| 🥾 Difficulty: Moderate | 🏔️ Duration: 4 days | 🚶🏻 For age: 10-55 years | 🗺️ Distance: 6km |
Make a trip out of your stay. Stay for 2 nights at Nayalap’s highly reviewed Earth Homes. Then, spend a full day hiking to Nayalap’s Luxury Camps while your luggage is transported by road. Enjoy a stay at Salla Rautela for 2 nights, exploring the nearby villages before moving on to your next destination.
Hiking Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrive at Nayalap’s Earth Homes. Settle in and feast on the scrumptious dinner
- Day 2: Visit the old Rudreshwar temple and walk along the stream nearby. You would need transport for this.
- Day 3: Check out from the Earth Homes and spend a full day hiking through the mixed pine and oak forests. Reach the Luxury Tents and check-in
- Day 4: Go on a walk through the old village of Salla Rautela and explore its architecture.
- Day 5: Check out from Nayalap.
What you’ll see
- The Shitlakhet valley
- Several bird species live in the forests. This can also be a birdwatching hike.
- The village of Naula
- British-Era pathways
- The village of Salla Rautela
- An Exquisite Sunset at Dhamas
Where you’ll stay
Earth Homes have been designed using inspiration from old Kumaoni homes. Each Home is clad with mud and boasts of insulated mud flooring and a suite with a limewashed bathroom.
The original, Nayalap’s luxury tents are large and spacious with ensuite bathrooms, a bedroom and a living cum dining area. The tents are set in an oak forest near a village. The forest attracts a host of finches and the flying squirrel.
