Did you ever dream of a distant land
A place that enfolds you and takes your hand
Then leads you into that distant dream
Across mystical mountains like a moon beam
You will feel the joy and the bliss of the natural scenery
As you step back in time on your mountain journey
This and more you will find
When you visit Dunagiri.
Milli09
My very good friend Piyush has opened up his farm in the mountains of Dunagiri India as a retreat. I will leave the link here for you to go and read more about this remarkable and amazingly beautiful mountain destination resting 8,000 feet up in the peaceful and mystical Dunagiri region of Northern India.
He has tours on offer and they can be enhanced for your groups pleasure if you have a desire for a specific agenda whilst staying in his gorgeous, rustic homestead. I feel his all inclusive land package to be a very good price for anyone wishing to experience this historic and mystical retreat.
Below is a write up about Dunagiri and I have been privileged to place it here for all to read.
At Dunagiri, our guiding philosophy is deeply rooted in sustainable/responsible tourism. Dunagiri keeps our exclusive tours small, averaging only 6-10 guests per tour, one tour a month. Yes, you read right, only 6-10 guests!! We keep our tour size small, allowing each tour to be very exclusive to insure a very personal tour experience for our guests, to minimize impact on the environment, and to allow each guest genuine contact with the place and the people. Indeed, exploring and sharing the deep understanding and pride the local people have for their heritage and the land they love adds much to what makes the experience at Dunagiri truly unique for our guests.
Accommodations at Dunagiri Retreat are comprised of two lovingly restored guest houses located on lush terraced hillsides and bordered by peaceful oak forests. The guest houses have been restored by local craftsmen, using time honored building techniques, local building supplies and have provided much needed income for many of our neighbors. Great care was taken to use natural products when restoring the guest houses, both inside and out. Even our furniture, designed by Dunagiri's Piyush Kumar, was created from local timbers by our talented carpenters. Surrounding the guest houses are organic herb and vegetable gardens, fruit trees and quiet sitting areas, all with breathtaking vistas. We have planted many native species, ranging from trees, native fruits and vegetables, wild and cultivated flowers, to native medicinal plants.
Food is prepared at Dunagiri Retreat using garden fresh seasonal produce procured from our own, as well as neighboring, organic farms, creating a much needed sustainable market for local farmers. The cuisine is vegetarian and comprised of deliciously prepared traditional regional dishes. Guests get an authentic taste of the wonderful local cuisine during their stay with at Dunagiri Retreat.
Our guests' visits help tremendously in addressing the livelihood issues of the local community – from generating employment for the local community to a local market for organic farm produce. Dunagiri tours offer our guests the chance to experience local daily life and culture…creating a wonderfully positive experience for both guests and local people. With each stay at Dunagiri, a portion of guests’ tour costs directly support a variety of community projects... directly contributing to charities and non profit organizations working closely within the local community. Guests may also chose to participate directly in a variety of community volunteer projects..all adding to the positive experience of a stay at Dunagiri.
We simply ask that our guests live by our own philosophy of respecting and preserving our retreat’s natural and cultural environment…tread lightly…all while enjoying tranquility, beauty and receiving the highest standards of hospitality and care.
Dunagiri guests are truly leading efforts to give back to the local communities and enhance the livelihoods of local people through their own sustainable tourism choices and involvement. Not only do our tour guests return home with a sense of satisfaction from participating in a community experience and having made a difference in the world…but also with a unique and intimate understanding of a place and its people.
This looks like a great write! Shall be back!
ReplyDeleteOk Jack please do.
ReplyDeletewow how beautiful...i sooo love stone houses
ReplyDeleteMe too Cavie come and visit this amazing place..
ReplyDeletei love the introductory poem and so awed with the place. wish i could go there someday...
ReplyDeleteYou can Deity... make it your goal and you will find it so worth the trip...
ReplyDeletei will... one day... someday ^^
ReplyDeleteas soon as i read the name ...i was like this has to be india...:)))
ReplyDeleteaww..thats what my india is like....all of you must visit.....
am off to check out piyush's farm.....to see if i can sometime soon....
wow this is gr8 mills....
we have a farm..exactly like this....oh its heaven....hugs....
btw..u need to check out some of my weelington pics..the place where i was before we moved here...even the nilgiris are outta this world...
Wow sounds like a wonderful place, wish I could go there.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful post Milli.
ReplyDeleteFood for the soul and sights to restore hope.
