Stay in an Indian Fort
Members of our India team provide an insight into the smaller forts of North India and Rajasthan. Stay in a fort in India and experience life from a bygone era.
The forts of North India and Rajasthan have always played a crucial role in this region’s history. Fort cities such as Jodhpur and Jaisalmer are well known and are impressive icons of a bygone age.
Here we provide a different insight into the forts of North India, concentrating on smaller ones with a more personal history, where you can stay and experience them restored to their former glory.
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Arki Fort
Once the capital of the princely state of Baghal, Arki has witnessed a good measure of turbulence in this area. Arki became the stronghold of an invading force of Gurkhas during the 'Gurkha Wars' that came to an end in 1815-16. About 1850, Raja Kishen Chand had the fort decorated with fine murals executed in the Pahari style. Here is a place packed with history and adomed with fine art. ... View itinerary
Bolgatty Palace
Built by the Dutch in India, Bolgatty Palace is located on the island popularly known as Bolghatty Island in Kochi, Kerala. One of the oldest existing Dutch palaces outside Holland, this quaint mansion, built in 1744, by Dutch traders, was later extended and gardens were landscaped around it. The building was then the Governor's palace for the commander of Dutch Malabar, and later in 1909 was leased to the British. View itinerary
Bungalow on the Beach
The Bungalow on the Beach is an 18th-century Danish colonial house which has belonged to the Governor of Danish India, who was styled Opperhoved, and after their exit in 1845, to the British administrator of the colony.Built in the 18th century, opposite the Fort Dansborg, by the Danish East India Company in what was once a pepper trading post of Tranquebar, now known as Tharangambadi meaning 'place of the singing waves'. ... View itinerary
The Cecil
Stay in one of India’s many wildlife hotels and eco lodges and be entranced by the country’s remarkable range of birds and animals. Built such that you get a real feel of the Jungle, these wildlife hotels offer you optimum comforts and just the right setting for your wildlife adventure. Choose from one of the many wildlife resorts in Bandhavgarh, Ranthambore, Kanha, Pench and Kaziranga, all famous for its wildlife including the Tiger. ... View itinerary
Chapslee Estate
Stay in one of India’s fascinating metropolitan cities with our range of city hotels. Irrespective of which city you stay in, whether it be Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi or Kolkatta you can be assured of an altogether different experience where you will get to see, up and close, the vibrance, bustle and endearing chaos that make India’s cities fascinating. ... View itinerary
Devigarh
Kerala’s rainwaters surges through the hills and mountain passes to join a network of some 40 rivers resulting in a network of canals, streams, estuaries, lagoons, and other water bodies forming the now famous backwaters. Resorts by the backwaters offer breathtaking views of the backwaters, lush paddy fields and coconut palm groves.... View itinerary
Diggi Palace
Stay in one of the enchanting hill resorts in the country. The tea hills of Kerala provide some very picturesque settings covering swathes of the Western Ghats. With its sprawling estates, rolling hills, sparkling waterfalls, picture postcard hamlets and undulating valleys, Munnar is recognised to be the most famous tea plantation region in Kerala. You also have a selection of resorts in the hills of North India to choose from. ... View itinerary
Falaknuma Palace
Stay in one of the enchanting hill resorts in the country. The tea hills of Kerala provide some very picturesque settings covering swathes of the Western Ghats. With its sprawling estates, rolling hills, sparkling waterfalls, picture postcard hamlets and undulating valleys, Munnar is recognised to be the most famous tea plantation region in Kerala. You also have a selection of resorts in the hills of North India to choose from. ... View itinerary