| Category : |
Luxury jungle resort |
| Location : |
Corbett
National Park |
| Address |
The Wild Safari Lodge, Village- Betalghat, Dist -
Nainital (Uttaranchal) |
| Getting there : |
By air: The nearest airport is Delhi
airport (260 Km), from where one can catch train for Ramnagar (10 Km
from Corbett).
By rail: Ranikhet (60 Km) and Ramnagar (70 Km) are the nearest railway
station, which has link with main rail routes. |
| Accommodation
: |
The jungle lodge has 8 room blocks and
12 cottages, each having an interior decoration giving the bygone day’s
makeover. |
| Facilities/services : |
24 hours power back up, same day
laundry service, library, first aid, STD and ISD calls facility and
round the clock security, Internet, mini bar, TV, money changer, 24-hour
room service, credit card acceptance. |
| Cuisine : |
Indian and Continental including traditional and
contemporary foods. |
| Highlights : |
Guests staying at this lodge can expect something more
than just exploring the wilderness of world famous Corbett National
Park, as the list of wildlife activities at the lodge includes Trekking,
Swimming, Mahsaheer angling, Trekking and Mountaineering. |
The vacation lodge, though, lies 60 Km far from the Corbett National
Park, but the delightful surrounding which is full of jungle environs
attract heaps of wildlife tourists. Providing a gamut to indulge into many
of wildlife activities, the wild safari lodge fetches its guests a complete
wildlife exploration.
The wilderness lodge is located at Betalghat, Nainital district of
Uttranchal. From Ranikhet as well as from the Corbett National Park, the
lodge is 60 Km far in either way. To reach at the resort via rail route, one
can catch Ranikhet express from Delhi, and can leave the train either at
Ramnagar or Ranikhet. From both place, the resort is just 1 hour drive. Air
travellers can land at Delhi airport, and can reach the resort by train.
Facilities
The small village of Betalghat lies on the shore of river Kosi, world
famous for Mahasheer fishing. The lodge has been given a makeover of forest
bungalow of bygone days. All the 8 room blocks and 12 cottages are given the
interior decoration of wooden ceiling, fireplaces, lightwood furniture and
stone facades. Attached with toilet, rooms are constructed in such a way
that it puts guests at maximum of their privacy. Moreover, each rooms of the
lodge give the beautiful view of Himalayan hills and green grassland and
orchard.
Guests of the jungle lodge avail all kind of basic facility, such as stand
by generator, ample of security, laundry service and first aid facilities.
Important to say, none of the rooms of the lodge have TV and telephone. Yes,
the guest lounge has a big screened television where one can go and enjoy TV
programmes. Foods of multi-cuisine restaurant serves meals ranging Indian,
Chinese and Continental. Moreover, the amiable hospitality and intense care
taken by the lodge officials will please you immensely.
The wilderness vacation lodge makes all kind of facilities available for
guests in order to visit to the Corbett National Park. The transportation
facility to and fro the park are provided by the lodge on extra payment.
Besides, packed lunch, snacks and water bottles are also given to make one’s
willdlife viewing more enjoyable. Moreover, the wildlife expert tour guide
of the lodge helps gaining a lot of information and having a better view of
the park.
The wildlife activities are not restricted only to enjoying the Birding,
Nature Walk, Wild animals and Tigers spotting. One can even walk to the
river Kosi lying just close to the lodge, and can enjoy entangling the big
Mahasheer fishes, and swimming in the river. On some additional costs, lodge
can even arrange other adventurous activities like Trekking and
Mountaineering in nearby Himalayan hills.
