Utsav Camp is designed to restore the healing process that directly engages with the natural world and encourages you to develop a personal relationship with nature.

Everything from staying in the tents and stone cabins, curated outdoor adventures, to fresh, seasonal food allows you to move from mindless scrolling towards mindful living. In addition, there is a deeper understanding and appreciation of wilderness by coming closer to nature.

Utsav Camp has twenty plush cabins and luxury tents that open out to a grove with fruit trees, forests, and the Aravalli range. The stone cabins feature floor-to-ceiling windows, spacious living rooms, and sliding doors that offer panoramic nature views. The private outdoor patios come with stargazing beds, and the bathrooms are spacious with beautiful views of the forest through the shower windows.

The swiss tents open up to private covered porches where one can wake up each morning naturally to the sounds of birds and the warm glow of the sun. The spacious bathrooms include double sinks with solar-powered water heaters.

The indoor and outdoor lounge areas around the camp are designed to spend a relaxed day. The rooftop forest lounge offers breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding Aravallis and the vast expanse of the sky. Sink into the comfortable seats and sip on your favourite drink as you watch the sunset and melt into a velvet star-filled sky.

Dining

The food experience at Utsav Camp is a culmination of Indian and Rajasthani cuisine with local ingredients and vegetables sourced from the farm situated within the camp. An outdoor evening tea experience is arranged when the guests take excursions from the property.

For a change of scenery, you can dine outdoors amidst the trees on the Patio under the forest lounge.

Utsav Camp helps you re-discover the joy of being amidst nature with holistic experiences that are curated by the resident naturalists. Take a guided hike through the surreal boulders that surround the Camp. The boulder formations are one of the oldest natural habitats in the world and a common thoroughfare for mighty cat species like leopards and other wildlife. You can choose from an early morning or evening hike followed by breakfast or high tea under the open sky amidst the boulders, which can be customised to be more relaxed or exploratory in nature based on your desired adventure level.

The Explorer is a designed trail into the boulders along the uneven terrain as you explore the landscape. The Adventurer trail is where one can expect to hike up steep boulders for exquisite panoramic views.

The naturalists at the Camp have identified over 280+ species of native and migratory birds in the Tehla region of Sariska, and the exclusive birding tour is a must for bird lovers, amateur and professional ornithologists!

You can book a private safari through Sariska National Park to observe indigenous wildlife, flora and fauna in their natural habitat. The resident naturalists and rangers will curate the best safari routes based on your interests with real-time tracking for the sightings of large cats and other animals.

For guests looking to celebrate a special occasion, do not miss the private starlight camp dinner set in a secluded area on the camp or the curated Twilight Boulder dinner where the private safari jeep will take you to an exclusively scouted location among the boulders.

If you want to take it slow and just relax, we recommend a refreshing dip in the rooftop pool with mountain views or practising outdoor yoga at the meditation hall to find balance and harmony. The library is also a peaceful and quiet space to read a book or attend an orientation before your safari.

Utsav Camp offers a perfect sanctuary  – surrounded by nature with customised food menus, evening programs, excursions and an overall experience that's a perfect fit for groups big and small. 

Utsav Camp embraces the philosophy of mindful consumption to support the surrounding natural habitat and enable a thriving local ecosystem. Reducing its carbon footprint and investing in the local economy allows this nature retreat to impact choices significantly.

No Single Use Plastic: At Utsav Camp, there is a no-plastic policy. All rooms are provided with reverse osmosis filtered water in glass bottles.

Safe Garbage Disposal: The trash generated is segregated, and all biodegradable waste is composted. The manure for the plants is procured from the resident Utsav Camp dairy cows, and vermicompost is created to nourish the soil and plants.

Water Conservation:  To help reduce water consumption, linens and towels are changed only on request for guests staying beyond a single day.

Energy Efficiency: The camp recognises the importance of investing in clean energy and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Therefore, the cottages are installed with 34 KW solar panels that reduce over 200 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

Nature and Biological Diversity Conservation: Utsav Camp employs trained naturalists and rangers who regularly document local wildlife with camera traps and photography. In addition, the staff has mapped out the habitats around the base and maintains a checklist of indigenous flora and fauna, helping with rich research data.

Local Community Engagement: Over 85% of the team members are from Tehla and nearby villages.

Light Footprint Tourism: The entire camp follows a Zero Mile approach to source fresh ingredients for their seasonal menus. Nurturing a pesticide and chemical-free garden allows the camp to provide fresh vegetables and herbs to the kitchen. Hundreds of indigenous trees and plants have been planted on the property to help maintain the groundwater table at healthy levels. The trees and plants are naturally suited to the harsh Rajasthan summers and do not require extra water or special care to thrive.

Sensitive Destination Discovery: Although this is close to Sariska National Park that is the main draw, at Utsav there are plenty of other activities one can do that give an insight into this unique landscape.

Human Touch: Utsav Camp hires, trains and works with locals to not only employ them but also provide them with skills.

The RARE Sustainability Quotient is a self-audit tool that is used by our hotel partners to measure, document and assess their planet and people friendly practices and is based on the RARE Touchstones.