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YOGA & HIKING

 3NIGHT/4 DAY RIDGE WALK (Actual stay 5 nights) $195 / £155/ INR 13500 per person
  • Includes 2 nights at the farm (en-suite bedrooms), 2 camp nights in tents, 1 night stay in a traditional Himachali house.
  • Includes all meals (vegetarian) and taxes.
  • Accommodation is on twin or triple sharing basis. Single room stay available at an extra supplement.
  • This walk starts & ends at the farm (2000mt / 6500 ft).
  • Each day start and ends with gentle yoga exercises & pranayama.
  • Most days we'll be walking between 6 to 9 hours, through apple orchards, pine & oak forests, meadows & villages (see gallery above).
  • Level of difficulty: Medium
  • Maximum number of participants: 8
 
    EXTRAS / Not included but can be arranged for
  • Sleeping bags for the camp nights. Bring your own or available for rent at $10 / £8 per night.
  • Alcohol and non vegetarian meals.
  • Taxi transfers to/from Shimla or Chandigarh.

 Day 0: Guests arrive at the farm. 5pm meeting to discuss hike & details. 6:30 pm gentle yoga session. 7:30pm dinner.
 Day 1: Hike to Chambi peak (3000mt / 9842ft)
            Camp at the edge of an Oak & pine forest below Chambi peak by a water source with a view of the higher Himalayas towards Nepal.
            Breakfast and lunch will be en route in the forest, while dinner will be cooked, in situ, at the camp.
 Day 2: Hike to meadow below Hatu via Bagi. Brunch in Bagi and replenish supplies for overnight camp.
 Day 3: Hike to Hatu peak (3500mt / 11480ft). Temple visit and lunch. Hike (descend) to a local village for night stay, dinner & breakfast 
​             in a traditional Himachali house.
 Day 4: Descend to Khaltu nala, pick up lunch; descend to river(1500mt/4900ft) for a picnic lunch & dip, then ascend  back up to farm. 
  • HOME
    • INQUIRE TO BOOK >
      • GETTING TO THE FARM
    • OUR STORY
    • THE FARM STAY: A SHORT VIDEO
    • WRITINGS from the ORCHARD
    • ADOPT A TREE
    • FAQs
  • ACCOMMODATION & TARIFF
    • WORKATION
    • HOUSE RULES
    • TESTEMONIALS
  • THE ORCHARD KITCHEN
    • FROM THE KITCHEN GARDEN
    • TO OUR PLATES
  • WORKSHOPS & COURSES
    • CHEESE MAKING COURSE
    • SAUSAGE MAKING
    • BEER
    • SOURDOUGH BREADMAKING
  • RETREATS
    • YOGA & MEDITATION >
      • FOOD
    • WRITER'S RETREAT
    • ART RETREATS >
      • THE STUDIO
    • POETRY RESIDENCY >
      • FROM THE POET"S PEN
  • EXPERIENCES / ACTIVITIES
    • TOURS & TREKS INTO HIMALAYA
    • BIRDWATCHING
    • TEMPLE TOUR