Himalayan Kinnaur, Sangla and Spiti Valley tour

Planet

1. Our back-office operations are 100% paper-free. All our client and internal communications are fully digital.

2. The fee you pay is partially invested in solar power and desert greening projects, which reduce the requirement for wood by up to 50%.

3. The homestays use solar-powered heaters for hot bathing water and are partially powered by solar panels.

4. Remote Himalayan villages do not have any waste management plants. Each guest gets a high-quality NSF-certified reusable water bottle with an integrated filter that removes 99.9% of bacteria and viruses and filters up to 800 L of water (saving up to 1,600 single-use plastic bottles) before replacement.

5. All our vehicles comply with the recent emission standards applicable in India. Drivers are trained to drive within speed limits to optimise emissions. As per the latest norms, all passenger vehicles use up to 20% ethanol-blended fuel, further reducing tailpipe emissions.

People

1. Apart from farming, village tourism provides a major source of income for the inhabitants of Spiti. Therefore, we urge you to experience living in a homestay, which also deepens cultural exposure. With shifting climate patterns, tourism income becomes crucial. Homestays in our program are allocated in a rotational form fir equal opportunity.

2. Activities designed for you, such as handicrafts, traditional medicine, dances, and songs, help in conserving these age-old traditions and provide additional income for the custodians of knowledge.

3. Traditionally, the men and women of Spiti have been involved in farming, and Spiti used to be cut off from the outside world for major part of the year. But with homestays and cultural activities, there is a greater opportunity for women to come forward and support men equally in tourism.