One line Exclusive family-run Guest House tucked up in the Nilgiri hills of Southern India at 6000 ft amidst splendid tea gardens.

Key words Home stay, hill station, nature, wild life, trekking, eco-awareness.

Description The Tryst is for the discerning who may be a bit miffed with a predictable ‘hotel’ and the abominable Indian ‘city’ environs and wish to try something alluring and captivating. The Tryst is the ideal alternative, a wonderful home packed with antiques, books and fine furnishings; place to relax and forget about the everyday world, and relish the pollution-free peace and quiet, and not be targets for flies, mosquitoes…and humans. Surrounded by spectacular scenery, The Tryst is a haven for a variety of birds, and the rolling hills are the habitat for hare, porcupine, wild boar and the odd fox, deer, bear, leopard and bison. It is a place for people who like to potter about Nature and capture it on canvas or camera.

Your hosts are Dr Sathya Rao, a retired holistic medical practitioner from Liverpool and an annoying writer, and his wife Ann, a Yorkshire lass. Well, between the spontaneous hospitality of Ann and the provocative humour of Sathya, you are assured of the best care and entertainment!

We are in Footprints, Lonely Planet and Alistair Sawdey’s travel guides.