir | Sahyadri ranges near Pune in Maharashtra | Western Ghats in Chikmagalur, Karnataka
Best season February–May in the Himalayas | December–April in the Western Ghats

Rock climbing
Ramnagaram, Savandurga, Turalli near Bangalore in Karnataka | Kullu Manali in Himachal Pradesh | Rishikesh in Uttaranchal
Best season February–May | All year round except monsoons in Karnataka

Mountain cycling
Kullu Manali & Shimla in Himachal Pradesh | Garhwal & Kumaon in Uttaranchal
Best season February – May

Motorbike expeditions
Leh–Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir | Manali in Himachal Pradesh | Garhwal & Kumaon in Uttaranchal
Best season November–March

Skiing
Auli in Uttaranchal | Gulmarg in Jammu & Kashmir | Manali & Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh
Best season December–May

Snowboarding
Gulmarg in Jammu & Kashmir | Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh
Best season December–May

Ice climbing
Auli in Uttaranchal | Manali in Himachal Pradesh
Best season December–May