Nayalap - Rural Himalayan Glamping

Nayalap is a string of pearls comprising individual villas and hotels. All places are located within 6 km of each other, making for a diverse set of places to stay. Stay in a cottage in a village, or a luxury tent, or a traditional Kumaoni House, or a beautiful luxurious Earth Home. This chain takes pride in offering quintessentially Kumaoni experiences. This includes the amazing food made from local ingredients, the beautiful walks to villages and forests showcasing the diverse flora, fauna and culture of the Kumaon Himalayas. All properties are connected by day-long hikes. So you can connect one property to another and make an amazing 7-day luxury trekking holiday.

Set in the Kumaon Himalayas, with sweeping views of the snow-clad peaks, Nayalap's Rural Himalayan Glamping features 4 luxury tents equipped with comfortable living amenities. Special efforts have been made to keep the tents warm using local wool and floor-making techniques. During the summers, the old oak forest of the property keeps the area cool. The sweeping views of the valley in the summer and the Himalayas in the winter make Nayalap a year-round treat. Nayalap is an hour's journey from Ranikhet or Almora and a 10-hr frive from Delhi through beautiful forests.

The day may or may not start with an early morning hike. Fueled by bananas, cookies and coffee, you will leave before dawn and hike up to the Syahi Devi temple to reach the vantage point just around sunrise. There can be nothing as beautiful as the sun rising over the Himalayas. When enjoyed with a hot cup of chai with some ginger in it, things become truly sublime. This is followed by a sumptuous breakfast. Being away from towns and near a village, most of the produce would be locally sourced. In fact, you can source some of the produce yourself – milk from the local cowherd, honey from a home here, fruits from another home and vegetables from a third. You can then take your car or a car and drive around to the Katarmal Sun Temple – a 7th Century Sun Temple and one of the few in India. Your drive can then wind around the Binsar Sanctuary and also some of the places around Ranikhet. If the evenings are nippy, bonfires would be made ready to roast some potatoes or to simply enjoy the sunsets in the valleys and the smoke rising out of the houses as the lights come on. Your days can also include some short hikes to the village with lunch in one of the village homes.