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.
Accommodation :
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.
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
