Fishing at Corbett National Park

Tigers, Elephants, Deers, Sambars et al have been a drawing card to Corbett for ages, known to attract concourse. But, there is more to Corbett National Park than just tigers and wildlife safaris. The Corbett fishing adventure on the shores of burbling Ramganga River at Jamun is a sheer activity in Corbett that forces you to pick up the rod for angling here.

Corbett fishings are a real pleasure with family or group of friends and worth visiting every year during post monsoons when the park opens to public. A major Corbett wildlife activity, fishings can be enjoyed from lodges as base point. One can get into multi-day fishing trips at on several elongations at Ramganga River. Generally, Ramganga fishing tours that are provided by the hotels/ lodges at Corbett National Park also includes fishing guides who escort you to the spots and overall. The entrance to the lodge at Jamun is through Durga Devi Gate. Well, the driveway from the hotel to the lodge is a picturesque stretch endowed with breath taking locales of Sal all around. Available are jungle safaris too.

The Lodge

The river lodges at Corbett National Park and Jamun is a priceless effort to provide the guests with real wild experience. The twitters, moans, coos and apes are not at bay as the lodge lies right in the middle of the Corbett National Park. Besides, the bird (avifauna species are amazing) life is amazing and constitutes 600 and above avian guest in the immediate vicinage. To add to it, the rocky promontories, small and big hill hocks, species of wilds rambling in the in the surrounding area make it a heaven of backwoods.

Fishing Mahseer in Jim Corbett/ Ramganga

The abundance of Mahseers makes the fishing tours an incredible adventure at Jim Corbett national park. A freshwater fish, Mahseers are aplenty in the waters of Ramganga River. These scaly aquatics are playful and second dolphins in its frolic vein. They can grow quiet enormous, big and are ace in showing sports, much advance than salmons. Mahseers, a wonderful fish are best breed of fishes in the world. Fixing live fish in the bait is useful tip to fish for Mahseers in the cold water of Ramganga. Goonch, Silver Mahseer and Black Mahseer are commonly sighted in the waters of Ramganga.

Ramganga is the lifeline of Corbett National Park that also makes up a thriving zone for fishing malee, rohu and trout species too. During season rafting can also be enjoyed here at the site.

Sikkim Festival in Garden of Five Senses

How hard it was to overcome the slumber I was enjoying under the thick (est) blanket Sunday morning when my phone rung relentlessly only to my agony. I answered in a husky voice
Me: Morning Boss
Boss: You still sleepin. You were supposed to be at ########
Me: ummm … Whheere?
Boss: Sikkim Festival
Me: Are you in a mood to gag? Sikkim? Now?
Boss: Diana, drop all that pretentions. Make fast to Sikkim Festival at Garden of Five Senses.
Down there at my door steps was waiting a Santro.
And there I was at the garden of five senses Sunday Morning. Here is the chronicle of my Sikkim’s knockout at the Garden of Five Senses.
Who could imagine the land of gompas and orchids being just 1,600 km from the capital? The Sikkim Festival Jointly organized by the Government of Sikkim and Times of India is more than puff of Sikkim’s magic beauty to phrenetic Delhi days. The two days festival is exhibiting the culture, ethos, art and natural wonder of Sikkim ─ the Abode of Gods. The indigene home of Lepchas, Sikkim is wrapped up in sheer composure amid the turmoil of North East disturbances.
The garden welcomed its guests with sound of drums, youngsters attired in traditional dresses and rows of swaying orchids in almost all hues. The duet snow lions, mangoes, Kiwi and other regional fruits in the garden of senses added enamour to the Sikkim Festival. The folk dances presented by Lepchas, Limbus, Nepalis and Bhutias marked the respect and attachement of each tribe for their native land, Sikkim. Opening festival speech was given by State Governor, B.P.Singh

Green(d)y Side of Sikkim

Wishing All My Readers a Very Happy New 2009!!!
By now, I fairly admit, my name would have been scraped of the blogger’s list. Nevertheless, the current blog can be assumed as the endeavour for re-initialising the blogging saga in full zing. Christmased in Delhi and at beginning of the year I landed in North Eastern India. So, here I am, back with once-again-North-East bang on Sikkim.
Hooked, booked and cooked by Sikkim─the state that forced sin out of me─it is time to sing the saga of Sikkim’s elusive winter beauty. Gaush! I could no way escape the ubiquitous January cold at Sikkim. At my stay quarter, even the barometer failed to read temperature (in minus) and all. As I embarked on my tea garden tours in Sikkim, the cold abated to sombre.

All about Temi- The Tea
From snow-clad mountains to high-altitude valleys and lakes, the state of Sikkim has also carved out a place for itself in the tea industry. Grown on the slopes of the Himalayas and nourished by the nature is the Temi garden, a producer on superb orthodox tea. Established in 1969, and spread over 453 acre, Temi Tea Garden employs 500 workers and gives a produce of 100 tonnes of tea, annually. This special-Sikkim-produce tastes like honey and even found in high quality Ceylon Tea. A mere sip from the cup is bound to energise the taster and you simply utter ‘wow’ for the magic potion.
Alongside the highway to West Sikkim Temi Plantations rug the down slope below Tendong in a tinge of glistening green. Temi requires a weather condition to grow; the plantation is also geologically favoured near Tendong. Temi, a rich flavoured orthodox tea, fetches a high price slab in Kolkata’s Tea auction. An organic product of an organic state, Temi is a huge demand in the international markets too. All India Quality Award from Tea Board of India in 1994 and 1995 evidences Temi’s superb quality.
T and Temi Plantations
The flavor of Temi tea has shifted focus on the state. Route that leads to the garden is set out with impeccable plantations, hills and assortment of flowers. A ready option is to sit and watch the sit and watch the women plucking out tea. I did it for an hour. Interestingly, I had a bonus visit to tea factory and watched out the tea-making didactics. Of the entire journey, my stay at old dak bungalow guest house was the time of my life. Here, windows open unto the valley of Temi. My souvenir is Temi Tea and a blog!!