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Bhimtal, Uttaranchal. |
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Mountain Club Hotel Bhimtal, the best kept secret of the lake region of Nainital, is open to nature lovers and seekers of a tranquil retreat in the area's most beautiful location, June Estate at Bhimtal.
The estate used to be the most sought after holiday destination among the British during the days of the Raj. Mountain Club is surrounded by dense oak forests stretching out for miles from the door of the resort.
Mountain Club is a heritage property that is now renovated to accommodate the tastes of a discerning clientele while still retaining its old world charm. The refurbished blocks are beautifully paneled in wood on the outside, enabling the architecture to merge with the dense forested environs. |
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A beautiful conference hall, tree-top restaurant and open bonfire area combined with the tranquil atmosphere where the stillness is broken by the call of one of the 350 species of birds or a barking deer or leopard makes Mountain Club a preferred getaway for those who wish to exult in the lap of nature.
Numerous walkways, trekking trails leading to the forested lakes of Sattal, a natural rock climbing area at a walking distance, proximity to Nainital-the popular holiday destination and easy access by road or rail from Delhi serve to make Mountain Club a popular weekend destination for corporate groups as well as families.
Day trips can be made to Nainital, day treks to Sattal/Naukuchiyatal/Nal Damyanti tal, excursions to Corbett for a day safari and excursions to Ranikhet.
Mountain Club environs provide relaxation, peace, adventure and exclusivity, all suitable for niche groups planning for boating, trekking, fishing, paragliding, yoga, de stressing workshops, conferences or plain leisure with bonfires and barbeques. |
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Mountain Club Hotel Bhimtal Accommodation
19 well furnished, elegant rooms. A choice of studios and one bedroom suites.
Rooms equipped with comfortable beds, seating, heaters, wardrobes, side and coffee tables, storage chests, partial kitchenette, refrigerator, cable TV, intercom, spacious bathrooms equipped with modern tubs and fixtures.
Relax in the tranquil environs with bird song for company in elegantly furnished rooms or suites. Our rooms are furnished with comfortable beds, dressers, wardrobes, writing tables, coffee tables with seating, refrigerators and spacious bathrooms with tubs and modern fittings. |
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Facilities - Mountain Club Resort Bhimtal
The resort is located in a green belt, a protected area in June Estate. Stringent environmental and wildlife laws limit the usage of resources and development of infrastructure, such as metalled approach roads. Working within these limitations, we have provided the best of comforts and facilities ever possible for a nature resort complete with generators for power back up.
A 4500 sq. ft. free standing conference hall under tall oak trees, with elegant wooden ceiling and plush seating has made Mountain Club a favored destination for corporates on offsite adventure activity or small conferences, or leisure getaways.
A perfect destination to combine business with pleasure, Mountain Club has an edge over other hotels in the area in terms of its location, which allows no walk-in tourists,
hence providing much needed privacy to entire conference groups. Our inventory of rooms is ideal for groups of 25 to 35 adults or between 80 and 100 school children, where the entire resort is at the disposal of the group. |
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Mountain Club Hotel Bhimtal Amenities and Services:
19 well furnished, elegant rooms. A choice of studios and one bedroom suites.
Rooms equipped with comfortable beds, seating, heaters, wardrobes, side and coffee tables, storage chests, partial kitchenette, refrigerator, cable TV, intercom, spacious bathrooms equipped with modern tubs and fixtures.
Multi-cuisine dining with a delectable spread for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Inddoor restaurant /Unique tree top deck. Conference hall for 80 pax. Open bonfire area. Evening barbeque snacks on request. Badmintoncourt, table tennis, carom, board games and mountain bikes.
Mountain Club Hotel Bhimtal exclusives:
Dense oak and pine forest. Exclusive location undisturbed by external factors. Haven for bird watchers and photographers. Soft trekking trails from the resort premises. Birding trails from resort premises. Over 300 species of birds in this region and 500 species of butterflies. Environmentalist on resort staff for birding guidance. "Survival trekking" trail to Malvatal. Climbing area nearby. Ideal terrain for night treks. Resort land available for setting up obstacle courses/treasure hunts. Paragliding at 4 km away. Forested lakes of Sattal a short trek away. Water bodies at Sattal for aqua activities (team rowing. Kayaking, etc.). Fishing with permits on catch and release system. Butterfly and insect museum next door. Conference hall of 4500 sq. ft. Easy 6 hr drive from Delhi (300 km); ideal for short breaks or corporate outdoor programmes. Tremendous scope for developing skills on "Nature Craft". |
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Highlights-Mountain Club Hotel Bhimtal
The Lake region of Nainital comprises the constellation of the lakes of Naini, Bhimtal, Naukuchiyatal, Sattal, Nal Damyanti tal. Of these lakes, Bhimtal is the largest, even larger than the Naini lake.
