Lahaul-Spiti is India's high-altitude desert with Tibetan-Buddhist heritage and growing slow-tourism demand. A small homestay network plus retail of Spitian textiles, dzo cheese, and barley products captures multiple streams.
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Lahaul-Spiti's high-altitude valleys (Tabo, Kaza, Keylong) have strong slow-tourism momentum — Tibetan-Buddhist monasteries, Pin Valley National Park, and high-altitude landscapes. Tourism services lag visitor demand. A small homestay aggregator working with 20-30 properties plus retail of Spitian-Tibetan textiles, dzo (yak-cattle hybrid) cheese, and traditional barley products (sattu, chang base) captures the experiential traveller.
Capex of 15-35 lakh covers homestay onboarding, transport, retail fit-out, and 8 months of working capital. NEC's tourism subsidy plus HPMC schemes fund the gap. Hard parts: 6 months of access blocked by snow (Apr-Oct only), training local hospitality staff at altitude, and Inner Line/protected-area logistics for tourists. Realistic: profitable from year 4 if homestay onboarding is rigorous.
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