Nestled in the heart of the Kumaon hills near the town of Almora is the Kalmatia Sangam Himalayan Resort - a hotel with magnificent views of the snow-clad Himalaya and one of the most exclusive, unusual and captivating retreats in Uttaranchal.

Kalmatia Sangam also offers an engaging four-day Kumaon Village Walk through the rolling foothills of oak, cedar and rhododendron forests escorted by a friendly local guide. Guests stay along the way in comfortably renovated village houses with amenities such as toilets and bathrooms that have been added without sacrificing the ambience of the area. Villagers cook hygienic Kumanoi food, supply hot bucket baths and act as both porters and hospitable hosts.

This special walk offers a unique and intensely personal opportunity to interact with these warm and welcoming mountain people in an environment that has captured the imagination of travellers for over 150 years. It is not a strenuous walk but a good degree of fitness is required as distances vary from gentle to slightly steep and take five to seven hours a day with altitudes ranging between 1450m and 2250m above sea level.

Almora can be accessed by car in nine hours from Delhi, six hours from Nainital and
four hours from Corbett National Park.

For further details call Steve Pettitt on 01892 515966.