Ladakhi Womens Travel Company

03/05/2024

We have just opened or office for this year!
So if you're in Leh, as of now, we are open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. But as always, you can contact us via email as well.

04/04/2024

We are currently looking for volunteers to teach English classes for our porters training to become guides.

So If you are in Ladakh May or June and are interested, write us at [email protected]

16/03/2024

Recently, the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) launched a coffee table book called ‘Hum: हम | When Women Lead’.
The book highlights 75 women and their journeys with stories of change. Among the many inspring women, LWTC founder Thinlas Chorol was selected. She joined the unveiling ceremony at UN house in Delhi on march 12th.

Ahead of the ceremony, Thinlas also participated in a discussion with some of the other women featured in the book.

31/12/2023

Happy New Year from all of us at the Ladakhi Women's Travel Company to all of you!

02/07/2023

We are now on Instagram!
If you want to follow along on journey, join us there.

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05/06/2023

Lots of snow this year in June. We are happy organise any Homestay trek according to your interest and show our Ladakhi lifestyle in the remote villages.

01/05/2023

Our office is open for the 2023 season.
To celebrate, here is the view from Ganda la during our most reason trek over it.

16/01/2023

Winter is a great time to visit Ladakh if you want to avoid the crowds of the peak season in summer.

01/01/2023

We wish everyone a very Happy New Year!

At the start of 2022 there was a lot of uncertainty regarding the possibility to open. But thanks to our staff and friends, old and new, from around the world, we managed to get back to work.

Now we are looking forward to a new year and many more treks in the mountains of Ladakh.

20/11/2022

Yesterday our founder, Thinlas Chorol accepted the Special jury award of the Martha Farrell award on behalf of the Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company.
We are thankful to all our friends from around the world that has supported us over the years. And of course we are grateful to all the women who has worked at LWTC since the launch in 2009!

Founded by Thinlas Chorol in 2009, Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company is an all-women trekking company based in Ladakh. Their purpose is to train women as trekki...

09/10/2022

It's been difficult for all of us to get together during the last few years. But recently one of our guides, Tsogyal got married. Giving some of us the chance to meet and celebrate a new chapter of her life. We all wish her and her new husband a prosperous future! ❤️

02/06/2022

12/05/2022

We are looking for a new office manager and girls who want to become guides.

Applicants for office manager must:
Have good communication skills
Be organised
Speak and write English well

The salary are dependent on experience and skills.

Also, if you are interested in becoming a guide, we will be hiring girls as porters as well. No experience is required since we will be training you so that you eventually have the skills and experience to work as a guide.

There will be walking interviews on Monday, May 16th, from 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM at our office at Hemis Complex, Zangsti
For more information, you can call 9622157967

18/04/2022

We are back!

After 2 long years, we are now back. We are all looking forward to getting back out the treks. Come join us!

17/12/2021

Due to the pandemic, we have been closed for quite some time now. So in order to generate some income, we have started a tent restaurant at Guphuks where we will also be renting out ice skates.
This is a collaboration with our sister company, Ladakhi Women’s Cafe. So follow us on their Instagram account to see more updates on menu items.
instagram.com/ladakhiwomenscafe/

31/12/2020

Happy New Year!
More then before, we are thankful to our friends and supporters from around the world.
Thank you to all those who supported us and what we do!

09/08/2020

Thanks to our supporters around the world, we were able to raise funds to keep our staff employed during the current pandemic.
Since we conducted or clean up champaign in collaboration with ALTOA, we could save on the cost of conducting the clean up. So now our staff will be working with People’s Action Group for Inclusion and Rights (PAGIR).
Our staff will take turns working there, currently they are engaged in working on waste recycling.

01/08/2020

We have completed our cleanup campaign in Markha Valley. We were fortunate to be able to partner with All Ladakh Tour Operator Association (ALTOA)
We are very thankful for those who supported our crowdfunding.

25/07/2020

We started the Markha valley clean up campaign on 21 July.

29/06/2020

Hello everyone!
We at LWTC world like to express our gratitude to all those who are supporting us in these difficult times.
We have not only reached our goal of the crowdfunding, but we have surpassed it!
We will try make a plan for how to spend that extra money in a way that not only gets our guides an income, but has some additional benefits.
So again, a big thanks to all of those who have supported us!

https://wemakeit.com/projects/clean-up-ladakh

Wegen Covid-19 bleiben 2020 in Ladakh Touristen aus. Weibliche Trekkinguides wollen darum im Markah Valley und in Basecamps eine Clean up Aktion durchführen. So schaffen sich die Frauen ein Einkommen

14/06/2020

Because of the ongoing pandemic, it looks unlikely that we will be able to operate this summer So in order to keep our guides working, we are asking for your support.

We are planing a clean-up project where the guides gets paid to go out and collect garbage. You can learn more about the project and how you can support it in the link below.

https://wemakeit.com/projects/clean-up-ladakh

Wegen Covid-19 bleiben 2020 in Ladakh Touristen aus. Weibliche Trekkinguides wollen darum im Markah Valley und in Basecamps eine Clean up Aktion durchführen. So schaffen sich die Frauen ein Einkommen

31/12/2019

2019 is coming to an end, marking the completion of our 10th year! And we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our staff, visitors and supporters a happy 2020!

11/11/2019

Greetings from LWTC!
We are closing our office for this season from 13th November but we are taking booking via email.

05/07/2019

We LWTC Team made our Company's T-Shirt for the first time and here some of our staffs are wearing the T-Shirt with full of enthusiastic.

06/06/2019

Our first Markha Valley trek of this season.

04/06/2019

After tough trek, all-women travel firm enjoys the view

"livemint" has recognized Thinlas Chorol and her extensive work.
https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/after-tough-trek-all-women-travel-firm-enjoys-the-view-1559497102740.html

Ripple effect: Young women in Ladakh are seeing tourism, earlier dominated by men, as a viable carrer option

24/05/2019

We are looking for women who are interested in becoming a guide. Contact us on 9469158137 or you can directly visit our office Ladakhi Women's Travel Company in Hemis complex near Zangsti parking till 30th May between 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

30/04/2019

Finally we all thanked our volunteer for teaching English to our staff. We wish u all the very best for every steps in your life Margaret.. Hope to see you again in Leh.

30/04/2019

After dinner our volunteer and her friend made sweet dish called (brownie scramble) for us. It was very yummy. Thank you Margaret!.

30/04/2019

Everyone is enjoying the dinner. Food was all veg but very delicious and the credit goes to some of our guides.