38 experiences · everything included
Things to do at Berinag.
Four ways to spend a day
Nature, farm, culture and stargazing
Pick one to see what is in it. The list below filters to match.
9 experiences
Forest & water
Banj oak, chir pine, rhododendron above 2,000 m — and water everywhere from June to October.
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8 experiences
Farm & kitchen
Milking, sowing, the orchard and the chulha — the things you can actually help with.
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10 experiences
Culture & craft
People’s working lives, not an exhibit. Temples, looms, markets and festival music.
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8 experiences
Sky & silence
No light for thirty kilometres. On a clear winter night the Milky Way casts a shadow.
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All 38 experiences
The time on each one is the honest answer to ‘when’, not the marketing one.
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Mountain sunrise from Kot ridge
4.50 – 6.30 am
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Sunset over the Panchachuli line
Golden hour
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The long village walk
Any morning
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Oak and rhododendron forest walk
All year
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Tea garden morning
Mar – Nov
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Bathing under the hidden waterfall
Apr – Oct
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River pools of the Ramganga
Mar – Jun
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A day of organic farming
Sowing & harvest
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Fruit harvesting in the orchard
Jun – Sep
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Feeding and washing the cows
Every evening
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Learning to milk by hand
5.30 am
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Kumaoni cooking class
Afternoons
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Cooking on the traditional chulha
Every meal
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Farm-to-table dinner in the courtyard
Clear evenings
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Bonfire and stories
Oct – Mar
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A night under canvas on the shoulder
Apr – Jun
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Nag Devta temple at first light
Daily
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Bird watching on the water line
Mar – May
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Photography walk with our guide
All year
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Yoga on the upper terrace
6.30 am
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Guided meditation in the oak grove
Dusk
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Forest bathing — three slow hours
All year
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Nature walk with a botanist's eye
Apr – Sep
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Village games with the children
Late afternoon
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The night sky, unlit
Oct – Feb
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Star gazing with the 8-inch reflector
New moon
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Astrophotography workshop
Winter
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Jhoda and Chanchari — local music
Festival nights
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Chholiya dance at a village wedding
By invitation
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Harela, Phool Dei and other festivals
Seasonal
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The hidden trails only locals use
All year
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Full-day trek to the high meadow
May – Oct
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First snow, and what it does to sound
Dec – Feb
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Monsoon — the valley at full volume
Jul – Sep
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Rhododendron season, red on every ridge
Mar – Apr
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Apple and apricot orchard walk
Jun – Aug
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Thursday market at Berinag bazaar
Thursdays
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Ringal basket and pankhi weaving
By arrangement
Nothing in this group.
The walks
Guided walks from the homestay
All guided at no charge. Ascent is cumulative, not net.
| Route | Distance | Ascent | Time | Level | Signal |
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| Tea garden loop | 3.2 km | 140 m | 1 hr | Easy | Full |
| Nag Devta and back | 4.6 km | 220 m | 1 hr 30 | Easy | Patchy |
| Kot ridge sunrise | 5.8 km | 410 m | 2 hr | Moderate | None above the pines |
| The waterfall | 6.4 km | 380 m down & back | 2 hr 30 | Moderate | None |
| Oak forest traverse | 11 km | 620 m | 4 hr | Moderate | None |
| High meadow overnight | 18 km | 1,340 m | 2 days | Hard | None |
Guests have walked the first three alone. We ask that nobody tries the last three without one of our guides.
Not sure what fits your dates? Tell us when you are coming and what you want from the days — we will say honestly what the season allows.