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Location: Ek Chidiya tourist cottage – set amid terraced fields at village Nathuakhan, 40 km ahead of Nainital, in the Himalayas.
About:
This is a place where the only race for a destination is between birds. At Ek Chidiya, you have all the time in the world – to live.
Accommodation:
Ek Chidiya, spread over an acre of land, has a cottage comprising four bedrooms with attached modern bathrooms, and a common dining area. It is surrounded by orchards and fields on all sides. You won’t get to hear the television here, but you can occasionally hear a cow mooing at a distance, or a cricket crooning right outside your window. On local festive occasions, the faded sounds of the dholak come wafting from the village temple, which is located at a half-hour trek from the cottage. The ambience can slowly help you become a resting Kumaoni villager with us.
The cottage has been constructed in the traditional method – with a tin roof,
mud-plastered walls and stone floors. Each room has an open sit-out area.
The common dining area is where buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner are served. A limited room service menu is also available for the in-between times.
Activity:
The best thing to do here is to, yes, relax – not in front of the television though. From the comforts of your bed, you will find it hard to take your eyes off the mountains at a distance. Or else, you can curl up with the book you have been, for so long, trying to read in peace.
Kids’ activities: Climbing up the mountain terraces will keep them busy most of the time. For the other moments, there is an outdoor sandpit (we can provide sand castle-building sets), a swing on a tree, and indoor games.
Near by
cottage:
Mukteshwar (18 km), Nainital (40 km), Bhimtal (50 km), the paragliding centre at Naukuchiatal (45 km), Almora (35 km), and Jageshwar
(80 km).
How to get there:
Drive down:
It is a 7-hour non-stop drive from New Delhi. You drive through Hapur bypass, Moradabad, Tanda, Bajpur, Kaladhungi, Nainital, Bhowali, and Ramgarh.
By bus: You can take one of the many private and government buses that ply to Nainital (about 45 km from Ek Chidiya) or Haldwani (about 60 km from Ek Chidiya).
By train: The nearest railway station is at Kathgodam, which is connected to Delhi by the direct overnight train, Ranikhet Express. Ek Chidiya is located about 60 km, or two-and-a-half hour drive, from Kathgodam.
Tariff:
Room Tariff: Rs
3800 per room per night
Buffet meals served in the common dining hall :
Breakfast: Rs 300,
Lunch and Dinner Rs 350 per meal.
Christmas Weekend (Friday, Dec. 24- Saturday, Dec. 25)
2N/3D for Rs.4900 per person
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Includes:
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Accommodation for 2 nights with all meals -- farm fresh food, comprising seasonal vegetables and fruits sourced from the farm; locally made preserves; wheat, maize and madwa flour made from the village crop and then ground in a nearby water-run grinding machine. Milk comes from the cows of nearby farmhouses, & the butter, ghee and paneer is fresh and homemade . Herbal tea is made from the rosemary and thyme growing at Ek Chidiya.
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Complimentary bonfire snacks on both evenings
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Festive dinner on Christmas eve
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Christmas gifts for kids under 10 years old
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Complimentary gift pack containing local products
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Welcome beverage on arrival
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Fruit basket in the room
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New Year Weekend
(Friday, Dec. 31-Saturday, Jan.01)
2N/3D for Rs.4900
per person
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Includes:
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Accommodation for 2 nights with all meals -- farm fresh food, comprising seasonal vegetables and fruits sourced from the farm; locally made preserves; wheat, maize and madwa flour made from the village crop and then ground in a nearby water-run grinding machine. Milk comes from the cows of nearby farmhouses, & the butter, ghee and paneer is fresh and homemade . Herbal tea is made from the rosemary and thyme growing at Ek Chidiya.
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Complimentary bonfire snacks on both evenings
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Festive dinner on New Year eve
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Complimentary gift pack containing local products
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Welcome beverage on arrival
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Fruit basket in the room
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We also have a pick-and-drop facility from NCR at a charge of Rs 7,000
(SUV - Xylo/Bolero/Max); Rs 5,500 (Alto) for round trip. We organise
sight-seeing trips at the rate of Rs 15 per km (SUV-Xylo/Bolero/Max),
Rs 11 per km (Alto).
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Charges for a child aged between 5 and 12 years will be 25% of the amount. Children below 5 years old will be accommodated for free without extra bed.
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The tariff is inclusive of all taxes.
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Maids and drivers will be charged Rs 500 each per day for food and lodging.
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