Kullu-Manali Cycling Program 2026

For 48 years the Youth Hostels Association of India has run National Himalayan trekking expeditions. This year the association adds a National Mountain Biking Expedition, riding the Kullu valley between Seobagh, Naggar and Manali.

The programme introduces members to mountain biking as an outdoor sport and as green transport - after swimming it is the second-best non-impact exercise there is - and carries the association's usual aim of national integration through adventure.

Expedition Coordinator

• Sanjay Tiwari: 9354959159
• National Office: 01145999000 / 01145999015 / 7827999000

Special Cases

• A regular cyclist who is medically fit may register offline, subject to the management's discretion and seat availability, on submitting an indemnity bond with the registration form.

How to Participate

• Online: apply at www.yhaindia.org or www.yhai.in with a fee of Rs. 7,500 (transport not included), payable by net banking or debit and credit cards. Your admit card is generated after payment.
• Bring the admit card, a trekking medical certificate and your membership card - or a temporary membership card - when you report at the base camp.
• Offline: fill in the trekking registration form, attach the trekking medical certificate and send it with a demand draft for Rs. 7,500 payable to "Youth Hostels Association of India" to the Trekking Department, Youth Hostels Association of India, 5 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021. Contact 7827999000.

Cancellation Method

• Participants booked online must cancel online a minimum of 05 days prior to the reporting date.
• Participants booked offline must email trekking@yhaindia.org a minimum of 05 days prior to the reporting date.
• Requests received less than 05 days before the reporting date are not eligible for credit shell or refund.

Credit Shell

• 100% credit shell of the participation fee, valid till 31st December 2026, usable on any YHAI adventure program.
• If the next program is cheaper, the balance can be used on another trek; if costlier, pay the difference.
• Seats may be transferred to family or friends (transferred seats cannot be re-transferred or cancelled).

Refund

• Alternatively, participants may opt for a 50% refund instead of the 100% credit shell, subject to the same notice conditions.

Note: If a program is cancelled due to natural calamity, government restriction or withdrawal of permission, YHAI is accountable only for the program fee and not for other expenses incurred by participants.