Terraced fields and autumn trees below the snow-capped Dhauladhar

Our Himalayan destinations

Three valleys we know road by road. Each one has its own season, its own roads and its own Himalayan Brothers hotel to come back to.

A cold desert between Tibet and Lahaul: thousand-year-old monasteries, fossil villages and Chandratal lake. We run the circuit from our own hotel in Kaza, Spiti Villa.

Altitude
Kaza 3,650 m · Key 4,166 m · Kibber 4,270 m
Best season
June – September; October for clear, cold days
Roads
Shimla–Kinnaur most of the year · Manali–Kunzum Jun to mid-Oct

Dharamshala & McLeod Ganj

Read the Dharamshala guide

Tibetan culture below the Dhauladhar range. Three of our hotels are near Norbulingka in Sidhpur, so most of our trips start here.

Altitude
Town 1,457 m · McLeod Ganj ~2,000 m
Best season
March – June and late September – November
Getting in
Kangra Airport ~15 km · Pathankot railhead ~85 km

Sach Pass & Pangi

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At about 4,414 m on the Pir Panjal, Sach Pass links Chamba with remote Pangi Valley. Our hotel, Diwan Sachpass in Bairagarh, is the last village stop before the climb.

Altitude
~4,414 m (14,480 ft) · Pir Panjal range
Open
Late June / early July – mid-October
Route
Chamba → Bairagarh → Sach Pass → Killar · ~166 km

Rated by guests at our hotels

Real Google ratings of the five Himalayan Brothers hotels, run by the same family as this travel desk. Read on 16 October 2026.

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