Diwali, Thanksgiving & Christmas Vacations are just around the corner and a holiday away from the city sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? With Dussehra falling around the weekend, it’s time to plan your getaway with Atali Ganga & Aquaterra Adventures.
Lifestyle
Escape to the northern hilly terrain at this spectacular retreat. Every year adventure junkies from India and abroad visit Rishikesh for the most thrilling activities like river rafting, rock climbing, mountain biking and many more.
The Beatles sought spiritual enlightenment in Rishikesh, a Himalayan mountain town on the banks of the Ganges. These days, it’s a white-water-rafting hub, offering more physical highs
SWEPT overboard by the churning rapids of the Ganges River, our rafting mate struggled in his life jacket and helmet to get back to our boat, terror flashing in his eyes. I sat closest to his flailing hands and the rest of the rafting group shouted for me to get a hold of him.
The minute I heard the emerald waters of the Ganga gurgle beneath and the mountains stare me in the eye, I knew I was in love. At Atali Ganga, you don’t look out for nature. You’re with it all along. A casual yet carefully laid out patio with a bonfire and conversation tables greets you with earnest. I say conversation tables because well, with a stunning view you can sit here all day and talk about anything under the sun. Or the starry night sky that lights up, a la fairy lights. Bet Van Gogh would make art out of this one.
Green Hotelier Winner: Vaibhav Kala/Atali Ganga. Owned by Aquaterra Adventures, Atali Ganga is surrounded by reserved forest, 30 kms from Rishikesh. Atali Ganga is designed and build with local construction material to minimise use of high-energy materials.
Picturesque landscapes, panoramic backwaters, placid snow-capped mountains and exquisite wildlife… isn’t one lifetime too short to experience it all? Which is why we love long weekends so much! Start mapping out the long weekends of 2018 to fill in as […]
On his 40th birthday, my marathon-running husband was presented with the chance to participate in the Himalayan Adventure Challenge (HAC). I watched him struggle up steep slopes, nearly fall off cliffs on his bike, and freeze on his raft. It looked beyond my worst nightmare. And then his team won.
Picturesque landscapes, panoramic backwaters, placid snow-capped mountains and exquisite wildlife… isn’t one lifetime too short to experience it all? Which is why we love long weekends so much! Start mapping out the long weekends of 2018 to fill in as much travel as you can this year and start checking things off that travel bucket list.
Escape to the northern hills with this luxe retreat’s monsoon offers. You get stay for two; buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at the restaurant; two activities per night of stay (choose from hiking, wall climbing and high ropes); morning and evening tea/coffee with cookies; and pre-dinner snacks with soft drinks.
Let’s face it, 40 is just a number, if a somewhat big number. Which means you can’t justify taking a whole lot of time off from work and you’re left looking for vacation ideas in India. We’ve scanned the country, weather-wise, and picked the places to visit, stay at and things to do there. Go on, enter your 40s like it’s the new 20s. You know you want to:
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Awards won by Atali
