Hiking Tours in India

Less visited than Nepal, though often as breathtaking, India offers enormous variety for trekkers – not just in its tremendous wealth of mountain landscapes, but also as a melting pot of cultural diversity.

The Indian Himalaya
For many, the Himalaya are synonymous with Nepal, but vast tracts of this magnificent range form the northern borders of India. From remote and unspoilt Ladakh in the northwest through to Darjeeling and Sikkim in the east, these beautiful mountains offer a diversity of scenery and culture unmatched anywhere. For big white peaks there are Kanchenjunga and Nanda Devi; for the peak baggers, there’s the 6153m Stok Kangri.

Southern India
Trekking through verdant tea plantations and rhododendron forests, southern India has as much to offer as the north. Low-altitude trekking coupled with cruising the Keralan backwaters on a coir houseboat makes for a more relaxed approach than the Indian Himalaya.

Why choose Exodus?

When heading into the more remote regions of the Himalaya it’s important to know what you are doing, and our knowledge, expertise and experience on the ground is unparalleled. Exodus pioneered many of the trekking routes in the Indian Himalaya in the 1980s and we have been working with the same local partners – and local staff – ever since. They know their mountains and are all passionate about sharing the experience with the lucky trekkers who join them on our trekking tours in India.

Our Best Trekking Tours in India

15 Days from USD 2700

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Walking through the beautiful hills and tea plantations of South India

Walking & Trekking

15 Days from USD 3600

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A classic Northern India trek, from tea hills to Himalayan vistas

Walking & Trekking

15 Days from USD 3450

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Off the beaten track trekking in the 'Valley of Flowers', north of Leh

Walking & Trekking

16 Days from USD 3750

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Conquer your first 6,000m peak and experience the High Himalaya

Walking & Trekking

14 Days from USD 4500

Guided Group (Incl. Taxes)

Search for the elusive Snow Leopard with trekking guide Valerie Parkinson

Walking & Trekking

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My Exodus trip to Kerala and Tamil Nadu was truly amazing in so many ways. The beautiful scenery, lush green and full of fascinating wild life, the range and style of vegetarian food, and the overwhelming gentleness and warmth of the local people were all way beyond my expectations. Our outstanding guide Biju was at the heart of it all with his supreme organizational skills, endless information on every topic imaginable and, above all, his patience and kindness towards everyone in the group. The itinerary was perfect as it exposed us to so many very different aspects of the region: rural and urban settings, magnificent Hindu temples as well as Christian churches, historically important public buildings but also the homes of ordinary people going about their daily lives. A solo trip to India could never have offered such an enlightening and wide ranging experience as we gained from this trip. I would highly recommend it to others especially for a first trip to India and if they are as lucky as we were they may even have Biju as a guide too.

Elizabeth McCoy The Tropical South

As always, Exodus didn’t disappoint. The itinerary was great, we packed a lot in to the 9 day trip. Some early starts and long drives but the bus was comfortable and the air con worked well! Lots of walking on this trip, and be prepared for the pollution, if you have bad asthma I would consider a different trip as you are literally coughing with the smog!
But the busyness of the traffic is part of the adventure!
Sunrise in India isn’t a thing unfortunately due to the haze of pollution so the Taj Mahal wasn’t seen to it’s full beauty until the sun is higher in the sky. The dreaded sleeper train definitely is something I never wish to repeat, but it’s one night and so long as you don’t go to the toilet you’ll be ok haha ….I took shoe covers !!! So glad I did ! The beds are as hard as a table top !

jeanette hambrey Highlights of Northern India