If it is a slice of the sky, a heavenly lake or a Himalayan hideaway that you are looking for…find them all when you arrive at Déjà Vu, Naukuchiatal. A lake house in the hills, Déjà Vu’s French windows open out onto the mountains with its terrace decking out over the Himalayas and Naukuchiatal’s shimmering waters. This home away from home let’s you live life as you like it within a traditional Kumaoni cottage with two rooms, a cozy hall, adjoining dining, an open kitchen and a wondrous terrace.

Lounging by the banks of one of Uttaranchal’s loveliest nine-cornered lakes (nau-kuchia-tal), indulge in passions as sundry as counting wild orchids, bird watching, angling and swimming without even leaving the fringes of Déjà Vu. If you feel like stepping out, you can explore anything from Corbett’s legacy, Nainital' s yachts, Mount Kilbury, oak and rhododendron forests, the other waters of this the lake district of India or simply walk off the mountains and fly – with the Para glider's at Pandegaon.

Along the way, depending on the name of the month in this Vivaldi like four-season country, walk on a path under the blossoming foliage and return when the peaches, plums, apple, pears and lemons ripen. Lay claim to your mind, body and soul in the Himalayan quietude of this cottage in the hills as you read, lie back and relax as only the kingfishers swoop and the swifts make hurry across the skies.

Equipped with the services of a cook and a cleaner, Déjà Vu, lets you bring in your provisions and set your own menus or organizes the provisions you need. And as the light breaks over the lake or as the stars rise over the mountains you can dine in or al fresco in the silence of the mountains. And succumb to enigma of the Himalayas at a sublime home you’ll always want to return to - Déjà Vu...



 
 
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