Orientation

Our Humro Home Ahal is located on the Ahal Dara view point 3 kms from Latpanchar village at a secluded hill top. On a clear day, the view from our home at Ahaldara will mesmerise you. The location offers 360 degree panoramic view of Dooars and Terai plains on one hand, and Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Sikkim mountains on the other. Culminating in a grand display of the Kanchenjunga massif. Humro Home Latpanchar is located just 3 kms from Latpanchar village in Kurseong division of Darjeeling district. It is about 50 kms from NJP rail station and takes 1.5 hours to reach.

The Property

About the Home Lodge at Ahaldara
Humro Home at Ahal, Latpanchar is a small resort and not a hotel. We pride ourselves in the unique location of our resorts and the excellent opportunity to walk amongst nature and mix with uninhibited local people. Like all our home lodges, you can expect clean and decent rooms and basic but sumptuous meals here.
Humro Home Ahal presently has three cottages. Each cottage has its own veranda for you to seat and enjoy the surrounding. The rooms are large and airy with two double beds. Ceiling and walls are wooden. Each cottage has its own attached toilet with running hot and cold water.
Being on top of a hill, water is scarce here. You will be provided with sufficient water in Drums during the non-rainy season. We do not offer television in the rooms as it disturbs the serenity of the natural surroundings.
There are a small kitchen and dining hall close to the cottages that can accommodate 12 to 15 people. As this is a home lodge, we do not offer room service.

Places of Interest
The most of the Darjeeling hills was once inhabited by the Lepcha people. The name Latpanchar is also a Lepcha word meaning land where Cane grows. Even today a good number of Lepcha people live in Latpanchar as well as its surrounding area such as Shittong. The village is situated at an altitude of about 4500 feet. Ahal Dara has an altitude of about 5000 feet.
Birding
Latpanchar and its surrounding area is a bird watchers paradise. Sultan Tit is a beautiful bird that draws people from all over the country to this village. Other common birds seen in the area include Red-headed Trogan, Oriental Hornbill, Rufous Hornbill, Long-tailed Hornbill, Chestnut-bellied thrush, Black-throated Sunbird, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Common green magpie, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Oriental cuckoo.
Ahal Dara
This is not only the location of Humro Home tourist accommodation but also common sightseeing point for the locals and tourists alike. Before we build our eco-resort here, the place was considered to be the Sunrise point. Often visitors compare the view from here to that of the more famous Tiger Hill sunrise point. Even if you are not staying at Ahal, a visit to this hilltop is a must for tourists.
Latkothi
About 3 km from Latpanchar village is the location of Latkothi. It is a forest bungalow located at the Northern fringe of Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary. It is one of the favorite haunts for bird watchers and photographers. From your vantage location, you can see the entire plains of North Bengal in front of you including Siliguri town, Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary, Teesta River and parts of Dooars.
Namthing Pokhri
This is a lake about 4 km from Latpanchar and about 500 meters from Ahal. The lake remains dry for about 6 months in a year and is famous as the home of Himalayan Salamander, a rare and highly endangered species. The lake is about 5 minutes walk from our Ahal Eco-resort.
Shittong Orange Orchards
About a kilometer from Ahal resort and about 4 km from Latpanchar is the Shittong village. The village has a number of orange orchards and the view of the gardens during the orange season is enticing. Please note that you may only take pictures of the oranges and do not pluck them from the tree directly without the permission of the orchard owner.

The exterior/interior