ESCAPE - Hide Out an Organic Farm, set in Tribal hamlet, a 2 hour drive from Mumbai. Hide Out was set up Hemant and Sangeeta Chhabra, who invite you to share in their joy of living simply and close to earth. Slow down here to a rusty rhythm that follows the farms' natural cycles.. a Hide Out stay is de-stressing, rejuvenating an earthly celebration of life!

EXPERIENCE - Quick getaways that awakens the senses, bringing up close to nature, reaching back to our roots.....and to ourselves. Longer stay workshops that renew the spirit: meditation, yoga, alternative medicine, holistic healing (you bring the learning, Hide Out provides the base): school and college eco camps; special time like Birthdays and Weddings celebrated in nature......

ENERGIZE - Beauty in all seasons, year-round waterfalls and streams, the timeless flow of nature. Theres time out to do nothing at Hide Out, to be with ourselves, with each other, to think, to read, to speak of the silly and the sublime.....to slip gently into wandering around, walking, swimming, floating in the dam, soaking in the waterfalls. Or time to gain some rural perspective with a round of activities.....

EXPLORE - Explore Hide Out, a greenscape of fruit trees, fields and forest. Down to earth, learn about organic fertilizers and eco friendly pesticides, explore drip and open canal irrigation systems, marvel at a specially designed septic tank thats a zero maintenance vermicompost pit. Plough the field with bullock (or ride the power trailer) by dawn, build a camp fire at dusk.

EDUCATE - Head for the bazaar, stroll through the weekly Wednesday village market. Stop by the blacksmith, the potter, the investigate the rice mill. the oil press. Check out the poultry, goat or dairy farm....even an emu farm. Get creative: help bake a brick, make a broom, weave bamboo baskets and flower garlands, work with earth, learning to mud plaster. 

ENJOY - Short trips away, Jawahar, set in a deep rift valley, wit stunning view and a tribal palace nestled in cashew orchards (30km). Mahalaxmi Temple, the tribal kul daivat, seat of the Warli family deity, site of several festivals and taarpa dance performaces (40kms) Dahanu, quiet seaside town, with an Irani heritage and an uncluttered beach (55km).

EAT - Eat clean and lean, lip-smacking fresh, flavourful, wholesome. Savour the mellow taste of food gently spiced, slow cooked over a wood fire, served in hand thrown, hand-painted pots. Awaken to new thoughts on nutrition and health.....return rejuvenated with changed attitudes to health and wellness. Vegetarians only, of course.

ECO SHOP - Take home crunchy organic unpolished rice, juicy seedless Italian lemons, bananas, pineapples, mangoes....and Warli paintings.

STAY - Live simply yet comfortably at Hide Out. Sleep easy, naturally. Theres a cool mud house, theres camping out under an open sky. Other natural options include eco cottages and brick house, all with standard bath and toilet facilities.

Contact Details

Sangeeta and Hemant's Farm,

Thappar Pada, Jhadpoli village,

Vikramgarh Taluka,

Thana Dist.