Day 0
The night the week ends
Friday night, Delhi. You find your seat on the Volvo, the city lights thin out, and somewhere past midnight the road starts to climb.
- Depart Delhi in an AC Volvo
- Overnight drive into the hills
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh · 3 nights / 4 days · Delhi to Delhi
McLeod Ganj
Little Lhasa, a monastery morning, and a starlit camp on Triund ridge.
A Tibetan town on an Indian ridge.
McLeod Ganj sits above Dharamshala in the Kangra district, a blend of Tibetan and British hill-station culture that earned it the name Little Lhasa. Monasteries, momos, mountain silence.
Above it all waits Triund, a 2,828 metre ridge at the foot of the Dhauladhar. The 9 km trail up is one of the friendliest treks in Himachal, which is exactly why the sunrise from the top feels like a secret you did not have to suffer for.
The journey, day by day.
Read it the way you will live it.
Day 1
Little Lhasa, on foot
You reach McLeod Ganj as the town wakes. Check in, a slow lunch, and then the afternoon belongs to the streets: the roar of Bhagsunag Falls, prayer wheels at the monastery, the long browse down Mall Road.
The evening does not wind down. It turns up, a DJ night and dinner back at the hotel.
- Arrive in the morning, check in and lunch
- Bhagsunag Falls and Temple
- Monastery and Mall Road
- DJ night, dinner, overnight in the hotel
Day 2
Nine kilometres to the stars
Early breakfast, check out, and the trail begins. Nine kilometres of oak and rhododendron, chai stalls at the right moments, the valley dropping away behind you.
By evening you are on the ridge at 2,828 metres. Dome camps, dinner, a bonfire, and a sky with no light pollution left in it.
- Breakfast and hotel check-out
- Trek to Triund, around 9 km
- Reach the ridge by evening
- Dome camps, dinner and overnight under the stars
Day 3
Down the mountain, back through Dharamshala
Sunrise over the Dhauladhar, breakfast at the top, then the easy walk down. By afternoon you are back in McLeod Ganj, with one last stop: the cricket stadium at Dharamshala, the prettiest ground in the country.
Then the Volvo, and the mountains letting you go slowly.
- Breakfast at the camps, trek down
- Reach McLeod Ganj by afternoon
- Dharamshala Cricket Stadium
- Evening departure for Delhi
Day 4
Home, sweet home
Delhi by morning. Photos full, legs sore, inbox unopened. The theory holds: a weekend is enough.
- Arrive Delhi in the morning
“Somewhere on the nine kilometres up, the city noise finally quits.”
Straight from their group chats.
Real trips, told the way people actually talk about them after.
01 / 05
01
McLeod Ganj
“I came for the trek. I stayed for the chai stall conversations.”
Raman called the night before to check my shoes were broken in. Nobody does that anymore.
AS
Aditi Sharma
Solo traveller
02
McLeod Ganj
“My legs hated Triund. Everything else about it, I loved.”
The dome camp at night, with the Dhauladhar just sitting there in the dark, is still in my head.
IV
Ishita Verma
First-time trekker
03
McLeod Ganj
“We went to escape Delhi for two days. We left with a favourite monastery.”
The coordinator knew every shortcut, every closed gate, every good rooftop. Felt like visiting a friend's hometown.
MK
Meher Kapoor
Came with her sister
04
McLeod Ganj
“Nobody warns you how loud silence is at 2,800 metres.”
I sat outside my tent till my chai went cold and did not once check my phone.
NC
Naina Chatterjee
Solo traveller
05
McLeod Ganj
“We asked for quiet. They gave us a ridge to ourselves at sunrise.”
Little things, like holding breakfast till we got back from the viewpoint, made it feel personal.
PN
Priya Nair
Travelled with her partner
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What’s covered, plainly.
No asterisks buried in size-8 font. This is the whole deal.
Included
- AC Volvo, Delhi to Delhi
- 3-star hotel stay
- Dome camping on Triund
- 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners
- All sightseeing as per plan
- DJ night and bonfire
- Trekking guide
- Trip coordinator throughout
Not included
- Travel insurance of any kind
- Trek tickets and permits
- Meals not listed in inclusions
- Taxi fares where the Volvo cannot go
- Anything not written in inclusions
Good to know
- Carry a valid government ID. Slots confirm only after full payment.
- Registrations once booked cannot be exchanged, cancelled or refunded.
- No narcotics, weapons or fireworks. Camp rules apply at the campsite.
One weekend, three ways to book it.
Same trip, same stays, same coordinator. The only thing that changes is who you bring, and what each person pays.
Solo
Come alone, leave with a group chat.
₹6,499
per person
- Your own seat on the Volvo
- Twin-share room with a fellow traveller
- Same trip, same coordinator, full plan
Duo
You and one more. Sorted.
₹6,199
per person
- Guaranteed seats together
- Private double room
- Lower price per person than solo
Squad
Most booked
Three or more. The whole point.
₹5,899
per person
- Whole group seated together
- Rooms next to each other
- Best per-person price we offer
Early bird
Book early, pay early, save extra ₹500 per person.
Confirm your slot with full payment before the batch fills and the early bird price locks in on top of your package. Once the bus is full, it is gone.
Triund does not take reservations. We do.
Camps on the ridge are limited and weekends fill first. Tell us your dates, we hold your spot, and the only thing left to plan is what music you want on the drive up.
Slots confirm on full payment. Groups stay small. Ask us about the next McLeod Ganj departure.