Kalpa village under Kinnaur Kailash

Kalpa village under Kinnaur Kailash. Photo: Sapna Sony, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hamlets

Mountain villages and homestays where the hosts know your name by dinner.

Kalpa under Kinnaur Kailash, Khonoma in Nagaland and Lepcha villages in Dzongu. Simple, warm homestays with hosts we have met in person.

Popular places: Dzongu, Mawlynnong, Shantiniketan, Khonoma, Hampta.

3 journeys to start from

Dzongu Lepcha homestay
Sikkim4 days, 3 nights
From ₹13,000 per person
A Lepcha family home, cardamom fields and river walks.
Mawlynnong village stay
Meghalaya3 days, 2 nights
From ₹11,000 per person
Bamboo tree-house views and a living root bridge nearby.
Shantiniketan and Santhal villages
Birbhum3 days, 2 nights
From ₹7,000 per person
Tagore's university town, the Saturday haat and Baul songs at dusk.

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