Water Banks Island Resort

An unspoiled, unhurried island fantasy in the vicinity of Delhi. That is Waterbanks for you. Situated in the middle of the Damdama Lake, it is about 42 kilometers from Delhi. The island is only reachable by the water route and there are specially designed rowing boats to take you safely. This has been done to ensure the ecological balance of the beautiful resort.

With the view of the Damdama lake on three sides, juxtaposed with the Aravalli mountain range on the fourth, Waterbanks is a happening place. Families come here on a short trip from the capital city. You can hear the jackals call in the dead of the night or spot the nilgais and the rarest of the birds during the migration season in this picturesque.

The concept of the resort has been essentially to make it absolutely eco-friendly. The material used to build the cottage has been procured locally. Outside the huts one can get the hint of the urge to be a part of the eco-friendly tourist. The notices outside the huts clearly request the do's and dont's for the visitors and the tourists to help maintain the charm of the place.

There is a conference cum dance area for over 100 people and an open air garden umbrella restaurant. For a real time experience at the place you could go in for a barbecue or cocktail dinner with a bonfire. Other facilities include golf putts, table tennis, volley ball, rock climbing, archery and other facilities. You could look around nature from the Machaans and then go in for the ample treasure hunt walks in the vicinity. Forget not to swing in the rope Burma Bridge on the way. And when you're back to the cottages, there are the hammocks available in the resort.

It is here that you could have the joint pleasure of ballooning and have the bird's eye view of the beautiful locale as well. And if the view from the heights is not enough, you can very well take a splash! As per the availability, you can even bungee jump. Very soon there shall be a permanent tower for this sport in the resort.

At Waterbanks there are avenues for organizing HRD Training programmes also. Now that boardroom brainstorming is passe, the outdoors are the best testing grounds for leadership skills, initiative and team building. The obstacles (or better sounded and perceived as Stepping Stones) here have been built for this purpose.

There are different packages you can yourself choose. The room charges are about Rs.1500/- (exclusive of the meals).

Wishing you a comfortable stay here, and happy ballooning, and happy boating, and fishing and ... bungee jumping. Does it get better than that?

For bookings, contact:
Phone: 611 1889, 687 5200, 688 1206.

- Saurabh Sharma