Binsar Buraansh

May 02, 2012

Ever since we became members of Club Mahindra I've heard from lot of other members about how beautiful Binsar Villa is. It's perched on top of an 5025 ft overlooking Nandadevi and Tishul Himalayan mountain range. People are mesmerized by the surrounding nature that everyone has recommended this resort to us. Hence after we returned from Gir and Udaipur during Oct last year, we started planning for visiting Binsar and Corbett. The dates were finalized; we chose summer holidays as the time for the trip and we booked tickets early enough so that we got the reasonable priced tickets.

So when the D day arrived, Gargi and Amogh were really excited. Both of them enjoyed the lobby in airport.we took a train from Delhi to kath godam .from there we hired a taxi to club Mahindra eating yummy moog dhal pakoras and hot tea we drove towards our dream destination .We were received by the club Mahindra staff with warm hospitality with a welcome drink called burransh by the locals . . It is made From the red flowers of a tree scientifically named rhododendron . we can see those flowering trees almost everywhere here . This place shelters one of the most diverse bird population in India.

Club Mahindra Binsar manipur villa is situated on the hill top .A view from the balcony was soo scenic and divine . We were surrounded by shivalic mountain ranges . the day we arrived here it was sooo sunny and suddenly the weather changed to cloudy and it rained .i just sat in a meditative mood in my balcony looking at those lovely pearls hanging from the leaves of cider pine .On one side was the lush green mountain at such a close range and on the other side was the panoramic view of the mountain ranges .Felt like I almost touched the clouds . The fragrance of the fresh moist mud and the chirping of the birds had filled the air.there was some kind of rawness of the land that was mystical .

Trek to Binsar stream
It was a 4km trek to a stream and I was a bit apprehensive about taking gargi and Amogh along but both of them really enjoyed trekking . As we walked down to the stream on either side of the path there were cedar pine trees . The tree looks like one of those coniferous trees and the dried leaves will never allow other plants to grow below them . It felt sooo nice to walk bare foot on those soft dried leaves .apricot is one of the most common trees here .mostly used for commercial purposes like oil, scrubs and moisturizers .when we reached the stream Amogh and gargi enjoyed the waters .Tea was made in kumaon style and was served there .Undoubtedly the tea tasted soooo....good along the stream . we walked back to our resort regaled with stories of the locals and surrounding area. It was a lovely trek

Zero point or the sunset point

To take a look at the Himalayas was one of the reasons of us coming to this place so the next day we hiked through the best scenery for 2 km along the jungle trail . it was misty we could not see the Himalayas but an awesome sunset was waiting for us .We had noodles and tea at the backdrop of the sun setting .The sun sank into the mountains like a fire ball amidst lovely golden light .It was one of a unforgettable travel memory.

Night camping
This was the highlight of the trip . It was around 8 degrees and the camp fire was the only source of light and heat to beat the night cold .I glimpsed at the night sky filled with stars .The night was serene and calm and we could only hear the sounds of the night jar .We woke early to get a glimpse of the Himalayas . Half a km from the camping site we could see the sunrise and the snow clad punchachuli and trishool peaks. oh ..mine it was truly divine ..felt like this must be a place where Gods live .Carrying this image in my heart I am back with loads of unforgettable lovely memories .