Who we are?

We, HIMALAYA TREKKERS (HT), are a professional tour operator focusing on trekking to the Indian Himalayas. Simply put, you can think of us as a registered tour travel operator that runs treks with its own logistics, equipment, and staff from different bases in the Himalayas.

Although we are a small tour operator in terms of numbers, we cover a considerable length of the Indian Himalayas, spanning its breadth. We take more or less one thousand people per year on the mountains and have never competed for being the largest, biggest, or perhaps greatest! To cater to the wide Himalayas from east to west and run it efficiently, we have some staff employees, longtime freelancers, and a few trusted partners in the Himalayas. All are professional people and fairly experienced in their jobs. Regarding the term “partners”, they are not like just our vendors, and neither are things being outsourced. As a matter of fact, we are friends who share logistics and expertise to form Team HT.

We pitch in:

  • Suggesting the trek(s) as per your preferred time, season, or dates while considering your experience or any other preferences, important trek route information that you are looking for, planning and preparation required for your trek, and helping in travel arrangements prior to the trek. Then,
  • Arrange your trek safely with our top-notch support team.

Today, with the experience of 12 years running as a Tour Operator, HIMALAYA TREKKERS (HT) operates on more than 50 different routes, covering the major regions of the Indian Himalayas (it is almost 2500 Km in length). We thrive on:

Conducting environmentally cleaner treks – We call them ‘Green’.
Using quality equipment that is perfectly suited for the trek.
Best in class support staff across the Himalayas accompanying you on your journey
Providing equal care and attention to all members – Proportionate support staff
Having nutritious food and meals along the way.
Most importantly, enjoying the rendezvous with the ‘big guys’ (read Himalayas) 🙂

Here we are

Meet the Team HT

The core and heart of our team are our Trek Guides (often people recognise them as Trek Leaders although we don’t call them so) and the ground support staff. Quite naturally, they are locals and were raised in the remote parts of the Himalayas. We have selectively chosen our support team over the years to make your journey enjoyable and safe.

Sikkim, Darjeeling and Kalimpong:

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Uttarakhand (Garhwal & Kumaon):

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Himachal Pradesh:

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Kashmir Valley:

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Rock & Alpine Climbing:

We are Nibbi-Jibbi (Korak & Spandan), twin brothers passionate about climbing and Mountaineering. Here we would like to introduce our wonderful and adventurous experience of exploring all the different facets of climbing, from boulders to big walls. The vision is to climb in a low-impact, minimalist style.

Teaching various aspects of rock climbing is what we do professionally. After climbing for over a decade, we are now based in Himachal Pradesh, working as climbing guides and instructors.

Most recently, we have been working on developing world-class climbing areas with the world’s top climbers across the Indian Himalayas. We believe that our experience of climbing at a high level (Sport 8b+ Boulder 8A) will provide great help for you to get better at climbing techniques and enjoy climbing as a whole.

Our important Himalayan ascents in recent years:

SHILAJIT 8b+/5.14a, a famous sport climb in Rakchham
MAHALAYA 6a+ trad expo 550m FA, Zanskar
Brick in the wall: SD Fb 8A, Rakchham
Toro Peak, ascent of the east face, probably following the Polish line  ‘”get up in the morning,” 5.8 , 400m, Miyar valley
Bouldering and multipitch climbing at Chhatru and Chhotadhara

Finally, we have been with HT from the beginning and now extend our offerings through the Rock Climbing programme in Manali and Himachal Pradesh and are also available for your customised training plan (practical hands-on and online).

Bouldering, Climbing and Alpinism
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Planning & Support (Office Team):

Last but not the least :). We have an equally experienced and very small team back in Kolkata, front-facing with you, essentially the backend team. We are the people with whom you will talk and exchange emails to learn about your adventure. We have physically been to almost all the treks that are published on the website. On many popular trails in different seasons, time and again over the years. This helps us assess a route over time or an area in general and enables us to inform you accordingly for smooth execution.

