Kasol, Parvati Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Riverbend Hostel
Beds by the Parvati, a kitchen you can use and a roof everyone ends up on.
Beds & rooms
Prices are per night, and the dorms are per bed.
On the board this week
Beds left
- मंगलआज रात 10 नव.: 1
- बुध 11 नव.: 6
- गुरू 12 नव.: 4
- शुक्र 13 नव.: 9
- शनि 14 नव.: 9
- रवि 15 नव.: 14
- सोम 16 नव.: 14
आज रात: 6-Bed Female Dorm 0 · 8-Bed Mixed Dorm 1
Book a bedNext group trek
Kheerganga, with Ishan · 12 नव.
Barshaini to the hot springs and back, twelve km each way. Four going so far; packed breakfast from the kitchen.
Join the trekOn the roof
Friday and Saturday, 8 to 11 pm
- Cooking night Wednesday: bring something from home
- Bus to Bhuntar 7:10 and 9:40 from the stand
- Found by the river: a blue Quechua jacket. Ask at the desk
मेज़बान
I came to Kasol in 2016 to walk to Kheerganga and did not leave. Riverbend started as four bunks in a room I was renting; it is twenty-six beds now, and the same kitchen. We are not a party hostel and we are not a silent retreat. People cook together, the roof gets loud until eleven and quiet after, and most mornings somebody is leaving for a trek at six with two others they met at dinner. The female dorm has its own floor and its own bathroom, and I will not put a man in it for any money. That is the one rule I am rigid about.
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Where you will be
Kasol
Parvati Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Kasol, Parvati Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Kasol, Parvati Valley, Himachal Pradesh के बारे में
Kasol is a bazaar on a river, and most of what you came for is a walk from it. The Parvati runs loud below the hostel and the trails start where the road stops — Kheerganga from Barshaini, Rasol up the other side, Chalal twenty minutes along the water for the afternoon you do not want to commit to.
The village is small and it is used to travellers, which cuts both ways: the bakeries are good, the gear shops are honest about what they sell, and the prices in September are not the prices in February. Cash matters here — the ATM in Kasol runs dry on weekends and the next reliable one is in Bhuntar.
Manikaran is four kilometres up, with the gurudwara and the hot springs, and it is worth the bus even if you do not stay. Malana is a different day and a different set of rules; ask before you go rather than after.
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यहाँ कैसे पहुँचें 3 ways in
- Nearest airport
- Bhuntar (32 km, about an hour).
- Nearest rail
- Joginder Nagar or Chandigarh, both long.
- By road
- overnight Volvo from Delhi to Bhuntar or Kasol, roughly twelve to fourteen hours, then a shared cab.
We are ten minutes on foot from the Kasol bus stand along the river — message us when you get off and somebody will walk down.
When to come
- Mar–Jun
- And September to November.
- Sep–Oct
- The best walking weeks and the busiest; book the female dorm early.
- Jul–Aug
- The monsoon — the valley is green and the trails are slippery, and landslides close the road sometimes.
- Dec–Feb
- Cold, cheap and beautiful if you have a sleeping bag rating you trust.
Nearby
Kheerganga trek
22 kmTwelve km up from Barshaini, hot springs at the top. Leave at six, back by dark, or sleep up there.
Kasol market
1 kmBakeries, gear shops and the bus stand. Ten minutes on foot along the river.
Parvati river beach
0 kmThe flat rocks below the hostel. Cold, loud and the best place to sit at five.
सुविधाएँ
आपके ठहरने के दौरान उपलब्ध सुविधाएँ
- Hot water
- Lockers
- Common room
- Self-catering kitchen
- Cafe
- Female-only floor
- Travel / trek desk
- Wi-Fi
- Bonfire
- Power backup
- Luggage storage
- गर्म पानी
- Mornings 6–10, evenings 6–10
- Wi-Fi
- Common room and roof
खाना-पीना
हमारी रसोई से
Cooked in our own kitchen, from what the market and the garden have.
रेस्टोरेंट
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Israeli breakfast
Eggs, hummus, salad, bread. What half the valley eats before a walk.
One ₹260 Two to share ₹420 -
Banana porridge
₹120
Oats, banana, honey, cinnamon. Cheap, and it holds until lunch.
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Dal chawal
₹140
Cooked in the hostel kitchen every evening, eaten at the long table.
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Maggi
₹80
The mountain default. Order it and stop apologising.
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Trek packed lunch
₹180
Parathas, boiled eggs, fruit and salt. Order it the night before.
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Masala chai
₹30
On the stove from six in the morning. Help yourself.
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Filter coffee
₹60
Because somebody from Bangalore complained, correctly.
व्यंजन मौसम और बाज़ार में उपलब्ध सामग्री के अनुसार बदलते रहते हैं। बुकिंग के समय हमें अपनी एलर्जी या पसंद बताएं।
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1 way to spend your days
पैकेज और अनुभव
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2 nights / 3 days
Kheerganga, guided
₹2,400
Two nights in a dorm and a guided walk up with someone who knows the weather.
- 2 nights in a dorm
- Guide
- Packed breakfast
Arranged by us, run by people we know
Things to do
Run by local operators we work with. Ask us and we will arrange it for you — nothing is charged here.
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Malana, on foot
Parvati Valley Treks
Up from the dam to the old village with its own council and its own rules, which the guide explains on the way. Respect the boundaries; nothing in the village is touched.
If you cancel: The guide keeps the day for you.
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Tosh and the Kutla waterfall
Parvati Valley Treks
The bus to Barshaini and the walk up to Tosh and the waterfall beyond it, with lunch in the village.
If you cancel: Nothing owed if the guest cancels
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Rafting on the Beas, 14 km
Beas Rafting, Pirdi
Pirdi to Jhiri, grade II and III, March to June and October. Guide, jacket and helmet; a short drive from Kasol.
If you cancel: Half is owed inside a day: the raft and the guide are committed.
Know before you go
- गर्म पानी
- Mornings 6–10, evenings 6–10
- Wi-Fi
- Common room and roof
नियम
- Quiet on the roof after 11 pm
- Carry a valid photo ID
- No smoking in the dorms
- Wash up after cooking
- No outside guests in the dorms
Questions people ask
What time is check-in?
From noon. Leave your pack in the cloakroom any time before that and go to the river.
Is the female dorm actually female only?
Yes. Own floor, own bathroom, and no exceptions for couples or groups.
Can I cook?
The kitchen is yours from 7 am to 11 pm. Wash up.
Is there hot water?
Mornings and evenings — the geysers are on a schedule, which is normal up here.
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