Camp Forktail Creek - Guest Areas

Common Guest Areas

An ancient Banyan tree greets all visitors to Camp Forktail Creek. Like a

stairway to heaven with its many tiny branches and gnarls, it’s perfect for

climbing! On its outspread branches hang hammocks on which legions of

guests have whiled away many a pleasant hour.

The Machan is a double leveled structure with a lounge area on the lower

floor attached to an uncovered open space with a garden bench and a

stone seat under a tree. The top floor has a spacious library and lookout

with some relaxed seating. Stocked with information/ maps on Jim Corbett

National Park and its environs and all sorts of books for easy holiday

reading and reference, it’s the best place in the Camp to relax with a

book or catch up with other guests.

The Thatch, an open stone structure with a large thatched roof, is the

dining area. All meals in Camp are served on a buffet and are either

served Continental or Indian -- this includes deliciously traditional Kumaoni

meals as well. The chef follows an eclectic mix of recipes from family,

friends and now even guests! Owing to its openness and the fact that it

faces one of Camp’s largest bird feed areas, the Thatch tends to buzz

with activity at all odd hours. Bird watching here can be very rewarding,

as many guests will attest.

The Dhaba, a popular area where tea or coffee is brewed in a fashion

typical to this region, is another focal point. It is close to the campfire

and houses the tandoor (clay oven in which Indian breads are baked) -

the warmest place to be on chilly winter nights!

The Acre is a lovely hideout amidst dense lantana bushes for bird

watching or relaxing in the hammocks/ garden bench placed there

The Jungle Mall, is our first and so the oldest mud hut in Camp with tiled

roofing that has a few small cupboards for our local souvenirs on sale. We

stock:

• Hand-knitted woollen clothing, fruit preserves and pickles, natural honey

& Indian spices from Mahila Umang Samiti, a local organisation that aims

to promote and sustain a growing network of hill women.

• Hand woven stoles and shawls, herbs, apricot products like soap, scrubs

and oil from Kumaon Grameen Udyog formed for rural delevoplemnt. It is

an offshoot of Chirag.

• Hand knitted caps, socks, ramsaran - a brightly coloured hand woven

blanket made of sheep wool and some home grown ‘rajma’ (kidney beans)

from Maiti, an organisation in Munsiyari that works to empower women in

these parts.

• Paper and products made from elephant poo

• A selection of good holiday reading

• Especially designed souvenirs like caps, T-shirts, inexpensive LED hand

held flashlight/ torch.