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From the founder on the background and incubation of HT

Since the early years of this millennium, since our college days, we have started trekking with friends and amateur clubs. Our early forays into the mighty Himalayas started with Sandakphu, Dzongri-Goecha La, and other places in the eastern Himalayas. As the enthusiasm picked up and our love for the Himalayas started growing out of proportion, we also began venturing into Himachal Pradesh, Kumaon, Garhwal, and Ladakh. After visiting some difficult-to-arrange treks, the first seed of desire to take this up as a profession was planted, especially because it started getting more and more difficult to come back to the mountains with the increased hassle of logistics to work it out independently. At the same time, working in a formal corporate environment was also getting harder. Finally, the moment came when I was confident enough to take on this challenge and was happy to give up a career in the software industry and get into this realm by starting HT in June 2010.

During our days as amateur trekkers, the thing that struck us the most was that, on the one hand, treks were either done by a bunch of enthusiastic individuals (like us) or organised by local clubs and led by what we called ‘hardcore’ trekkers. In both cases, it invariably meant using worn-out tents and sleeping bags, having meagre and bland meals, and finding guides who were often incompetent. These trips were treated more as accomplishments than as realising the sense of adventure, awe, and togetherness that the mountains evoke.

For us, it was always about soaking in the mind-numbing beauty and enjoying the sheer grandness of the abode of the gods, and the success of the trek lay in completing the trek as a team.

On the other hand, there were agencies that offered fantastic facilities at equally fantastic prices and took herds of people as part of their package deals. Over 30 people and a disproportionate number of support staff would mean much less attention to individual needs and near zero flexibility during the trek.

What we also found appalling was the scant respect that seemed to exist for the mountains—any camping ground or trail would be strewn with plastic wrappers, packets, bottles, and containers, including tin cans and glass bottles and jars.

There was also this aura built around ‘trekking’, as if it were the hallowed turf of a few and not the much larger population of nature lovers. We felt differently. For us, this brief escape from civilization and mobile networks was an addiction that was difficult to shake off. We felt that it must be the same for countless others too. Trekking is not the same as mountaineering expeditions or rock climbing, which indeed require a lot of technical skills; at the end of the day, you need to walk. So, it all began…

Read our reviews on Google

4.8
Based on 265 reviews
  • I had a great time with Himalaya Trekkers team for a 6 day trekking! As I have no experience in hiking and trekking before , I m so worried about the trip at the beginning! We love the time to spend with our Trek guide Arpan in these 6... read more

    proma hossain Avatar proma hossain
    January 2, 2024

    I booked the 'Ali Bedni Bugyal Trek' with Himalaya Trekkers in October 2023. It was my first time trekking through the week and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I have have taken. Not only did they have a wonderful itinerary and the sweetest ground staff,... read more

    Tanya SA Avatar Tanya SA
    November 2, 2023
  • This is one of the amazing trekking experiences on KGL with Himalaya Trekkers. Take it Trek leader, guides, kitchen staff, mules & horses staff everyone was so great and they made sure we group had life time experience. Particular with time, mouth watering food(many times had over eaten), mountain... read more

    Ravikant Mishra Avatar Ravikant Mishra
    September 2, 2023

    Hello, The Sandakphu trek was splendid. Apart from us 5, there were two excellent people with us who lit up the entire trek. Not to take any credits away from our trek guide (Arpan da) who was the corner stone of our entire experience. This was our first trek... read more

    Mainak Sanyal Avatar Mainak Sanyal
    December 2, 2023
  • This trek has so much to offer you, not just views but so many experiences. This was my first solo trek. I was very anxious about the whole thing but I also didn’t want to back out. Saptarshi was kind enough to help me get out of this indecisive phase.... read more

    Sanskriti Tripathi Avatar Sanskriti Tripathi
    September 2, 2022

    For the last several years, we try to spend a few weeks in the majestic Himalayas, using the time to let go of the mundane and connect with ourselves in nature. However, we are also predominately urban so balancing the rustic nature with some creature comforts to feel like a... read more

    Puja Padbidri Avatar Puja Padbidri
    July 2, 2024
  • Had a wonderful trekking experience with Himalayan trekker. Kedarkantha was my first Trekk and I would like to specifically mention that Himalayan trekkers didn't disappointed at all. Specific mention goes to our guide Chandra Prakash Raut always being supportive and guiding our group throughout the Trekk.