Going native sounds real good.
Thank you Milli for showing us this place
ReplyDeleteYes and you can meet Mannu there too, how fantastic will that be MJ?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Mannu and I will check out your posts too. Piyush will welcome you to his site and his farm and he is based in Delhi.
ReplyDeleteSave up Dave because I think that Dunagiri would give you a new lease on life.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Bill for understanding the essence of my post here.
ReplyDeleteYou would be more than welcome too Mamoon. Anyone who wants to share my post here with their Friend's is more than welcome to.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go .........
ReplyDeletesorry this is the only way Il ever get to see it. Thanks for shareing these are beautiful
lovely place....that profile picture is somethin else too...beautiful
ReplyDeleteI'll go...only if you come with me......we could do the artists tour...with our camera's......that sounds interesting to me....
ReplyDeleteI think that would be perfect Pete...
ReplyDeleteSure looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat is so amazing Milli. What a gorgeous place. It's mystical!
ReplyDeleteMilli, I dont have too many words right now since I have just read all of the above, and am touched to the core of my heart with what you have said and comments friends have made. To you and everyone else, Thanks. Your appreciation, good wishes and smiles that come through your comments makes it all worth it. Please consider visiting. If required, together with Milli, we can work out a custom tour package especially for Multiply friends.
ReplyDeleteWonderful place and terrific pics!
ReplyDeleteHi Mili, it's a great place and a nice idea.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Mark
Truly a retreat from the hustle and bustle of the fast paced lifestyle that we live in today............love to visit and stay a whiles..............
ReplyDeleteit is easy to overlook posts if one doesn't look at posts...I see friends with 100+ contacts and I never see them I just delete them because they are way too busy
ReplyDeleteI did miss this post, thanks for the reminder. Beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteMerci Milli pour ces belles vues
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! thanks, Milli!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfectly delightful place to spend some time.
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish I were there right now.
ReplyDeletethat is very dreamlike...fortunate are those that can go!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a beautiful place Milli. Thanks for the info. Very very dream like!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteWow, I wanna go there now LOL :D
ReplyDeleteI metalove your idyllic narrative poem at the beginning, which had a firm grip on my attention as a reader from start to finish :)
As you can see, I finally did make it to Multiply Dot Com after all LOL :D
(It's me, http://ca.360.yahoo.com/neuroaster we corresponded when you were http://360.yahoo.com/milli_mum333 )
#Good2see you again (((((HUGS)))))
Dear Milli and ALL friends at Multiply...a big "thank you" from the bottom of my heart. Milli, thanks so much for writing about this...your friendship has always been very special to me. To all others who have given such kind comments, please know that your encouragement means a lot. THANKS once again. Milli is the ideal person to get more information about Dunagiri since I dont get to visit Multiply very often...
ReplyDeleteJust saw this Milli. What a beautiful place and loved your poem too....
ReplyDeleteMilli a very nice place as well as the words that go with it. How often we do miss things and the intention is not to miss it, but so often I think we do. Great pictures combined with this writing of yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone who responded here and if you would like to make a journey to this special retreat, please send myself or Piyush an im. What an exciting journey it would be.
ReplyDeleteInteresting photography dear Milli and nicely aranged.
ReplyDeleteHugs from Mark.
The pictures are seriously fantastic and fortunately if you're planning to fly down to Dunagiri and then you can simply purchase a superlative and highly affordable Travel Package from Zapbooking ( http://zapbooking.com/ ).
ReplyDeleteZapBooking is actually a veteran Travel Arrangement Company that is deeply involved in planning travel for travelers and tourists. Somewhere if you feel that you really need the assistance of experience professional who can assist you with your Trip to Dunagiri them simply contact Zapbooking.
I need to book NOW ... lol ... sigh ... it is OK to dream ... marvelous, Milli! ...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the offer here zap booking but the Dunagiri site has tours avaialble for those who wish to travel to this wonderful destination.
ReplyDeleteYou truly need to go there Mark. You would take some fantastic photos and learn so much there. Piyush would welcome you open armed.
ReplyDeleteDon't just dream Jim..make the journey..too.
ReplyDeleteoh, Milli ... in life I do ... I have a bucket list of things to do and so forth ... this one may get in line ... ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat post Milli.
ReplyDeleteI am late seeing it. Sorry I
don't always see when things are posted.
I would love to visit a place such as this.
Love those Mountains.
I need a retreat.