Team Countryside wishes you all a very Happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year! We have had our hands full for the past 24 years, exploring glaciers, scaling mountain peaks, trekking through valleys and travelling the world. Countless journeys later, with our fellow travellers and companions and friends, we have amassed a veritable trove of stories and experiences. In 1993, we founded Countryside Adventure Holidays to pursue our passion of…

The mountains are something that I cannot get enough of. Each sojourn, each trek leaves me asking for more – since there is so much more to be explored, I feel even a lifetime will not be enough for it. Such is the magic of nature – it casts a spell on you. I have a soft corner in my heart for the Himalayas, having trekked extensively all over Uttarakhand,…

Her eyes suddenly glaze over – you can see her reminiscing about that overwhelming moment when she tells us, “After reaching there, I just looked her in the eye (referring to a lady officer, her trek-mate) and I said – Dude it’s done! And we both had tears and we just hugged, so that was a moment you know you’ll remember for the rest of your life”. We can understand…