Kumaon Trips & Tours

Perched high up in the Himalayan hills, in the lesser-known Uttarakhand region, is Kumaon. It’s a pretty, grass-carpeted utopia of orchards, mountains, rivers and meadows that Julie Andrews would be proud of and so quiet and utterly blissful, you’ll wonder whether you’ll ever need an iPhone again. So, what to do in such a paradise? Days are devoted to partaking in local life, be it cooking, weaving or metalsmith-ing, ogling mountain vistas (many say they are the most breath-taking of all) and exploring on foot. The trekking is really what it’s all about and walks range from the laden-donkey-and-Sherpa style, to gentle peak-to-peak ambles and sedate strolls. Round off a stay in the Jim Corbett National Park; named after the legendary hunter-turned-conservationist it’s the oldest in India and home to a number of elephants and tigers, bears and birds.