No shoes indoors.
No smoking indoors. Cigarette butts in ashtrays provided, outside.
No plucking fruit without supervision.
Respect for property. Breakages/damage/loss to be paid for.
All trash in bins provided.
Snooker room to be vacated by 10 p.m. when owners’ parents are staying (which is most often).
No pets indoors. Pets to be locked in garage at night, for their own safety (leopards).
Loud music off by 10 p.m.
地方に位置する、ファミリー向けのこのバケーションホームは、ナーカンダ寺院、アドベンチャーリゾート クフリ - アミューズメントパーク シムラ、スノーキングダム クフリから 52 km 圏内です。クフリ ファン ワールドおよびジュバル宮殿も 52 km 圏内です。
オーナーについて
オーナー : Michael Lidgley
Michael is originally from Britain, where he studied Environmental Sciences and Development Studies at the University of East Anglia. He has been working in education since 1985, and has lived and worked in Spain, Italy, North Africa, the Middle East and Japan. He speaks some Italian, French and Spanish.
Devanshe is from Shimla, and has been in teaching since 1994. She has an MA in English Literature and has taught at St. Columba's School in Delhi and Japan. She speaks English, Hindi and some Pahari.
この宿泊施設のオーナーになった理由
The farm is on the edge of a deodar forest, through which there are many trails leading up to the nearby peaks, many of which have their own temples.
The walking possibilities range from wandering down into the orchard with a good book, to a quiet stroll along a fairly level country road through the woods, with barely any traffic, to overnight wild camping treks through (almost) uncharted territory; and everything in between, and beyond.
The mountain biking possibilities are endless, and so far largely unattempted. There are all sorts of tracks, trails and 'roads' leading everywhere all around the valley and beyond - most of which are unpaved and although well-used, what traffic there is, is pedestrian, with very few motorised vehicles.
Bird-watching offers particularly rich pickings. The farm is located in an area peculiarly rich in flora and fauna, at the limit of the orchard belt stretching up from the river below, with protected deodar forests stretching above it to rocky mountain peaks beyond, and beyond that lie more or less virgin protected open forests stretching to the glaciers in the far distance.
Fishing, particularly fly fishing, is an area we are hoping to explore soon, as there is a pristine mountain river at the bottom of the hill.
Evening activities centre around the games room, where there is a billiards/snooker table, table tennis, darts, and a small bar. The games room verandah has all sorts of eclectic board and card games.
Our bit of HP in the east, heading up towards Kinnaur and the Tibetan border, remains fairly untouched – at least by tourists. It is mountainous terrain – some of the highest in the world, up to 6,815 metres – and the lower slopes, such as our farm at around 2100 metres, are steeply terraced for agriculture, with wooded peaks at the top of the valley, and fast-flowing mountain streams at the bottom.
この宿泊施設の特徴
Alongside the farming activities, there are good quality farm-stay facilities to accommodate visitors who are sensitive to and appreciate the peace of this traditional hill community and the beauty of the surrounding natural area. The farm is located in an area peculiarly rich in flora and fauna, at the limit of the orchard belt stretching up from the river below, with protected deodar forests stretching above it to rocky mountain peaks beyond, and beyond that lie more or less virgin protected open forests stretching to the glaciers in the far distance.
The farm is supplied with hydroelectric mains electricity, although temporary black-outs are very frequent – but we now have our own back-up system, plus solar water heating, and wood-burning stoves, providing constant lighting, hot water and heating, when needed. All the firewood is from sustainable resources - usually from pruning the orchards. The water is mountain spring water from our own spring.
The climate is mild. Temperatures peak at less than 30 degrees in the hottest months, May and June, and then drop during the monsoon in July and August. The autumn and spring are generally clear and crisp, and the winter is usually quite short, with most snow falling in January and February. The farm is rarely cut off completely for more than a few days at a time. The farm borders protected forest, which grows up to the nearest peak at Reoghati, a three-hour hike up, from where you have 360 degree views, including the Great Himalayas stretching into Tibet. After Reoghati, the forested peaks stretch away through wild, uninhabited country, as far as the glaciers in the far distance.
The orchards and forests immediately around the farm attract a wide range of bird and animal life – increasingly rare Himalayan griffons, eagles, owls and vultures, and many colourful smaller birds, some of which migrate up from the plains in the summer. There are also bears, leopards and mountain lions active in the area.