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The valley filling with cloud below the deodars
Experiences · sixteen ways to spend a day

The mountain writes the calendar. We just keep it.

Filter by what you feel like, who you're travelling with, or what the season is doing. Everything here can be booked the same day.

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All 16 experiences
Forest Bathing
All year
Today · 10:00

Forest Bathing

Two hours of shinrin-yoku through deodar and oak, ending in silence at the ridge.

2 hrsGentle Meera Bisht₹3,500
Apple Harvest Day
Sept–Oct
On request

Apple Harvest Day

Pick, sort and press with the orchard team, then take home a bottle dated the day you made it.

Half dayEasy Orchard team₹4,200
Sunrise Yoga Deck
All year
Today · 05:50

Sunrise Yoga Deck

Hatha at 5:50 am on the cantilevered deck as the valley fills with light. Blankets provided.

75 minAll levels Ishaan ThakurIncluded
Digital Detox 72
All year
On request

Digital Detox 72

Three nights, devices surrendered at check-in, a paper journal and a host who plans nothing for you.

3 nightsCommitted Resident host₹96,000
Himalayan Stargazing
Oct–Mar
Today · 22:00

Himalayan Stargazing

An 8-inch reflector on the upper meadow with an astronomer from Shimla. Kahwa, blankets, no light for miles.

2 hrsGentle Dr. Anil Sharma₹2,800
Village Walk & Chai
Apr–Nov
Today · 15:30

Village Walk & Chai

Down to Sanjauli Khurd for slate roofs, a temple courtyard and chai in a home kitchen.

3 hrsModerate Rakesh Negi₹2,400
Pahari Cooking Table
All year
Today · 20:00

Pahari Cooking Table

Siddu, madra and rajma cooked over wood with Chef Nayantara. You eat what you make.

3 hrsEasy Chef Nayantara₹3,900
Kids' Explorer Club
All year
Today · 16:00

Kids' Explorer Club

Tree climbing, leaf pressing, bird bingo and a junior orchard badge. Ages 6–12, qualified minders.

DailyAges 6–12 Tara & VikramIncluded
Ayurvedic Consultation
All year
On request

Ayurvedic Consultation

Ninety minutes with our resident vaidya that sets your meals, treatments and sleep for the stay.

90 minRestful Dr. Latika Rao₹5,500
Bird Watching Trail
Mar–Jun
On request

Bird Watching Trail

Monal, koklass and Himalayan woodpecker on the 6 am ridge trail. Binoculars and a checklist provided.

3 hrsModerate Rakesh Negi₹2,600
Bonfire & Folk Evening
Oct–Mar
Today · 21:30

Bonfire & Folk Evening

Nati dancers from the valley, a cedar fire and hot buransh juice under the constellations.

2 hrsEasy Valley troupeIncluded
Photography Walk
All year
On request

Photography Walk

First light on the orchard terraces with a working landscape photographer. Phones welcome.

3 hrsModerate Kabir Sen₹3,200
Tea Ceremony
All year
Today · 17:30

Tea Ceremony

First-flush Kangra and Himalayan herbs poured slowly in the cedar pavilion, mid-afternoon.

60 minGentle Sonam Dolma₹1,900
Snow Walk
Dec–Feb
On request

Snow Walk

Three hours on the ridge after fresh snow, boots and poles provided, kahwa at the turn.

3 hrsCommitted Rakesh Negi₹3,400
Tree Adoption
Apr & Sept
On request

Tree Adoption

Choose a tree, name it, and receive its blossom, its harvest and a bottle of its cider each year.

45 minEasy Orchard team₹12,000 / yr
Family Orchard Picnic
Apr–Oct
On request

Family Orchard Picnic

A hamper carried up to the high terrace, blankets laid, and nothing to do until the light goes.

3 hrsEasy Kitchen team₹5,800
Today's calendar · live seats

The day, as it unfolds

05:50
Sunrise Hatha
Yoga deck · 75 min
Ishaan Thakur
14 of 14 left
Book — Sunrise Hatha at 05:50

Hold a place · Sunrise Hatha, 05:50

A larger group, or no day that suits? Ask a host

07:00
Silent Orchard Walk
Upper terraces · 45 min
Self-guided
Open
Join — Silent Orchard Walk at 07:00

Hold a place · Silent Orchard Walk, 07:00

A larger group, or no day that suits? Ask a host

08:30
Ayurvedic Breakfast
The Long Table · 90 min
Chef Nayantara
Residents
Reserve — Ayurvedic Breakfast at 08:30

Hold a place · Ayurvedic Breakfast, 08:30

A larger group, or no day that suits? Ask a host

10:00
Forest Bathing
Deodar trail head · 2 hrs
Meera Bisht
10 of 10 left
Book — Forest Bathing at 10:00

Hold a place · Forest Bathing, 10:00

A larger group, or no day that suits? Ask a host

Booking buttons send a request to a host, who holds the place and adds it to your room.
The dining room at Usshmaa

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A private cook for one dinner, a monal at first light, a proposal on the ridge. Tell a host and it usually happens the next morning.

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