Quality over quantity
Small groups, thoughtful pacing and partners we know personally.
SNOWLION EXPEDITIONS · SINCE 1994
Our StoryA little further.
A little closer.
Three decades of journeys shaped by curiosity,
care and the people we meet along the way.
Every journey begins with a welcome.OUR PHILOSOPHY
Travel with heartand a local hand to hold.
If you are a wanderer at heart, SnowLion is your home. Our team pioneered unconventional trekking trails and quieter routes, and for more than three decades we have shaped journeys of leisure, comfort and discovery across India's cultures and landscapes.
We customise every trip around the traveller — always with safety, sustainability and government guidelines in mind.
01Locally rooted expertise02Thoughtfully tailored holidays03Culture, nature & adventure
WHO WE ARE
A team of trained, experienced and passionate travel professionals.
We excel at adventure travel — trekking, cycling, motor-biking and safaris — and at slow, beautiful leisure holidays.
Our focus is to maintain environmental sustainability and to raise standards. We leave no stone unturned to take adventure tourism a notch higher every time, while keeping every traveller's safety at the centre.
What guides us
Responsible travel
Respect for fragile mountain environments and the communities who live there.
Safety first
Acclimatisation, experienced crews and routes planned around real conditions.
SNOWLION LEADERSHIP
The people behind the journeys
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Ashok Koul
A man of belief, driven by ethics, Ashok stepped into adventure tourism in 1973 and explored untouched terrain in Ladakh at a young age. Across a four-decade career he has championed responsible ecotourism and is an integral part of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI).
DIRECTOR
Vinayak Koul
Bringing over a decade of leading trips, Vinayak received the National Award for Best Adventure Tour Operator (Inbound) for the company and is the youngest Honorary Secretary of ATOAI. He led a pilot clean-up of the Stok Kangri trail under the Ministry of Tourism's Adopt a Heritage project.
NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS 2016–17 · MINISTRY OF TOURISM, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Best Adventure Tour Operator — Inbound
Presented on World Tourism Day, 27 September 2018, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
ATOAI
A voice for responsible adventure
SnowLion's leadership has long served the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India, helping raise standards for safe adventure travel.
1994
SnowLion Expeditions established in New Delhi.
YOUR JOURNEY
Let's begin somewhere extraordinary.
Tell us how you like to travel and we'll shape the rest together.
← Back to the homepageAFFILIATIONS
In good company
The organisations
we work alongside.
Logos are shown as listed on SnowLion's published affiliations.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Incredible India
India's national tourism campaign, under which SnowLion promotes travel to India.
Ministry of Tourism
SnowLion is an approved tour operator recognised by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
IATO
Indian Association of Tour Operators — the national body for inbound tour operators.
ATOAI
Adventure Tour Operators Association of India, promoting safe and responsible adventure travel.
PATA
Pacific Asia Travel Association, connecting travel organisations across the region.
MOUNTAINEERING & SERVICES
IMF
Indian Mountaineering Foundation, the national body for mountaineering and climbing in India.
SEPC
Services Export Promotion Council, supporting India's services exporters including tourism.