Fishing is allowed on a catch and release system with permits issued from the Fisheries Department at Bhimtal. Boating in Bhimtal promises to be a highly pleasurable experience with fewer crowds and a larger water body to circumnavigate.
Horse riding and paragliding can be enjoyed at Naukuchiyatal. The Ram, Sita and Panna Tal of Sattal are forested lakes in the truest sense and boating in this constellation of lakes takes you back to the lap of nature.
Nestled in the over - lapping or blend zone of the Palearctic(Temperate) and the Oriental ( Tropical) Zones of Zoo-geography this lake region is host to 500 - plus species of resident and migratory birds, 20 species of mammals( excluding rodents) more than 525 species of butterflies and 11,000 plus species of moths, beetles, bugs and other insects.
Identically, the flora covers a wide range of species including orchids, rare climbing plants, ground and tree ferns and fungii. Simply stated, this region encompasses a vast and unique panorama of floral and faunal biodiversity with no equivalent or comparison( at this elevation ) in the entire Himalayas. |
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Birds:
Some distinguished residents here, in order of importance:
Rufous- bellied bulbul (Hypsipetes Virescens), Wall- Creeper ( Tichodroma Muraria ), Rufous throated Hill Partridge ( Arborophila rufogularis ), Himalayan Speckled Piculet ( Picumnus innominatus ), Emerald Dove ( Chalcophaps indica ), Black Eagle ( Ictiaetus Malayensis ), Greywinged Blackbird ( Turdus boulboul ), Black - Headed Sibia ( Heterophasia capistrata ), White- Crested Kaley Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelana ), Large pied Wagtail ( Motacilla maderaspatensis ), Tawny fish owl ( Bubo flavipes ), (Known to Birders as the "Exclusive Eleven").
Animals:
Among the twenty recovered mammals, the following deserve special attention:-
The Himalayan Serow (Capricornus Sumatraensis ) A larges rare and endangered species of Goat- Antelope, related to the Goral (Nemorhaedus goral) and Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) in the Himalaya and Asia , the Chamois (Kupicapra rupicapra ) of Europe ( Alps ), and the Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreanus americanus) of North Amreica . They inhabit the step slopes surrounding the lake Region.
The Himalayan Yellow - throated Marten ( Martes flavigula ) This animal is certainly the most swift, agile and feared predator in the hills. The abundant birdlife ensures that a pair of them is frequently seen scouting and hunting the area from tree to tree and on the ground.
Pheasants, partridges, hare and small mammals are their favoured prey, yet insects, fruit, honey (from beehives), reptiles, birds, eggs are also taken with relish, Arboreal, terrestrial, diversal nocturnal and omniveorous- very few animals have been awarded such scientific description.
Plants:
Depending on the geographical aspect and elevation, Oak, Pin mixed deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs dominate the forested areas.
The steep moist ravines harbour a diverse selection of ferns, mosses, ground and tree orchids, wildflowers and herbs - many of which have still to be sorted and listed for the plant ecologist this region is still an area of exciting discoveries and the marshes and wetlands are particularly fascinating 'The Special` here is The Queen Lily (Lilian Wallichianum) or the great Himalayan Monsoon Lily, pure white and exquisitely scented, solitary, very rarely two flowers on a single stem. Easily spotted from July to September as a distinct white blob against the dense green monsoon growth.
The Insect and Butterfly collection:
Fredrick Smetacek Jr. was born in Nainital in the Kumaon region of Uttaranchal in 1951. Of Indo-German parentage, he was educated in the hills and now resides permanently at his home in the Lake Region of Bhimtal, where he pursues his interests as a lepidopterist, naturalist and environmental activist. He has trekked extensively in the Uttaranchal Himalaya in search of butterflies, insects and their habitats and is a leading authority on the flora, fauna and ecology of the Western Himalaya, as bounded by the State of Uttaranchal.
