Sustainable honeymoon-worthy resorts in India
Spend time with your partner while still being eco-friendly!
A lot of the time, travellers are blamed for being wasteful and indulgent. However, if you want to go on your honeymoon while still keeping your green-conscious clear, India offers some amazing alternatives in the form of sustainable yet luxurious resorts. From being built with locally sourced materials to having their own organic garden and using renewable energy, these resorts will let you have a romantic honeymoon while still doing your part for the environment.
Barefoot Resorts, Havelock
Located on the beautiful Havelock beach in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Barefoot Resorts is one of the most ideal places to spend your honeymoon at. Apart from being incredibly gorgeous with a romantic vibe, this property has adopted sustainable and eco-friendly practices to ensure that the fragile ecosystem of its surroundings is not disturbed in any way.
Banasura Hill Resort, Wayanad
Made from the excavated mud on which it stands, the Banasura Hill Resort in Wayanad is set against a beautiful waterfall and surrounded by streams. Its eco-friendly plans include containing the carbon footprint of the villages around the resort. You can spend your honeymoon visiting the nearby wildlife reserves, caves and islands.
The Tamara, Coorg
This scenic remote opened its doors in 2012. Their aim is to champion luxury living through eco-friendly practices. You can have candlelit dinners by the waterfall or go on guided walks through the property that produces coffee, cardamom, pepper, and honey. It’s perfect for a romantic getaway.
Diphlu River Lodge, Kaziranga National Park
A UNESCO heritage site, the Diphlu River Lodge is home to the world’s largest population of the one-horned Rhino. The property is surrounded by the Brahmaputra river on one side and the Karbi Anglong hills and is built entirely from renewable materials. The Diphlu River Lodge also has no fencing between the National Park and the property in order to maintain the animal corridor. So, don’t be surprised if you wake up one morning to find animals just strolling through the property.
Nimmu House, Leh Ladak
A heritage, boutique hotel located near Leh, Nimmu House is built with local stone and Kashmiri latticed wood. It consists of five tents and a three-storied Tibetan-style house. Each tent is provided with solar panels for heated water and is the perfect blend of sustainable yet luxurious. If you want your honeymoon to be a vacation where you and your partner can cut off from the chaos of the world and spend time together while still being kind to the environment, this is the place for you.