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Backpacker Tours
Why book a fixed departure

You bring a backpack.
We've already done the boring part.

You'll know the group

A WhatsApp group opens ten days out. Nobody arrives to a bus full of strangers.

Captains, not guides

Full-time Backpacker Tours staff who have run the same route dozens of times.

The price is the price

Stay, transfers and listed meals are in. What's excluded is printed on every page.

Altitude taken seriously

Oxygen cylinders, oximeters and a rest day built into every high-altitude route.

Seats confirmed

Upcoming departures

Dates that are already running. Pick a batch, pay 25%, and you're on it.

Ladakh — Ladakh & Umling La backpacking 4 seats left
Ladakh 8D / 7N
Ladakh & Umling La backpacking

Leh · Nubra · Pangong · Hanle

8 days · 7 nights

₹28,499₹34,999per person + GST
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Spiti — Spiti Valley full circuit Guaranteed
Spiti 9D / 8N
Spiti Valley full circuit

Shimla · Kaza · Chandratal · Manali

9 days · 8 nights

₹24,999per person + GST
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Meghalaya — Meghalaya root bridges
Meghalaya 6D / 5N
Meghalaya root bridges

Shillong · Cherrapunji · Dawki

6 days · 5 nights

₹21,800₹24,500per person + GST
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Kashmir — Kashmir & the Great Lakes Fast filling
Kashmir 6D / 5N
Kashmir & the Great Lakes

Srinagar · Pahalgam · Gulmarg

6 days · 5 nights

₹18,999per person + GST
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Uttarakhand — Kedarkantha winter trek Snow trek
Uttarakhand 5D / 4N
Kedarkantha winter trek

Dehradun · Sankri · Juda Ka Talab

5 days · 4 nights

₹9,499per person + GST
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Bali — Bali with Gili Islands Passport trip
Bali 8D / 7N
Bali with Gili Islands

Seminyak · Gili · Ubud

8 days · 7 nights

₹56,999₹59,999per person + GST
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Why choose us

Nine years, 41,000 travellers, one rule: no batch runs without a captain who has run it before.

We are not the cheapest operator on the internet, and we don't try to be. What you're paying for is the person leading your batch, the vehicle you're sitting in, and someone answering the phone at 2am when the pass shuts.

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Routes we actually drive

Every itinerary is re-run by our own team before each season opens.

Capped group sizes

14 to 22 people. Beyond that a trip becomes a tour, and we're not doing that.

Support that answers

One number, staffed from 8am to midnight, plus a captain on the ground.

Safety, not slogans

Oximeters, oxygen, first-aid trained captains and a documented evacuation plan.

Verified reviews

Reviews

4.8
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Photo shared by Aarav Mehta

Did the Umling La batch in June. Our captain Tenzin rerouted us around a landslide near Hanle without any drama and we still made it for sunset. The oxygen check every evening sounded excessive until two people in our group actually needed it. Worth every rupee.

Aarav MehtaLadakh · June 2026
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Solo female traveller, first group trip, and I was nervous about it. The WhatsApp group before departure made a huge difference — by day one I already knew who I was travelling with. Homestays in Spiti were basic but spotless.

Ishita RaoSpiti Valley · May 2026
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Photo shared by Rohit Nair

Kedarkantha in late December, minus nine at the campsite, and the tents held up fine. Rented the jacket and gaiters from them instead of buying — saved me about eight thousand rupees for one trek.

Rohit NairKedarkantha · Dec 2025
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Photo shared by Sneha Kulkarni

Meghalaya in peak monsoon means you will get wet, and they say so upfront, which I appreciated. Only gripe: the Dawki boat ride felt rushed. Everything else was better than the price suggested.

Sneha KulkarniMeghalaya · July 2026
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Photo shared by Kabir Sethi

Booked eleven days before departure and they still sorted the permits. Payment link, invoice, GST — all of it came through properly, which is not something I can say about the last operator I used.

Kabir SethiNepal · April 2026
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