Mountain Homestays is an award-winning community-based tourism initiative partnering with rural communities across Ladakh and the Himalayan region. We offer comfortable and high-quality homestays and curated experiences like meeting traditional artisans, exploring ancient monasteries and stargazing under the Himalayan Dark Sky. These experiences let travelers connect deeply with local culture and create lasting memories.
Located in offbeat yet accessible destinations, our homestays offer genuine cultural encounters. By working directly with local families, Mountain Homestays supports sustainable livelihoods, preserves local heritage and promotes inclusive development. Here, travelers don’t just visit the Himalayas, they become part of its story.
We are creating livelihood in the offbeat mountain destinations through community-based tourism. In partnership with the locals, we have developed quality homestays in villages to enable income through tourism.
By creating new offbeat destinations we are promoting local handicraft and centuries-old heritage sites in the villages. We organize themed excursions for travelers to villages on local heritage, history and handicrafts.
Mountain Homestays are managed and run by village women, thus helping them with doorstep income and making them more confident and independent. We train these women in hospitality and hygiene to take care of the guests.