Organised Tours

India Trekking doesn't organize any fixed date programs for groups composed of persons who don't know each other. You will be alone or accompanied by the members of your own group. Of course you can choose any date which is convenient for you.
Lodging

Trekking:
During the treks you will sleep in 2 person tents. You will be accompanied by a guide and a cook will prepare your meals. Your equipment, camping gear and food will generally be carried by horses. Complete camping equipment is provided.

Safaris and tours:
You will mostly sleep in comfortable hotels and sometimes in bungalows or 2 persons tents
Trekking permit - Arrival in Delhi and departure for trekking

Ladakh and Zanskar:
No trekking permit is required.

Domestic flights:
If you arrive late at night or very early in the morning, you can be transfered from the international airport to the domestic airport and fly to Leh or Bagdogra. You can also choose to spend one day in Delhi and leave the following day (only one night bed & breakfast in Delhi, before the trek, is included in the price).

Equipment

The following list only mentions the essential elements. You have to prepare a list of clothes and small personal articles you will need during the trek. A small backpack (about 40 l. It will contain what you will need during a trekking day and carried by you), a kit-bag with padlock (or a big backpack. It will contain the 12 kg personal belongings, which will be carried by horses or porters. We advise you to protect the inside of the kit-bag with a plastic bag), a good sleeping bag, a sweater, a fleece jacket and a waterproof jacket (preferably Gore-Tex), good trousers as well as a waterproof trousers (preferably Gore-Tex), gloves and cap, hiking shoes, sunglasses and sun cream, a walking stick (optional), a frontal lamp or an electric torch. A foam mattress is provided, but if you have a self-inflating mattress, bring it: you will feel more comfortable

First aid kit
Here are the main things which can be useful: iodine tablets, tincture or crystals for water purification, analgesics, antidiarrhoeal, intestinal disinfectants, antibiotics, antiseptic, eye drops, bandages, cutaneous antiseptics, waterproof tape, adhesive pads, cotton swabs, skin applications (burn, sunburn, bites or stings), acetazolamide (Diamox) for acute mountain sickness...
Visa

Your passport must be valid for more than 6 months after your departure date from India. You must get your visa from an Indian Embassy, before leaving your country