Shikhar Travels India Pvt. Ltd.

We were a group of 18 friends and work colleagues from 7 different Latin-American countries. Shikhar Travels was recommended by some friends. Ever since we got in communication with them, they were wonderful, we were able to pay on line from so many different countries, we were able to organize the hotel and rooming according to our wants.
They were absolutely the best decision we made to visit Agra and the Taj Mahal. Going on a guided tour usually is stressful since you have to stick to a schedule and plan, but this was not the case. They were very accommodating to our schedules, our needs and likes. We managed to visit the 3 monuments in one day totally stress free!
They suggested we visited the Taj before sunrise, and it was ideal: nice weather, less people. They even suggested to bring bright color for best pictures, good tip!
Would definitely recommend everyone going to India to contact them!

We went on 24th September to hemkunt, badrinath tour etc via Rishikesh, joshimath & few other places & returned on 30th September. Stay & fooding in all the hotels were fabulous.
Car was good & the driver was quite cooperative.
In nutshell, a rememberable tour.
Thanks to Shikhar travels

We contacted Shikhar Travels agency to trek in Ladakh region and climb Kang Yatse II. The agency fully met our expectations, the food was very good and plentiful, the Sherpas and the Indian guide were very friendly and fun. The agency was always precise and punctual.
We recommend Shikhar Travels agency if you want to visit India or climb Indian mountains. If next years we return to India we will definitely contact Shikhar Travels.

This summer, I had an unusual awesome experience in Indian mountains. The person in charge and managing director of Shikhar Travels were helped me very kindly and warmly. Local staff including Nepal sherpa guide were excellent and very thoughtful. Thanks for all!

We took a tour of Northern India through Shikhar Travels in June-2023. It was memorable. Shikhar's travel team of Meenakshi, Vikas and Devesh were fabulous. They were there every step of the way to make our trip entirely hassle free. The guides were very knowledgeable and were always on time. Hats off to Shikhar travels and I would highly recommend them to my friends and relatives. Thank You Shikhar Travels.

I had the pleasure to take part in an combined fixed-departure expedition to Kang Yatse II and Mt. Nun in august.
The service of Shikhar Travels was perfect. This started with my ideas for an individual arrival at Ladakh and continued to the care of our sherpa for our security in high altitude.
I can fully recommend Shikhar Travel for mountaineering expeditions.
Thanks to Vikas an his collegues.

The cost is not worth the service.
I contacted the agency for a tour of Rajasthan in India where I asked for a driver with dates and route established by me.
The provided driver did not speak English.
The agency has provided additions to the itinerary from and prepared and I accepted some things proposed but all absolutely below expectations.
As experienced firsthand, it is certainly more convenient and safer than the quality to arrive on site and contact the guides personally.
Overpaid for bad service.
When asked for a refund, the agency stopped responding without even giving a response to the requests made.

I would highly recommend Shikhar Travels if you want to plan a trip and be rest assured and enjoy your stay and trip. Every need is fulfilled and altered according to our needs. Meenakshi and her team do a fabulous job in letting you know step by step about the bookings. The Hotels chosen are great! The guides and drivers are really good and are knowledgeable. I chose Shikhar for my travel needs and would definitely opt to go with them for my next travel again. Thank you Meenakshi and team for an amazing tour you have made it memorable.

The trip to Puri was good and the stay arrangements made by Shikhar travels were good. The guide and the car provided were useful.

I was quite satisfied with overall organisation of our expedition to Mnt. Nun last summer. Despite the weather was not pleasant to us during summits days we have spent nice three weeks in Ladakh. What I strongly recommend to the agency they could manage to get weather forecast to the mountain even the difficulties raising from sensitive boarder area around.

Perfect agency for perfect expedition! Great service with nice and dedicated people! I recommend to everybody!

I had the unfortunate experience of Mismanagement & cost cutting at the risk of members life, by Shikhar Travels conducted Mt. Nun expedition from 17/08/2022

-Limited staff (Three Sherpa/ guides, (Pasang, Naresh Kumar, Dava) and one personal HAP Satyapal Singh.

-No base camp manager/ coordinator.

-No person at road head after the team left base camp.
If Any body who wants to abandon the expedition/ needs evacuation no person to manage.

-Sherpa move at there own fast pace leaving members behind. Nobody to cover the tail.

-While climbing the ice wall from crampon point to camp 1 at near the top of the ice wall my left crampon got detached and went down the wall.
I expected the Sherpa would realize that one member is missing and will come back to check.
But to no avail. I was left hanging on the ice wall for 4 and a half hours and rescued only when the team returned back from camp 1 after load ferry.

-No checking of gear before/ during expedition. Members left on there own. Some had to continue with restricted gear

-Members approved by IMF and members in team not same.
There was No Team leader
Vijay Rathi & Ranjeet Gupta mentioned in the IMF confirmation letter were absent.
Satypal Singh mentioned as Leader was a Private HAP of a client
One Arjun Pandian, IAS was in the team and had to be rescued from camp 2 due to Hypothermia and exhaustion.

-In spite of reasonably good weather for 4 days giving one excuse or the other regarding weather the team didn't move out of base camp. Than suddenly there was plan to move from C1 to C2 to Summit in 3 days straight, without load ferry or acclimatization. Other teams at site meanwhile went from base camp to camp 1 and 2 and summit and we got there reports.

