Adventure Sindbad

03/04/2025

13/02/2025

This is a very informative and beautiful video on some of the main deities in the Buddhist Pantheon by one of our guests Dr. Vijayakumar D R. Apart from being a Doctor in Psychiatry by profession, Dr. Vijay also has a Diploma in Ancient Indian History and Archaeology. He runs for pleasure and was also a participant at the popular Ladakh Marathon last Sep along with his wife Dr.Madhushree. This video is a culmination of the sightseeing he did while acclimatizing and getting ready for race day.
Happy to share the video here by Vijay of Manasvi specialists
In his own words
"This video is about Buddhism practiced in Leh and Ladakh. Buddhism in Ladakh has numerous deities which are depicted in its ancient monasteries. Tourists, scholars and academicians will benefit from this video. It will help you identify what has been depicted in the Thangkas and monasteries and enrichen your visit to the places of worship.
I Hope you all enjoy and benefit from it."

12/03/2024

Annapurna Panorama Trek - Nov,2023 :
As I begin our 2024 Spring trekking season, sharing a photo album of one of my personal highlights of 2023 which happened in Nov last year.
"A reunion with college buddies after 18 long years." To mark the year most of us turned 40!
And where? The HIMALAYA - a beautiful short trek in the Annapurna sanctuary of Nepal.
A fun filled 7 days with great conversations, views of Himalayan peaks, a dip in hotsprings, a lot of laughs, some sumptuous eats and a great deal of TREKKING in the awe inspiring mountains! I will leave the photos to do the talking.
Thanks to all dear friends from college for joining and making this trek very very special. And thanks to the weather Gods for blessing us with good weather throughout.

Photo Credits: Alex Kammel, Sudhir Nagaraj, Vikram Gupta, Vineet Hiremath, Sharath Kadidal, Malavika Sumanth, Niveditha Sumanth, Vishwas Raj

12/03/2024

09/03/2024

Guaranteed Spring Departures in Nepal.
The popular base camp treks to both Annapurna and Everest.

Annapurna Base Camp - 3 Departures
1. Mar 12-23
2. Mar 24-Apr 05
3. May 10-19

Everest Base Camp - 1 Departure
1. Apr 04-19

Get in touch with Vishwas B. Raj to know more.
Call/Whatsapp on +91-9886022521 or
email [email protected]

14/12/2023

This tour was actually scheduled in Jul 2023. Just 3 days before we had to set out, unprecedented heavy rainfall lashed Himachal causing widespread damage. We had no option but to hold our trip plans for a later date. We came back in Sep, almost at the end of the Spiti season when the rains had stopped and road connectivity was re-established. Tourists were still wary about visiting the valley. The whole Spiti Valley wore a deserted look!

What we got to experience was simply wonderful. It was like we had the whole Spiti Valley to ourselves. An exclusive tour and lots of time to spend at all our desired places. Our 10 day tour ex-Chandigarh via Manali took us to Kullu, Spiti, Pin and Lahaul Valleys. Thanks to our guests in trusting us to pull it off despite the initial setbacks.

Spiti - A Shangri-la hidden away, takes a long journey on challenging Himalayan roads to reach. The resilient locals are happy, content, independent and proud of their homeland. Our homestay experience at Lalung was most enjoyed by our guests.

Here is a sampling from our Himalayan journey through the wild east! Enjoy.

And next time there is a natural calamity, do venture as soon as things normalize. That is really when the local economy that survives on tourism requires a boost and our presence.

A big shoutout to our guests - Geetha, Gangadhar, Sheela, Seema and Bala sir.
And to our guide Avinash bhai and Ustad Sunny.

03/11/2023

EBC-Oct 2023
Just back from an awesome Everest Base Camp Trek in Khumbu region with a wonderful team of guests. All 4 guests reached EBC aided by good acclimatization, crisp october weather and a strong crew.
Cloudy weather led to our Lukla flight being cancelled on Day 1 and we had to stay at Ramechhap. Except that little blip at the start, we were in for a grand treat throughout the trek with fantastic conditions. Clouds refused to close in on the mountains, and often we got a full day of clear mountain views.

This makes it our third successful EBC Trek in the year, with 2 happening in Spring. We have had a 100% success rate with all guests reaching EBC on all three treks this year.

Do get in touch at [email protected] or +91-9886022521 if you wish to plan for this epic trek in 2024.

11/08/2023

An excellent short documentary on the black necked cranes of Bhutan by the very talented Mayank Soni - Mayank Soni

Having seen only a handful which visit Ladakh each year, I was blown away to see hundreds of black necked cranes in Phobjikha Valley in the waning winter season when I first visited Bhutan a few years back.

Please do have a look and include Phobjikha valley when you travel to Bhutan 🇧🇹

The black-necked cranes are a revered species across the Himalayas. Believed to be an embodiment of the Sixth Dalai Lama, there are less than 10,000 that sur...