Rishikesh & the Chamba Valley

This journey connects the spiritual energy of Rishikesh on the Ganges with the quiet, forgotten grandeur of Chamba in Himachal Pradesh, bridging two worlds that sit just a few hundred kilometres apart but feel like different centuries. You will start with white-water rafting through rapids flanked by forested gorges, practise yoga on the banks of the Ganges at sunrise, and then drive into the hills to discover Chamba's 1,400-year-old Lakshmi Narayan temple complex, its living bazaar where metalworkers and weavers still ply their trades, and the vast Chaugan meadow where locals play cricket against a backdrop of snow peaks. Along the way, the Chamba Valley unfolds with its terraced rice fields, ancient wooden architecture, and a pace of life that feels untouched by the frenzy of modern India. This is a journey of contrasts - sacred rivers and forgotten kingdoms, adrenaline and stillness, all woven into a single week.