-There was general tendency to avoid going further and discourage the same, end the expedition as soon as possible.

The lead Sherpa Pasang:

-No check of Team members gear was carried out at Leh despite of repeated reminders. At Base camp before load ferry when members insisted the gear was checked and many items were found missing/ inappropriate.

-No guidance regarding the expedition and its progression.

-No clear strategy/ instructions.

-Despite of 3 ice walls and long ice field advised Not to carry helmet and ice axe to reduce weight.

-No last man/sweeper.

-No coordinated movement long gaps between Team members, mentally frustrating/ exhaustion at being alone in High altitude in adverse conditions.

-Before beginning the Ice Wall climb he Inquired about my mountaineering shoes. Saw me wearing the crampons. New that I was behind him yet didn't care. Was not concerned why a member is missing for 4.5 hrs.

-He showed No concern/ inquiry/ comment afterwards too at crampon point or base camp.

-When I went to the Crampon point to collect my gear during load ferry, My Crampons were not found. Apparently Pasangs crampon got damaged? And he decided to take away mine. He Felt no need to ask / seek permission.
Same crampon which prevents me to go higher now go higher but on Pasangs feet.

-No proper communication conveyed between base camp and the summiting teams condition. The summiting team too got separated with one member rescued down from C1 by Army and 2 members from C2 by team members, as the Sherpas were busy winding up the higher camps and bring pitons and gear down as this was there last expedition of the season

-Weather forecast were obtained from Delhi on erratic Jio network in the mountains. The day it was predicted to be bad it used to be absolutely clear and vice versa, absolutely unreliable to the extent of fake and manipulated.

-The Sherpa was most interested in calling off the expedition as early as possible as had next expedition lined up at Kalindi Khal and was in a rush to leave.

I would not recommend Shikhar Travels to anybody.

On an exausting expedition you are happy to have reliable partners. They really want you to summit, they check the wheather multiple times and the stuff is friendly and easy going. With Shikhar I made the experiance that things can be really uncomplicated. For example I was one day early in my Hotel an Shikhar took the bil (50€) and than I stayed longer in Leh and Shikhar was also uncomplicated here. Even the taxi at 4am for the airport was on point. Nothing to complain, Mt. Nun Summit check!

Shikar Travels arranged our trek up Dayara Bugyal within half a day. Everything went smoothly, just as planned. The guide spoke English and was very experienced, as well as being a very nice person. We had a wonderful time and can't thank Shikar Travels enough!

I would like to thank Shikhar Travels for planning our trip to Rishikesh at such a short notice. They helped us save a lot of time and energy. All the arrangements made by them were very convenient.
Really glad we booked our trip through Shikhar Travels India Pvt. Ltd.

It was really a good experience
Really appreciate their service
Good guide, good food, Nice camp.

They have been very helpful and so supportive. It was so much fun with them. They made it possible for my parents to complete the trek all the way to top. Will definitely plan my next trip with them.

Best travel agency in Delhi, they arrange everything to make your trip memorable, they got huge offers and discounts. Special thanks to anil and his team.

Had a great experience traveling with Shikhar Travels, as they never compromise with their quality service.
And I must mention that the staff of Shikhar Travels are very cooperative with each and every guest for providing every necessary service required during the my trip.

Shikhar Travels made our first trip to India an incredible experience. Our guide, Amit always made sure we were happy and couldn’t do enough for us. We were able to just enjoy the time that we had in India and didn’t need to worry about anything. We had the opportunity to see so much of the history and culture or Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. I can’t believe how much we fit into the 10 days. All of the tour guides Shikhar arranged for us at the different attractions were extremely knowledgeable and friendly. I can’t recommend Shikhar travels enough and we will definitely be using them again in the future.

Brilliant time shown around the golden triangle of Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur with all the monuments in between. Our main tour guide, Amit, for the whole ten day trip was most helpful and delivered a fantastic service. Our local tour guides for each location were knowledgeable and easy to get along with. We will have fond memories of the trip and will no doubt use Shikhar Travels in the future for any other expeditions to India. We might go to the Himalayas next!

Fantastic expedition to MT. Stock Kangri in June 2019. All aspects taken care of. The guide with us Mr. Chandel was fun to travel with. All the best to Shikhar!

Last, almost 4 weeks, I've spent travelling with Shikhar Travels in Ladakh and Kashmir. Mountaineering trip in Indian Himalayas. First we started from the trekking: Mt. Stok Kangri 6153, and then moved to reach our final goal: Mt. Nun 7135
Amazing time with the best service I could imagine. Owing to our team, careful aclimatization and good weather of course, we were lucky to climb both of mentioned summits. Every moment we could count on support from Shikhar and their responsible people. And last but not least: delicious food prepared by unbelievable cook.
That was my first experience with Shikhar Travels, but I do hope to come back and repeat in future:)

Highlights of Ladakh. Private tour organised by Shikhar. All aspects of organisation good. Driver and company reps in Ladakh very professional and helpful. A good value tour during which my friend and I felt safe and supported. It is not my first adventure with Shikhar and it probably won’t be the last.