Years back, I experimented with Rural Tourism. And years later I got to be on it again as part of a Government initiative. So I thought of creating a list of such organizations in India.
Rural Tourism Organizations, India
Here is a list of organizations across the regions of India.
North India
- Himalayan Village, Sonapani, Uttarakhand
- Ecosphere, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
- India Untravelled, Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab
- Travel Another India, Ladakh, MP, Gujarat
- Tendrel Travel, Leh, Ladakh
- The Folk Tales – Bundi in Rajasthan, West Sikkim & Spiti in Himachal
East / North East India
- Abor Country Travels, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India
- The Greener Pastures – North East India
West India
- Culture Aangan, Konkan Coast, Maharashtra
- Grassroutes, Maharashtra
- Birdsong & Beyond – Punjab, Goa
South India
- Dirty feet, Hyderabad
- Muddy Boots – Kerala, Karnataka
- Navadarshanam, Bangalore. Not really tourism but an eco-living project involving local communities
Taste of Rural India
These companies, aim to give you a taste of rural India in a responsible way. They show you around typically the places where you will not find regular tourism infrastructures. Like the hotels and taxi services. These companies will help you stay in their identified homestays. They let you live with the locals just the way they live. You will get curated local experiences including small treks or adventure activities. Such companies contribute to the rural economy by generating livelihoods for the locals through tourism. In a way, they create a channel that connects the rural economy to the tourism economy. While creating new experiences for experiential travelers connecting the dots.
So, at IndiTales, we want to lend them support by writing about them.
Disclaimer
I have personally not traveled with any of these companies. But have collected this information based on secondary research. And or based on my interactions with some of the people who run these companies.
Do you know any such company/organization not listed here?
Have you traveled with anyone not listed here?
Please let us know & help us make this a comprehensive list of such tourism companies in India.
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Hi,
I am Amit Upreti from Nainital, Uttrakhand. We run homestay and organize various activities like agriculture tours, bee keeping, village walk, nature walk, etc. We have 100 acres estate surrounded by pine and oak trees and it between there is 19th century colonial designed house. We do have farms and we grow organic vegetable and flowers.
With Regards,
Amit Upreti
Dear Amit, if you can send your details to me on email, I will include your company in this list with next update.
HI I am jitendra Singh frome chamba tehri Garhwal uttarakhand.
I completed 1 room for home stay.it’s pure mud house and very good oak forester.
I have fellow land 2 h.
Thanks with Regards
Jitendra Singh
High mountain adventure home stay
Hi, writing from Jim Corbett Heritage Village.We run a rural tourism experience too and woould like to be listed
Hello Anuradha
Your piece had been very informative. I am research scholar, planning to work in the rural tourism sector. Would be delighted to get in touch with you for more ideas and inspiration, and I hope to give back to the community via publications etc.
Thank you
Hello Prasomee – great to know you are working in the rural tourism sector. Please write to me on email Id mentioned on our contact page.
Namaste! from our LivingDesert HACRA.
I am (Gemar Singh) from Thar desert western end of Rajasthan runs/offering rural community experiences to travelers looking for get away from it all.
Website: http://www.hacra.org
Hello Anuradha,
I want to start a rural tourism in my village in Hassan District, Karnataka. Is there any help I can get from the Govt? The village has a rich cultural history, and is on the banks of the river Cauvery. There are also neighbouring villages which are equally beautiful and rustic.
Regards,
Arun
Arun, I have no idea how much we can expect from the government, but done well there are a lot of opportunities. Hassan has so much heritage as well as nature.
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