India’s Best Eco-Friendly Resorts,The Road to Going Green

Kipling Camp, Kanha National Park- Madhya Pradesh

The Cottage is built in the colonial style; Image by Kalmatia Sangam Team

Spread over an estate of 14 acres, the Kalmatia Sangam Himalaya Resort in the Himalayan township of Kalmatia, parallels the brown deodar and oak with the colourful rhododendrons, plums, peaches, lemon and pomegranate, blooming in the iron rich soil, legend claims as ‘cursed’. In this breathtakingly beautiful forest that is frequently visited by leopards, jackals, wild hares and foxes, the resort meticulously maintains its standard of responsible tourism- harvesting rainwater, recycling waste and effectively using solar power. The resort has ten cottages named after birds and built in the colonial style, which offer a romantic escape in the warm lap of the Himalayas from the din of the madding crowd. Have a picnic perched on the hill top, looking down at the town of Almora spreading out or the Himalayas towering above, walk on the beautiful road that leads to the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary or listen to the echo of the bells of the Katarmal Sun Temple nearby!