Ridge View Retreat
Gangtok, Sikkim
A comfortable base near MG Marg with valley-facing rooms.
Curated Himalayan journeys
Personalized trips across Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kashmir, and Northeast India — designed around the way you want to travel, coordinated by real people.
Destinations
Why Trip Diaries
Every itinerary is built from scratch around your dates, pace, and interests — never a fixed package.
A dedicated trip advisor who knows the region and answers on WhatsApp, not a booking engine.
Vetted hotels, trusted mountain drivers, and permits handled — so the hard parts are covered.
Highlights worth your time plus the quiet corners most travellers miss.
How it works
Share where you want to go, when, who's coming, and what you care about — in a few quick steps.
Your advisor sends a tailored itinerary with hotels, routes, and pricing to refine together.
Everything is booked and coordinated, with a real person a message away throughout your journey.
Experiences
From mountain sunrises to quiet tea gardens — the kind of experiences we build trips around.
First light hitting the world's third-highest peak from Tiger Hill.
Walking the misty estates of Darjeeling at first flush.
A slow paddle past floating gardens and houseboats in Srinagar.
Meghalaya's hand-grown bridges deep in the forest.
Prayer flags and snow at North Sikkim's alpine passes.
One of the world's highest cable cars, rising into the snow.
Trip types
Where you'll stay
Partner properties we know and trust, matched to your trip and budget.
Gangtok, Sikkim
A comfortable base near MG Marg with valley-facing rooms.
Darjeeling, West Bengal
Colonial character with garden views and warm service.
Srinagar, Kashmir
Carved-wood heritage houseboat moored on the lake.
Shillong, Meghalaya
A quiet lodge with forest views near the town centre.
Travellers
“Every detail was handled — the hotels, the driver, the permits. We just showed up and enjoyed Sikkim. Best trip we've taken.”
“They actually listened to what we wanted and built the trip around our kids. The pacing was perfect and nothing felt rushed.”
“Meghalaya was a dream. Our advisor was on WhatsApp the whole time and sorted a last-minute change without any fuss.”
About Trip Diaries
Trip Diaries is a travel company built around one idea: the best trips aren't the ones that check the most boxes. They're the ones that feel considered.
That means personalized itineraries, carefully selected hotels, reliable local coordination, and a human being actually helping you before and during the journey. We design the entire trip around you — across Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kashmir, and Northeast India.
Tell us where you dream of going. We'll turn it into a trip designed entirely around you.