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www.tiklibottom.com - a wonderful haven just outside Delhi. Like for Glenburn - a minimum 3 night stay is recommended as it is another place to relax, unwind and enjoy the company of your charming hosts Annie and Martin Howard. 45 minutes to the International Airport, and about an hour's drive outside Delhi.
www.gurudongma.com - General Jimmy Singh and Catherine Pradhan Lobo from Gurudongma Tours and Treks in Kalimpong sent us our very first set of Glenburn guests! They run a wonderful homestay in Kalimpong but the highlight is definitely Samthar Farm House, an Eco wilderness lodge where guests can visit local villages, eat delicious home-cooked local cuisine and just sit back and enjoy the mountain views. The Awake and Shine welfare program in the villages near Samthar is a wonderful way to get immersed in the local community, and overnight stays in village homes can also be arranged.
www.purviweb.com - Manoj and Vineeta Jalan, a fifth generation tea planting family from Dibrugarh in Upper Assam, open up the breathtaking North-East of India for you through their travel company Purvi Discovery. Their beautifully restored Chang Bungalows are a lovely place to stay when visiting this part of India. Manoj is a keen equestrian, and riding along the banks of the Brahmaputra and through his tea fields are an experience second to none.
Eco Camp - Assam - (website under construction) - Perhaps the biggest draw to Eco Camp, situated in Assam on the road to Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, is a chance to meet the ever charming Ranesh Roy. Located in the Nameri Forest, with its multitude of birdlife, butterflies and the endangered Pygmy Hog, Eco Camp will also give you a rare insight into the lives of the local Messing and Miri tribes. Ranesh, with his rather Bohemian manner of operating the camp, transforms the otherwise basic tented accommodation with good local food and enthralling conversation. An expert in almost everything, and once a prolific artist, his latest mission is to plant trees to improve the forest and to photograph and catalogue unusual insects, birds, snakes and other wildlife in the area. Rafting on the river Jia Borelli close by is offered in the winter season.
Nearest airport - Tezpur. The drive is just over an hour to the camp.
Kaziranga is about a 2 hour drive
Enquiries and Reservation
Office : Hemanta Das, Raj Bhattacharjee
phone - +919435154638 / +919864067686/+913612605335
E-mail - networkgroup@satyam.net.in
Camp : Mr. Pradeep Chhetri - Phone:+919854019932
Mr. Ranesh Roy - Ph. +919435145563
www.theorchidretreat.com - One of the biggest orchid and flower nurseries in Kalimpong, run by Ganesh Mani Pradhan and his family. Beautifully located with good food and access to the family library and their expertise in orchid farming and tissue culture. Rooms are very basic, so I would recommend this for orchid enthusiasts only. An hour and a half drive from Glenburn
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