Forest Bathing
Two hours of shinrin-yoku through deodar and oak, ending in silence at the ridge.
Two hours of shinrin-yoku through deodar and oak, ending in silence at the ridge.
Pick, sort and press with the orchard team, then take home a bottle dated the day you made it.
Hatha at 5:50 am on the cantilevered deck as the valley fills with light. Blankets provided.
Three nights, devices surrendered at check-in, a paper journal and a host who plans nothing for you.
An 8-inch reflector on the upper meadow with an astronomer from Shimla. Kahwa, blankets, no light for miles.
Down to Sanjauli Khurd for slate roofs, a temple courtyard and chai in a home kitchen.
Siddu, madra and rajma cooked over wood with Chef Nayantara. You eat what you make.
Tree climbing, leaf pressing, bird bingo and a junior orchard badge. Ages 6–12, qualified minders.
Ninety minutes with our resident vaidya that sets your meals, treatments and sleep for the stay.
Monal, koklass and Himalayan woodpecker on the 6 am ridge trail. Binoculars and a checklist provided.
Nati dancers from the valley, a cedar fire and hot buransh juice under the constellations.
First light on the orchard terraces with a working landscape photographer. Phones welcome.
First-flush Kangra and Himalayan herbs poured slowly in the cedar pavilion, mid-afternoon.
Three hours on the ridge after fresh snow, boots and poles provided, kahwa at the turn.
Choose a tree, name it, and receive its blossom, its harvest and a bottle of its cider each year.
A hamper carried up to the high terrace, blankets laid, and nothing to do until the light goes.
Loosen one and we'll almost certainly have something — or ask a host and we'll arrange it.
Leave your email and we'll send a code good for a week on any direct booking.