Hotel Deyzor

25/12/2024

There is something magical about mountains and desert landscapes. We find ourselves cycling across the Atlas mountains in Morocco on our way south towards the Sahara.
Our days have been filled with awe inspiring geological formations on the mountains (sounds familiar), ancient manuscripts locked away alongside precious grains and guarded by cats in an agadir( earthen communal village safe), spectacular village oasis- heavenly gardens of dates, figs, grapes and pomegranate.
We are slowly starting to grasp the complexity of cultures merged and preserved over thousands of years of trade and conquest across this continent.
Luckily, we have 2 more months of discovery Still left

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08/12/2024

Another year flew by.
After our most rewarding year yet, we would like to thank all of our guests for making Deyzor a part of their Spiti adventure.
We spend our time during the summers ensuring your travels are memorable and spend our winters making sure our own are too.
This year we are heading to Northern Africa - Morocco. Mauritania and Senegal.
A journey across the Atlas mountains and into the Sahara. The next post will be coming to you from another landscape certain to ignite your wanderlust

08/11/2024

Time flies. Our 12th year running Deyzor is about to come to a close. Less than a couple of weeks left now before we close for this season.
Western Africa awaits though.

20/10/2024

Autumn, dogs and gyan

11/10/2024

Thank you Conde Nast Traveller

https://www.cntraveller.in/story/where-to-eat-on-a-spiti-road-trip/

From Kasauli to Kaza, a fail-safe food guide for that bucket-list ride to Spiti

06/10/2024

Blue skies and the golden hours this month

10/09/2024

Probably the only disadvantage of not using a smart phone is the difficulty to update pictures for our place online. Poorly edited pictures taken from our team's phone is all we manage. Still no idea how reels are made. Don't want to learn either.

But then we have friends like Nitin Joshi who will ride 2500kms every year on his Triumph and use his brilliance and creativity to help us with a fresh stock of pictures for Deyzor. Our place looks good. 😊

12/08/2024

Not raining and they are waiting

08/08/2024

Apparently, the roads in Himachal are blocked. And there is heavy flooding in the state.
Of course, the news failed to reach our trekking group headed to parang la or the elders on their motorcycles from Germany. Or the curious travellers enjoying the valley without the Thars.

For us it's just surprising that people continue to trust what news channels convey.
The dogs meanwhile continue to enjoy the amazing weather

08/07/2024

Found a remedy to deal with a stressful and busy season and for coping with the blues -

Dhruv and Ashim cycled to Deyzor having started their trip last Sept from Arunachal. Full of insightful observations and inspiration, for a few days we forgot the social media driven 'explorers' waiting to go to the post office and the bridge.

Dhruv had earlier cycled from Alaska to Peru and I had been told about him from many common friends. Having travelled in South America myself after leaving by terrible media job, there was lots for us to share.

Time with Dhruv and Ashim would be a highlight for us. Genuine love for travel and curiosity for the world and its people.
Inspired now to book my tickets to cycle from Mauritania to Morocco. And maybe add Senegal too.

Dhruv Bogra

08/03/2024

An opportunity awaits -

26/02/2024

Volunteer Opportunity -
We are happy to have welcomed Preeti as our new booking manager for the hotel.
Now we are on the lookout for a volunteer who would like to call Spiti home in 2024.
The volunteer would be responsible for our shop Strictly Spiti where we sell a range of organic and wild foods along with local handicrafts.

The volunteer will be responsible for managing the store on a daily basis, packing stock, maintaining displays, customer interaction, managing accounts and social media.

What we are offering:
Simple accommodation in a local homestay.
Simple vegetarian meals.

We require a minimum commitment of two months.
For more details send us a DM.

19/02/2024

The Bernard who wants to see it all. And while he is doing that, Azizzam is spreading love wherever he goes.
And there is lots for him to learn and be surprised about.
Like the Mauryan polish from the 3rd cen BC where he saw his reflection. How did they do that, he wondered.
He learnt and studied the Stromatolites which are older than what he has seen in Spiti and the rock paintings at ISKO left him with more questions.
Villagers gather to see him and the incredible treated him like one of his own.
Azizzam followed Buddha's steps from Sarnath to Bodhyaga and discovered that the forests of Bihar are his preference over its cities.
What he is relishing is the tribal diversity of Jharkhand and the knowledge they possess.
The world in amazing, he tells us often

Bulu Imam

08/02/2024

Looking to learn something new? Join us in Rajasthan to learn about lime plasters before we head up to Spiti.

Indi Architecture

19/01/2024

Job opening -

Seeking someone with a resolution to make 2024 the year of change. We have an opening in our team for a booking manager. In Spiti or remote that is up to you.

Ideally you should be as excited about Spiti as we are, have good time management skills, be able to learn our online booking management system, invoicing, manage guest emails and phone calls, social media and be fluent in English and Hindi.

Should you choose to base yourself in Spiti the role may also include guest interaction at the hotel, inventory management and overseeing hotel and restaurant operations.

For an exceptional person future opportunity may exist at our new tourism property currently under construction in Kwang village.

Those interested can reach out to us at - [email protected]

14/12/2023

The shutter has fallen for the last time for the season, the Manali road is now closed, tourist numbers have dwindled, and winter has set in. The Saint bernards along with their people have left for a warmer climate. Finally we have time to look back over another busy season. Our heritage reconstruction project in Kwang has been an adventure unlike any other. More on that in future posts.

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