Sarmoli Village in Pithoragarh Declared India’s Best Tourist Destination

Sarmoli village in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, has been chosen as the best tourist village in India by the Ministry of Tourism. The announcement will be made on September 27 as part of the Best Tourism Village Competition. Sarmoli stood out among 795 villages for its efforts in promoting rural tourism, offering eco and adventure tourism, and providing stunning views of the Himalayas. This recognition highlights its rich culture and natural beauty, contributing to self-employment through homestays.

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Dehradun: Sarmoli of Pithoragarh selected as the best tourist village of the country, 27 will get the honor with official announcement.

Sarmoli village of Pithoragarh district will soon be declared the best tourist village of the country. The Ministry of Tourism has selected Sarmoli village in the Best Tourism Village Competition. It will be officially announced on September 27. Also, the village will be given the award for the best tourism village. To promote rural tourism, the Ministry of Tourism has started the Best Tourism Village Competition. In this competition, Sarmoli village near Munsiyari in Pithoragarh district was selected at the national level.
The competition was organized through the Ministry’s Central Nodal Agency for Rural Tourism and Rural Home Stay in which applications were received from 795 villages from all states and union territories. Sarmoli village was selected as the best tourism village for the better work done at the village level to promote tourism.

Kamakshi Maheshwari, the nodal officer of Rural Tourism India of the Ministry of Tourism, has issued a letter to the state informing about the selection of Sarmoli village as the best tourism village of the country. The letter said that the official announcement will be made in the program to be held in Delhi on September 27. A request was made to send a representative of the tourism department and the village also to the program.

Sarmoli village near Munsiyari in Pithoragarh district boasts of its rich culture and natural beauty. Along with environmental protection, the village people have made rural tourism self-employment. Tourists come to Sarmoli village for eco tourism and adventure tourism. The view of Himalayas, Nanda Devi, Rajarambha, Panchachuli, Nanda Kot peaks from here attracts everyone. Home stay in the village is the first choice of tourists.