Jungle Lore Birding Lodge is a deluxe 5-cottages hotel in Pangot (near Nainital). One of the cottages is a living room that serves as a common dining hall giving travelers a chance to meet other like-minded nature lovers.
The Jungle Lore Birding Lodge is located in the northwestern forest range of Nainital is the village of Pangot, surrounded by thick oak and rhododendron forest on three sides of the lodge, it is a typical Kumaoni hill settlement with about 15 families. You can still observe the age-old lifestyle of the hill folk in Pangot.
There are more than 250 species of birds recorded in the area. One can have excellent birding opportunities in the lodge itself. Besides, there are numerous walks through the terrace fields into the thickly wooded oak forest which are extremely rewarding. There are good trails from the lodge to Timla Pani, Ggughu Khan, Kilbury Forest Rest House, and on to Cheena Peak. The guide may accompany you on these treks (pre-booking required).
The cottages in Jungle Lore Birding Lodge are independent bedrooms with twin beds. Two of them have wooden attics and each attic can accommodate two-three additional persons. The cottages are located on different terraces; each one has its own sit-out area. Heaters are provided in each cottage during winters. The rooms have attached toilets with running hot and cold water.
Cheer Cottage: As soon as one descends into the parking area from the main road and walks down 10 steps, one reaches Cheer Cottage. The cottage is equipped with a double bed, a wooden attic with two separate floor mattresses, en suite toilet with a WC and a hot shower, a wooden verandah overlooking the valley and the garden. Bucket and mugs are provided in the toilet for wash up if the water pressure is less in the shower or faucet. The size of the room is about 15’x18’.
Koklas Cottage: Walking down 20 steps from Cheer Cottage past the dining room, one reaches Koklas Cottage. The cottage is equipped with a double bed, en suite toilet with a WC and a hot shower, a small sit-out facing the jungle and the garden. Bucket and mugs are provided in the toilet for wash up if the water pressure is less in the shower or faucet. The size of the room is about 11’x12’.
Khalij Cottage: Walking down 20 steps from the dining room, one reaches Khalij Cottage. The cottage is equipped with a double bed, an extra bed, en suite toilet with a WC and a hot shower, a sit-out facing the approach path & the jungle. Bucket and mugs are provided in the toilet for wash up if the water pressure is less in the shower or faucet. The size of the room is about 14’x16’.
Magpie Cottage: Walking down 15 steps from the Khalij Cottage, one reaches Magpie Cottage. The cottage is equipped with a double bed, a wooden attic with two separate floor mattresses, en suite toilet with a WC and a hot shower, an enclosed verandah facing the approach path & the jungle. Bucket and mugs are provided in the toilet for wash up if the water pressure is less in the shower or faucet. The size of the room is about 12’x14’.
The kitchen serves a variety of scrumptious traditional Indian homemade meals and they are happy to customize dishes according to your preferences. Special care is taken in hygienic preparation of all meals.
The dining area is just 10 steps from Cheer Cottage, it also serves the purpose of a restaurant. The buffet meals are served when there is a full house at the lodge. A la carte meals are served on prior order as per the menu. The menu consists of Indian and Kumaoni dishes (cuisines).
Note: The resort discourage the use of pre-packaged food items and bottled water as it adds to pollution and is additional cost for disposing it to Haldwani. The guests may get their own food items as per their preference and are requested to take away as much non-biodegradable material with them.
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By Road: Drive from Delhi via Kathgodam and Nainital: 8 hours. Drive from Delhi via Ramnagar (Corbett National Park) and Kaladungi: 7½ hours
By Train: Overnight air-conditioned train from Old Delhi railway station (departing at 2235 hr.) to Kathgodam (arriving at 0615 hr.) and then 2 hr. drive to Pangot via Nainital. OR Overnight air-conditioned train from Old Delhi railway station (departing at 2235 hr.) to Ramnagar (arriving at 0500 hr.) and then 2½ hr. drive to Pangot via Kaladungi.
Jungle Lore Birding Lodge,
Pangot Village,
Nainital, Uttarakhand
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