If you are looking for a refreshing vacation, Naldhera is a perfect place which holds luxurious mountain resorts structured with pine wood logs form Finland in a Nordic design and a golf course situated at a height of 2,200 meter with tall cedar trees at the background along with overwhelming views of the snow covered Himalayas. All these features are made more special with the simple hospitable inhabitants of this place.The place is an ideal place for retreat, situated at a distance of around 22 km from Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.
Naldhera holds one of the highest 18-hole courses in the world, which would fascinate any passionate golfer as this golf course offers an entirely unique landscape for experiencing the game of golf. It is indeed a lush green golf course situated over the hill slopes, which is a pleasure to watch as well as play.
This golf course has a specific spot of British viceroy Lord Curzon, who was completely dazzled with the beauty of this place that he named his daughter, Lady Alexandra Naldhera, after this place.
Amish Sud, a young entrepreneur and owner of the Nordic-style resort, The Chalets, said, "The natural beauty of this so untouched. One can nowhere experience the splendour of nature like in Naldhera.”
The Chalets, which was established in 2002, is in itself a different experience.Sud, a perfect host, said, "We imported the pinewood from Oulu town in Finland and constructed this resort. Not a single tree was cut from this place for the construction of this cottage. Every cottage and apartment of Chalets provides an astounding view. All the cottages are featured with their own balconies and private gardens and a working fireplace."
This fascinating resort offers and nature walks into the forests, horse-riding, golf, a solar-heated indoor swimming pool. In addition to these, the resort offers leisure activities like table tennis, badminton, golf putting and several other indoor games. It also features a small revolving restaurant from where you can view the entire 360-degree scenes of the Himalayas, a well-equipped conference hall, a spa and outdoor sitting arrangements. This striking resort also flaunts around 300 varieties of flowers and plants.
An enthusiastic tourist, Harinder Singh says, "During a clear night, one can enjoy the mesmerizing view of the stars through the towering Deodhar trees dotted around the resort.”A small village, Kogi, features heritage house architecture of the hills, located at a distance of just around 2 km from the resort. "The simple life of Kogi and its villagers gives you a pleasant experience. Even the hot water hamam gives a unique experience," said tourist Ritika Chopra, who was staying in the village.
The golf course of Naldhera, managed by Himachal Tourism, offers an amusing experience in a bright sunny day or even in a gloomy day.
Pratap Singh Verma, the care taker of the golf course, told, "We get golfers from across the country as well as abroad. This golf course provides entirely different experience from other golf courses.” Transportation and AccommodationNaldhera is located at a distance of around 430 km from New Delhi, around 165 km from Chandigarh and around 22 km from Shimla. It takes only a one hour drive from Shimla to Naldhera.
The Chalets resort is situated in Durgapur village, at a distance of around 300 metres from the golf course. The rates of the resort range from about Rs 8,000 for a room to Rs 36,000 for cottage involving 4 bedrooms, per night. Over here, meals for two will cost you around Rs 1,500. The peak tourist season of this place is during May to July.Ref: newstrackindia
