Aarambh Experiences
With us you can experience Khajuraho in an authentic, sustainable and diverse way. Learn more about our organised experiences.
Here you will find a detailed list of our experiences.
Our organised experiences
We organise experiences in and around Khajuraho. Whether you are an individual or a small group, there is something for everyone. You do not have to be a guest of our hotel to participate in our experiences.
Our experiences can be combined or we can put together an individual experience according to your wishes.
What you support when you book our experiences:
✧ Our prices guarantee that we can support local community staff also during low season and low visitor times.
✧ Coordination and collaboration with the local community in the design of our experiences (no imposed tourism).
✧ We try to work with people and families in difficult circumstances.
✧ Authentic and culturally relevant experiences in respectful interaction with the local community.
✧ No mass events (maximum number of participants: 15 people).
✧ Minimum number of participants: 4 people (smaller groups/individuals are possible, but then we have to adjust the price per person upwards so that the organization pays off for us and our employees).
Note:
Some of our experiences will include the opportunity to purchase items from local stores and manufacturers. It is important for us to point out that the quality of our service and our friendliness are not dependent on whether you buy something or not! Our priority is to establish personal contact between tourists and local people. By making a purchase, you are of course supporting the local stores. However, they are not dependent on this, as our partners receive a fair payment per group, regardless of whether and how much is consumed!
Experience Packages
Experience a unique authentic dinner on a local farm. You will be served a local meal, some of which is prepared over a fire. You will enjoy this outdoor in the midst of nature and with a farm atmosphere. Our local guide will also give you lots of interesting background information about life on the farm and how the food is prepared. Farm is within walking distance of the hotel (10-15 minutes).
Duration: 2-3 hours (including walk to the farm and back)
Price (per person): 1000 INR
Included in the price: vegetarian meal consisting of several components: seasonal vegetable dish, dal (Indian lentil dish), roti (Indian bread), papad, salad, raita and a typical dessert; bottled water /filtered water; local guide.
Special requests possible: vegan food (no extra fee); additional drinks (extra fee); transport (hotel to farm and back, extra fee).
Together with our Indian chef, you will conjure up a delicious vegetarian North Indian dish. You will learn about the Indian way of cooking, the use of spices in Indian Cuisine and get to practise making Roti (Indian bread). Last but not least, you can of course enjoy the meal you have created together. The class takes place in our restaurant Aarambh Cuisine.
Duration: 2 hours (usually in the mornings between 11am and 1pm or in the afternoons between 4pm and 6pm)
Price (per person): 600 INR
Included in the price: ingredients, meal (veg curry, dal, roti), guidance from the cook, bottled water/filtered water, recipe as PDF (will be sent by email).
Special requests possible: vegan or other desired dish (non-veg is not possible); additional drinks (extra fee).
This experience will give you an insight into various arts and crafts of India and Madhya Pradesh in particular. You will visit a local potter where you will have the opportunity to try your hand at pottery and gain firsthand knowledge, visit the Aadivart Museum of Tribal and Folk Art and in a fabric and textile place you can immerse yourself in the world of fabrics, fabric making and fabric printing. We make sure that you have an eventful day with a mix of theoretical background knowledge and practical application as well as authentic proximity to the local population.
Optional: lunch together in restaurant (extra fee).
Duration: Full day
Price (per person): 2200 INR
Included in the price: transportation with auto-rickshaw; pottery experience; museum entrance ticket & camera fee; afternoon chai; experience at textile and fabric place; local guide
Special requests possible: transportation in car with AC (extra fee); lunch (extra fee);
With a licensed guide, you will visit the most important temples of the western, eastern and southern temple groupings and immerse yourself in the historical context. A walk in the old village of Khajuraho also awaits you. You will have the opportunity to take a look inside some of the houses and observe life in rural Madhya Pradesh, some of which is still traditional. We will have chai together with a local family. Optionally, you can also experience an authentic home-cooked lunch in a local home.
Duration: Full day
Price (per person):
1500 INR (option without lunch); 1900 INR (option with lunch)
Included in the price: English speaking guide (whole day), entrance ticket for all temple sites, chai at a local home in the village; tansportation with auto-rickshaw; optional with authentic lunch (Indian bread and homecooked vegetarian dish).
Special requests possible: Guide for other languages (e.g. German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian) for an additional group fee of 800 INR.
