Uttarakhand
Auli
India's most accessible ski slope, under Nanda Devi
In 30 seconds
- Ideal length
- 5 to 6 days including travel
- Best time
- January to March for snow and skiing. April to June for meadows and clear peaks.
- Good for
- Friends / Group, Couple, Family, Custom
- Popular from
- Delhi, Jaipur, Chandigarh
Getting there
- From Delhi
- Approx 500 km, 12 to 14 hours via Rishikesh
- From Joshimath
- Cable car, roughly 4 km, or a short drive
- Snow season
- January to March
- Ideal length
- 5 to 6 days including travel
What a Auli trip usually costs
Typical per-person ranges for 6 days, 5 nights, twin sharing, excluding travel from your city.
Budget smart
Around ₹14,000 to ₹20,000 per person
Clean 2 to 3 star stays, shared or standard transport
Comfortable
Around ₹22,000 to ₹34,000 per person
Better located 3 to 4 star stays, private transport
Premium
₹40,000 and up per person
Boutique or 5 star stays, private transport throughout
These are honest market ranges to help you budget, not a quote from us. Your actual price depends on your exact dates, group size and hotel choice. Peak season and long weekends sit at the top of each band.
About this trip
Auli is the closest India gets to a proper ski destination, with groomed slopes, a long cable car from Joshimath and Nanda Devi filling the skyline behind it.
Even without skiing, the ridge walk and the artificial lake at the top are worth the trip in winter. The drive up from Rishikesh is long, so this is not a two-day plan.
How to reach: Overnight to Haridwar or Rishikesh, then a long mountain drive to Joshimath, then cable car or road up to Auli. We break the drive sensibly.
When not to go: July to September, when the slopes are closed and roads are landslide prone
Trip highlights
- Skiing and snowboarding on the main slope, January to March
- Joshimath to Auli cable car, one of Asia's longest
- Nanda Devi and Trishul views on a clear morning
- Gurson Bugyal meadow walk
- Chenab lake as a day add-on
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Sample itinerary
A starting point, not a fixed plan. Every day here is negotiable.
What's typically included
- Stay in hand-picked hotels or homestays for your group size
- Private or shared transport as per your plan
- Daily breakfast (more meals available on request)
- Sightseeing and activities as per itinerary
- A single Gozy Trips point of contact from booking to return
What's not included
- Flights or train tickets to the base city, unless added to your plan
- Personal expenses, tips and anything outside the listed itinerary
- Adventure activities not included in the base package (available as add-ons)
- Travel insurance
- Anything not explicitly listed as included on your final quote
Price depends on your dates, hotel category, group size and how much transport you need. Send us your plan for a real quote.
