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HOLUMBA
- facing Mount. Kanchenjunga is a 2 acres natural landscaped botanical
extravangenza, water fed by a natural spring, inhabited by a flora
population over 1000 species of orchids, plants & trees, and
conveniently located on the main highway,a kilometre ahead of Kalimpong
town having own car park & garages. (The Ven. Bikchu Sangharakshita
lived in "The Hermitage" (Magnolia) and refers to it as his Garden of
Eden.)
HOLUMBA offers the nature loving tourists an expansive orchid
nursery :-"Nurseryman's Haven", world wide exporter since 1972 -
specialist in Indo- Burmese orchids & Himalayan & Exotic - bulbs,
tubers, rhizomes, plants, & seeds.
HOLUMBA offers the tired travellers, a quiet rest in quaint & affordable
four individual wooden chalet-type cottages of "Holumba Haven" complex,
situated within the acres of orchid farm and forested botanical park.
The chalets named : Magnolia, Wood Cot , Bamboo Groove & Spring Site,
each have three double accommodation rooms, attached western bathrooms
with 24 hours hot & cold spring water &, kitchen in 6 rooms. Arcadia -
Cottage on adjacent property – ground floor. 2 double rooms, attached
bathrooms, dining room, living room & kitchen. Total rooms - fourteen
double accomodations. Dining room - 'The Orchid' (seating 24 pax) is an
annexe to the residence of Karma T. Pempahishey and family - owners of
the niche.
Holumba Haven –
A garden home stay hospitality consisting of six wooden chalets in 2
acres of natural and botanical Eden having water supply from our private
natural spring.
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Holumba Haven offers the
nature and environment friendly tourists a quiet rest and leisure in
quaint & affordable stay in wooden cottages.
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Holumba Haven is located
inside the premises of an expansive orchid nursery - “Nurseryman’s
Haven” (Estd. 1972) as growers & world wide exporters of Himalayan and
Indo Burmese orchids species, Himalayan flora & exotic floricultures.
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A fourth generation family
in Kalimpong, Holumba Haven also offers general or subject wise tourist
services – organizing transport anywhere, trekking, group tours(flora &
fauna) cultural entertainment, river rafting, cycling, etc. in and
around Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Sikkim & Bhutan. The writer was
practically the originator of Summit Tours, the pioneer of tour
operators in Darjeeling, Sikkim & Bhutan.
Accommodation :
• Tree Tops
Cottage
• Wood Cot Cottage - Wood Cot Cottage has 3 double accommodation
rooms all with attached bathrooms. In addition, Room Nos. 1 & 3 has
attached living rooms & kitchenettes
• Bamboo Grove Cottage - It has 4 double accommodation rooms
all with attached bathrooms. In addition, Room No. 1 has two bed rooms
(a double bed room & a twin bedded room), attached small reading room &
a kitchenette. Room No. 3 has a small attached reading room & a
kitchenette.
• Magnolia Cottage
It has 3 double accommodation rooms all with attached bathrooms &
dressing room. The cottage also has a fully furnished living room,
dining room & a large annexe kitchen.
• Pine Wood Cottage
• Spring Site Cottage
It has 3 double accommodation rooms. Room No 1 & 2 has attached
bathrooms & Room No 3 has separate Wash rooms cum toilers & a bathroom )
The cottage also has a furnished living room with TV , dining room &
kitchen facility.
• Arcadia
Cottage on adjacent property – ground floor. 2 double rooms, attached
bathrooms, dining room, living room & kitchen.
...Room View...

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