Four days in the Fojal valley, twenty kilometres before Manali.
A stream, an orchard, a castle down the road, and a monastery within reach.
Fojal, in Kullu.
You stay in a property that overlooks a stream, sits inside a fruit orchard, and looks up at the peaks of Kullu. The property is held exclusively for your cohort during your stay. Himachali food comes from the kitchen in the evenings, cooked by the property team. There is space to unwind, common areas for the children to play, and workstations if a parent needs half an hour.
How the trip is shaped.
Arrival
Fly into Bhuntar, then a forty-minute drive. Or arrive on the overnight luxury bus from Delhi. Either way, you land, settle in, and eat together. No activity is asked of you on the first evening.
The orchard
A walk through the fruit trees in the morning. Lunch beside the stream. In the evening, what was picked in the morning becomes jam in a jar the child takes home.
Naggar
A drive to Naggar Castle to see how a wooden mountain palace holds up its own weight. Then to the Roerich estate and gallery, to see a painter who spent his life on the mountains. Back at the property, the children build the castle from ice cream sticks and paint the same mountains in graduated shades.
Kais and home
A quiet morning at Kais Monastery, the closest monastery to Dobhi. Prayer wheels, a blessing, five still minutes. Back to the property for a closing ritual. Departure by mid-afternoon.
A small cloth pouch. Three or four things inside.
The jar of jam they made on Day 2. The layered mountain painting from Day 3. A card for each experience they completed. A single-line note from the field leader with the child's name and one specific thing about them from the trip.
Eight cards you can collect at Dobhi.
Every family that visits Dobhi collects three or four cards. Come back for a second trip and the leader designs a different set. Collect all eight and you receive a handmade Dobhi memorabilia, designed for this valley alone.
dobhiThe Castle
dobhiThe Orchard
dobhiThe Painter
dobhiThe Monastery
dobhiThe River Stone
dobhiThe Shelter
dobhiThe Trout
dobhiThe Balancing Rock
Your leader lives here.
Your Dobhi field leader is a local expert from Kullu, trained on the Wanderkin curriculum and the specific rhythm of this trip. She has run outdoor programmes for children for at least five years. Her full name and a paragraph about her go into your confirmation pack, two weeks before you arrive.
Two ways in.
By air
Delhi (DEL) to Bhuntar (KUU), 1 hour 20 minutes. From Bhuntar, we drive you to the property in forty minutes. Airport pickup arranged as part of the trip.
By road
Overnight luxury bus from Delhi Kashmiri Gate. The bus stops at Dobhi in the early morning. We pick you up from the Dobhi stop, five minutes to the property. Consider this option if the family prefers to sleep en route and arrive fresh.
Two families ideal, one family possible. Fixed price per family regardless of cohort size. The property is held exclusively for you during your stay. Send us your dates and we design the trip for the children coming.
Request your dates for Dobhi