We have news of a fantastic new trek we brought out: the Surya Top trek.

We'll admit, Surya Top is actually an old trek. Our founders had done this trek in the early days of Indiahikes. Yet, they had not opened up this trek because the Dayara Bugyal trek was nearby. They feared trekkers would get confused between the two treks.

But if we have to paint a complete picture, Surya Top is the real deal. It covers the entire expanse of the Dayara Bugyal trek (which you don’t do even on the Dayara Bugyal trek); in addition, it passes over two other bugyals, takes you to a camp next to the lovely Devkund pond and finally, makes a beautiful summit climb. The view from the summit of Mt. Bandarpoonch, Kala Nag, and the Gangotri ranges is jaw-dropping. 

Such summit climbs just don't exist in our country. Kedarkantha and Chandrashila are two summit climbs that come close but don't have grand meadows leading up to the summit. Neither do they have such up-close mountain views.

The trek is best done in the spring, summer, and autumn. You’ll experience the best of the forests, the meadows, and the thrilling summit climb. You’ll find current dates in March, April, May, and June. Plan soon!

After three years, we have finally opened up the much-awaited Atsunta Pass trek in Georgia. Dates are now available for July when the trail becomes a complete flower-bouquet trek. As our founder says, if you sweep your arm across the grasslands and clutch your palms together, you'll have a bouquet in your hand. Such is the density of flowers. Not to mention the rich culture you'll see all along the trek, it's incomparable to any other country we have trekked in.

This is a trek that we first opened in 2019. Unfortunately, the trek was closed off for the past three years, first with COVID and then because of the disturbance in Ukraine. But tourism has opened up in Georgia, and in a big way. So much so that there is now a direct flight from India (New Delhi) to Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia.

So if you are looking to trek and do something exceptional this year, don't ignore Georgia. It is a trek that must be on every trekker's bucket list. Plan soon because we have just two dates with small groups of 12-15 trekkers.

Every month, the Bahai community in Bangalore conducts a discourse on various topics. This time, they chose a topic close to our hearts: sustainability. We were very happy when they invited the head of Green Trails at Indiahikes, Sharwari Brahme, to deliver a talk.

Over 60 members from all age groups attended the talk to learn about sustainability and how they can adopt these practices in their lives. Sharwari had the wonderful opportunity to share her stories and learnings, both from her personal life and her work at Indiahikes. The talk was emotional, full of learning, and ended with a Q&A bursting with questions.

At Indiahikes, there's nothing more we love to do than spread the message about sustainability. Whether it is on our treks or in our homes, we are continuously learning and practicing sustainability methods. Given our dedication and expertise in this field, several companies have been inviting us to do sustainability workshops for their teams.

If you would like to introduce such a workshop at your workplace, write to us at info@indiahikes.com. We'll be happy to help.

Indiahikes founder, Arjun Majumdar, was recently invited by IIIT Bangalore to speak at their annual summit, Confluence 24. With the theme "Butterfly Effect: Small Actions, Big Impact," he shared some rare stories from the past of Indiahikes, where small actions have caused a snowball effect in Indian trekking.

The past of Indiahikes is filled with such stories. Our creation story is among them, where a single blog post with credible information changed the lives of people in the remote mountains. The origin story of our Eco Bags is another such story, where a small thought resulted in thousands of trekkers cleaning up the mountains.

It's always wonderful for us to share these stories with keen listeners. IIIT was full of such listeners, who followed up with an interesting Q&A session. Our founder frequently talks at such institutions about lessons from his entrepreneurial journey. Yet, his favourite topic is always about the impact of trekking on the mind, body and spirit, which he covered wonderfully in his TEDx talk.