Started by his father, the late Fred Smetacek (Sr.) in the 1940's, the butterfly and insect collection is considered a unique representation of Himalayan biodiversity and a precious gem in the crown of India's recorded natural heritage. Located next door to Mountain Club, guests can visit this museum on payment of a token fee.
Local Attraction - Mountain Club Hotel Bhimtal,
Mountain Club, located in the exclusive ambience of June Estate at Bhimtal is the destination for naturalists, especially bird watchers and photographers. Tall pine and oak trees and numerous nature trails leading into dense forests as well as high ridges afford unparalleled sightings of Himalayan avifauna. This region encompasses a vast and unique panorama of floral and faunal biodiversity with no equivalent or comparison (at this elevation) in the entire Himalaya.
Nestled in the lap of the over-lapping or blend zone of the Palearctic (temperate) and the Oriental (tropical) Zones of Zoo-geography this lake region is host to 500 - plus resident and migratory birds, 20 species of mammals (excluding rodents) more than 525 species of butterflies and 11,000 plus species of moths, beetles, bugs and other insects. Identically, the flora covers a wide range of species including orchids, rare climbing plants, ground and tree ferns and fungi.
Exclusive Eleven
Rufous- bellied bulbul ( Hypsipetes Virescens ), Wall-Creeper ( Tichodroma Muraria ), Rufous throated Hill Partridge ( Arborophila rufogularis ), Himalayan Speckled Piculet ( Picumnus innominatus ), Emerald Dove ( Chalcophaps indica ), Black Eagle ( Ictiaetus Malayensis ), Greywinged Blackbird ( Turdus boulboul ), Black - Headed Sibia ( Heterophasia capistrata ), White-crested Kaleej Pheasant ( Lophura leucomelana ), Large pied Wagtail ( Motacilla maderaspatensis ), Tawny fish owl ( Bubo flavipes ).
View of Bhimtal
A trail from Mountain Club takes you over a ridge with a breathtaking view of Bhimtal on one side and the forested lakes of Sattal on the other. Feel the wind and view the wings as you walk down the trail to Sattal and tick off the birds on your checklist. Boat in the serene environment of the seven lakes, watch for more avifauna along the banks of the lakes, feed the fish or fish for trout (with permits from Fisheries deptt. Bhimtal), or just picnic and laze in the lush green environs of the most fiercely protected and unspoilt area of the Lake District of Nainital. And for those yearning for more birds, head 22 km to Alpine Club, Nainital.
Mountain Club Hotel Bhimtal Location & Transportation
Bhimtal: latitude 29 degrees 20'40" N; Longitude 79 degrees 36'16"E.
Mean elevation of all the lakes: 4300 feet (1310 meters).
Highest points: Karkotak peak :-6319feet(1927 mts) Mountain Club is located at 17 km from Kathgodam railhead, 22 km from Nainital, 300 km from Delhi and 4 km from the main road adjoining Bhimtal Lake.
By Road:
Mountain Club is located at a convenient 300 km drive from New Delhi. The route passes through Hapur bye pass-Moradabad bye pass-Rampur-Rudrapur-Haldwani-Kathgodam-Ranibagh-Bhimtal. The drive takes six hours from Delhi and one can avoid the morning rush at towns enroute if one manages to leave Delhi by 6 am and arrive at Mountain Club by noon.
By Train:
The Ranikhet express from Old Delhi Railway station departs at 10 :40 pm and arrives at Kathgodam by 5: 30 am. A short 17 km drive from Kathgodam in a hired vehicle takes you to Mountain Club in under 40 minutes.
Important to note:
All private vehicles can drive to the doorstep of Mountain Club.However buses of 27 seater capacity or more cannot negotiate the last stretch of forested road leading up to Mountain Club from the main road at the lake.In case of groups arriving by bus,you can avail of the pick up and drop facility at nominal charges provided by the resort. |
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Tariff 2011 -2012 |
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| Luxury studio |
Rs.4000/- |
| Luxury suite |
Rs.6000/- |
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Packages 2011 - 2012 |
From 1 st October 2011 to 30 th September 2012
2 Nights 3 Days Package Rs.10000/- Per Couple
3 Nights 4 Days Package Rs.14000/- Per Couple
Package Includes : Accommodation, Welcome Drink on Arrival, Breakfast, Lunch & Taxes. |
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Tele : +91-11-
26823836, 46862772. Mobile: 9810002772. |
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