The first Cottage was built in 1935 by Late Mr. T. Pempahishey originators of Motor Transport Kalimpong (1927). The Ven. Bikchu Sangharakshita lived in it in 1950's and named it ‘The Hermitage’ (Magnolia) and refers to it as his Garden of Eden in his book "Facing Mount Kanchenjunga" – Published & distributed by : Wind horse books.
Late T. Pempahishey
HOLUMBA HABITATS :-
Holumba Haven – A garden home
hospitality consisting of six wooden chalets in 2 acres of natural
and botanical Eden having water supply from our private natural
spring.
1. Holumba Haven offers the nature and environment friendly
tourists a quiet rest and leisure in quaint & affordable stay in
wooden cottages.
2 Holumba Haven is located inside the premises of an expansive
orchid nursery - “Nurseryman’s Haven” (Estd. 1972) as growers &
world wide exporters of Himalayan and Indo Burmese orchids species,
Himalayan flora & exotic floricultures.
3. A fourth generation family in Kalimpong, Holumba Haven also
offers general or subject wise tourist services – organizing
transport anywhere, trekking, group tours (flora & fauna) cultural
entertainment, river rafting, cycling, etc. in and around Kalimpong,
Darjeeling, Sikkim & Bhutan. The writer was practically the
originator of Summit Tours, the pioneer of tour operators in
Darjeeling, Sikkim & Bhutan.
Nurseryman’s Haven - a 100 % export oriented unit established in
1972 -specialized as Growers & Exporters of Indo Burmese Orchid
Species; Himalayan & Exotic Foliage & Flowering Bulbs , Plants &
Seeds .
Kalimpong Flower Bulbs & Plants – Grower & Whole sellers of Agro
–hot & floricultural products. Procuring & marketing agents of
Exotic & Himalayan species & hybrid plants for gardening &
commercial re-sale of Indoor, Foliage & Flowering Plants; Ferns,
Palms, Bulbs, Cacti, Succulents, Bromeliads, Orchids & Seeds.
Exotic Tours - The Article - Orchid Eaters of "Shangri-la" by Karma
T. Pempahishey in the American Orchid Society Bulletin (August 1974)
and subsequent article – A Preview of the 9th World Orchid
Conference – And Beyond by Richard Peterson (editor - American
Orchid Society Bulletin) of his visit to Kalimpong as personnel
guest of Karma T. Pempahishey and family gives a vivid description
of orchid viewing in its habitat in and around Kalimpong.
Exotic tours has had the pleasure of promoting guided orchid tour
into Kalimpong and adjoining regions for the first time when the
members of the 9th World Orchid Conference led by Leona Bee (the
Orchid Queen - specializing in Orchid Adventures from the USA) –
visited us.
Ever since we have hosted many personalized guided tours to orchid
enthusiast from around the world..
Mr. Karma T. Pempahishey
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Holumba Haven
Cable: Holumba