    Nitin Jaiswal Avatar Nitin Jaiswal
    September 2, 2023

    8 of us went on the Singalila Pass & Phoktey Dara trek with Team HT on 12th of November 2K16, This was the first time for the 7 of us on a high altitude trek as for the remaining one Mr.Avik Datta was considerably a pro is this case and... read more

    Pratik Baral Avatar Pratik Baral
    September 2, 2017
  • Himalaya Trekkers is more than just a trekking company for me. They have been my friends and guides and it is because of them that I have been able to explore many beautiful trails in the Himalayas such as Pin Parvati Pass, Goecha La, Sandakphu, Har ki Dun and Kedarkantha.... read more

    Abhishek Chatterjee Avatar Abhishek Chatterjee
    September 2, 2019

    Very well planned and organized treks. Went to Ali Bedni Bugyal with Himalaya Trekkers. Rhik is very quick to respond to any queries. Sapta is great at coordination. Good guest houses at Lohajung and Dedni. Camping gear, Tents, Sleeping Bags were of excellent quality, clean and well maintained. Dev Singh... read more

    yago diaries Avatar yago diaries
    September 2, 2022
  • Looks like, google does not allow multiple reviews,so, extending my previous review. We had 3 trips with them till now and looking for many more to come. 2024 : Had gone for Ali-Bedini Bugyal trek with HT end of March 2024. We had a private group of 7, including... read more

    Kousik Chatterjee Avatar Kousik Chatterjee
    May 2, 2024

    FROM MITA, ABHIJIT , AMITABH, SHIVASHISH HT Ali Bedni Bugyal trek, May 2024. We are extremely happy indeed for the entire services we got. Excellent co-ordination from Head Office and similarly excellent site support team and services. Food was awesome. Most importantly, each and every interface of this complicated journey worked exactly on time, as... read more

    S Paul Avatar S Paul
    May 28, 2024
  • I had a great experience with the HT team, doing the Goecha La trek in November. Our trek leader Ram was wonderful, he made us all feel very comfortable and safe during the 8 days of trekking with his in-depth knowledge of the area/terrain, his kindness and humour. The food... read more

    J Steeves Avatar J Steeves
    February 2, 2024

    The best trekking operator. Serves amazing food ,all gears top notch, guides are top class people with awesome behaviour. Highly underrated trekking company. I hope to see you grow bigger ⭐

    Abhisek Halder Avatar Abhisek Halder
    September 2, 2023
  • I have been to Sandakphu Trek on December 2019 with Himalaya Trekkers and it is my 3rd trek with them. Every time I choose them I feel so much satisfaction with their arrangement that I would love to be their repeated customer.

    Gourab Mukherjee Avatar Gourab Mukherjee
    September 2, 2020

    Himalaya Trekkers organised a fantastic trek for three of us from England in Sikkim, the whole thing went very smoothly, everything was well organised from the trek itself, the team that guided and fed us and put up camp each night, and all the transfers and various visa’s and permits... read more

    Mat Taylor Avatar Mat Taylor
    June 2, 2024
  • I was with HT at the Goecha La pass in November 2019. Great organization, wonderful People and a beautiful Route. Very good Guides, delicious Food, amazing Views. It was my first such a high Trip and from the beginning I felt good and safe there and if I ever go... read more

    sibbna Avatar sibbna
    September 2, 2020

    It was a great experience with Himalaya Trekkers, their hospitality and food was really good. The trek guide and the kitchen staff was so humble that they made sure of fulfilling all of our needs and wishes. My best memory of this trip is roasting potatoes in the campfire, we... read more

    anjali Dateratta Avatar anjali Dateratta
    February 2, 2024
  • To celebrate my 22nd birthday, my mom and I sought an adventure that would allow us to reconnect with nature and experience the tranquility of the hills. After extensive research, we came across Himalaya Trekkers, a trekking company that offered a variety of treks in October, perfectly aligning with my... read more

    Aditya Andiappan Avatar Aditya Andiappan
    November 2, 2024

    Had the most incredible experience on the Monastery trek with our guide Bhai. I went on a 4 day trek with my dad and we were looked after so well. The views were incredible and all the homestays we stayed in were amazing- food so delicious, people so friendly and... read more

    Claire Doyle Avatar Claire Doyle
    July 2, 2024