Kasol, Himachal Pradesh
Trek in, climb, raft, sleep hard. A basecamp for people who came to move.
Experiences
2 nights / 3 days
Two nights, one of them at the top with all meals and a mattress in a tent.
₹6,500
per person
1 night / 2 days
A day on the water and an evening on the rocks, with dinner after.
₹2,800
per person
Things to do
Sample — Bir Billing Paragliding
Takeoff at Billing, landing at Bir. Fifteen to twenty minutes in the air, and the drive up is included. Certified pilot, one passenger.
If you cancel: Flying is weather-dependent and is often called off on the morning. Nothing is owed: charging for a day the wind decided would be charging for our own risk.
Ask about thisSample — Coastline Boats
Out at six, back by nine. Tea on board. Dolphins are wild and are not promised.
If you cancel: Cancelled by us for weather, nothing is owed.
Ask about thisSample — Himalayan Bike Hire
A 350 with helmets for two, fuelled and checked over. Licence shown at pickup.
If you cancel: Nothing owed if the guest cancels
Ask about thisSample — River Rafting Co.
Shivpuri to Rishikesh, grade III. Guide, gear and safety kayak. Two and a half hours on the water.
If you cancel: Half the price is owed inside 24 hours, because the boat and the guide are committed.
Ask about thisSample — Solang Snow Sports
Twenty minutes on a marked track with an instructor riding pillion. Boots and gloves provided.
If you cancel: Called off when there is not enough snow, at no charge.
Ask about thisRun by local operators we work with. Ask us and we will arrange it for you — nothing is charged here.
Rooms
Six bunks, six lockers, and a drying rack that actually works — which after a wet descent from Kheerganga is the thing you will care about. Boots come off at the door and go on the rack. Lockers take a padlock; we keep spares at the desk. This is the cheapest bed in Kasol that is warm, dry and honest about what it is.
A private twin for two people who want to be asleep by nine and gone by five. Enough floor for two packs open at once, which the bunkroom does not have. Hot water runs from six in the morning, before anybody else is up. Breakfast can be brought forward if you tell us at dinner.
A permanent canvas tent on a wooden platform, ten metres from the water. Not a bedroom with a view of the river — a bed inside the sound of it. April to October only; it comes down before the first snow. Two camp beds, proper mattresses, a lantern and nothing else. Bathrooms are the shared block, thirty seconds up the path.
Facilities
Kasol, Himachal Pradesh
Kasol sits in the Parvati valley at 1,640 m, an hour past Bhuntar, on a river loud enough to hear from anywhere in the village. It has been a trekking town for decades — Kheerganga's hot spring is the classic walk, Malana the strange one, Manikaran's gurudwara and hot springs four kilometres down. The season runs March to November; July and August are green and wet, and the shoulder months are when the trails are best.
The last 800 m to us is on foot from the Kasol bus stand — send a message and somebody will come down for your pack.
The hot spring at the top; six hours up from Barshaini.
Loud, cold and fast — the sound you sleep to here.
An old village with its own laws, reached on foot.
Gurudwara and hot springs; langar runs all day.
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The hosts
I am Vikrant, and I have guided in the Parvati valley for fifteen years. Basecamp is not a resort — it is a place to sleep well, eat enormously, dry your boots and go again at first light. We run guided treks to Kheerganga and Sar Pass, bouldering days on the river, and rafting when the water is right.
Food & drink
Cooked in our own kitchen, from what the market and the garden have.
Bunkroom breakfast (included)
Included
Eggs, parathas, chai, and as much of it as a trek day needs.
Shakshuka
₹260
Kasol has fed Israeli trekkers for thirty years. This is the local version.
Trout, river-caught
From the Parvati, grilled plain with lemon.
Momos, fried
₹200
Twelve to a plate. The post-trek order, every time.
Packed trek lunch
₹180
Parathas, boiled eggs, chocolate, and fruit. Ordered the night before.
Ginger lemon honey
₹80
Three cups a day at this altitude. Nobody regrets it.
Cold beer
₹180
Cold because the river runs past the store room.
Dishes change with the season and what the market has. Tell us about allergies or preferences when you book.
From 12 noon; early check-in on request.
Yes — breakfast and dinner; packed lunch for trek days.
The bunkroom suits older kids; the treks do not suit small ones.
Kasol bus stand is 800 m; the last stretch is on foot.
Request your dates and we will share payment details to confirm your booking.
