sustainable homestay

Raghav and Ansh Kumar, architects from Delhi, created Tiny Farm Fort, a homestay in Rishikesh. Made using cob, this sustainable retreat aims to reconnect people with nature and traditional building techniques.

Ganesh Ashok Ranade transitioned from being a commerce graduate to a dedicated organic farmer, creating a 40-acre agro-tourism haven in Ratnagiri.

Working for over 20 years in the development sector, Madhu Chougaonkar saw the long-term benefits of a sustainable life. Her daughter supported this idea and together they run the Adiem Kaanan Farmstay in Nashik.

The couple transformed a 74-year-old labour quarters in their Wayanad plantation into a sustainable homestay. Here's how.

Rahul Bhushan started NORTH Collective in Shimla to preserve and highlight the traditional Kath Kuni architecture of Himachal.

Take a look inside the Blue Book, a Victorian-era heritage bungalow that Delhi resident Shrey Gupta has turned into a sustainable stay, that is both a notable example of eco-friendly practices as well as a glimpse into 130 years ago.

Engineering graduate Athul Bos, an international biking award winner, left the engineering route to take up his passion for travel and turned an abandoned cottage into the the Jungle Hut, an eco-friendly mud home in Himachal Pradesh.

Arsh Bansal is the founder of travel startup Tenpy, which encourages the tiny homes movement and slow travel with their homestays built from reusable material.

Karthik Ramaraj quit his New Zealand job to move with his wife to a place closer to nature, setting up the Velanga Homestay amid a mango orchard, which he built on a barren piece of land.

Looking for an eco-friendly homestay in the Nilgiris? Vikram and Anushri Mathias run the gorgeous Jungle Hut, which runs on solar power and recycled water.