20 Feb 2026 - Imagine India Team
Popular trails face pressure from waste, firewood collection, and overcrowding. We cap group sizes at 12, carry out all non-organic waste, and use established campsites rather than clearing new meadows.
Choose operators who employ local guides and porters at fair wages - economic benefit keeps communities invested in conservation. Avoid single-use plastic; refill bottles at safe stream points our guides identify.
Travelers ask what one person can do - plenty: pack out wrappers, refuse unnecessary packaging in base towns, and tip support staff directly when service warrants it.