CHARMING HOLLONG.....DOOARS (WEST BENGAL)

HOLLONG : Tourism in West Bengal is rich with its picturesque sightseeing  in Dooars region. Specially Jalpaigudi District is famous for its nature covered jungles situated on the foothills of Himalayan region. Among all of them HOLLONG is very special to the travelers. We can surely enjoy a hassle free vacation with our family here and take the charm of mother nature.

Attractions at Hollong: Vacation at Hollong will remain incomplete if we miss visiting Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. This wildlife sanctuary is wealthy of various wild animals as Bison, Pythons, Elephants, porcupine and many more.

Chilapata Forest: This intensive forest, situated at a distance of 20 km from Hollong and heading towards Cooch Behar.Other than the intensive forest there is another main attraction is the Fort made by NAL King. Chilapata Forest is mainly famous for wild leopards and elephants.

 Totapara Village: Dooars is mainly dwelling of various tribes. One of them is TOTO tribe, the oldest tribe in West Bengal. This village is situated at a distance of 22 kms from Madarihat. So, from Hollong we can easily take a short trip to Totapara village and can have an experience of a tribal village.

Lodges and Hotels at Hollong : At Hollong we can spent some of ours good time in Tourist Lodge. This tourist lodge is at Jaldapara National Park. It can be stated as one of the best jungle tourist lodge in West Bengal.Another is Jaldapara Eco Village Resort. This resort is situated very close to Jaldapara National Park.

How to reach Hollong : The nearest airport is Bagdogra and flights are available from all parts of India. Also some international flights reach directly to Bagdogra airport. It will take just 2 hrs from Bagdogra to Hollong. By Rail travels can reach directly to jalpaigudi and from there it will take just 1 hr to reach Hollong.   

PICTURESQUE MURTI , DOOARS , WEST BENGAL

Murti River and its surrounding

When our mind wants to set free for a weekend then we can easily take a chance to experience some serenity and peaceful holidays in MURTI, DOOARS.. Murti is a peaceful village placed beside river murti in NorthBengal and it is about 84 kilometers from Siliguri town. Murti is the best place for nature lovers and bird watchers.

Something special about River Murti : Crystal clear water of River Murti is always a special attraction for tourists visiting NorthBengal. One can enjoy fishing here and the most charming and adventurous over here is experience of camping along with rock climbing.

Places to visit : Murti village is placed at a stone throw from Capramari forest and Gorumara National Park, hence travelers can easily visit Capramari Forest and Gorumara National Park by hiring jeep. Again shortly we can say Murti is the place wherefrom travelers can trip any area in Dooars as Jhalong, Bindu, Samsing etc.

How to reach Murti: The shortest way to reach Murti is to hire car from New Mall Junction or one can hire car directly from Siligiru or New Jalpaigudi. Nearest Airport is Bagdogra from where travelers can take car / jeep to reach Murti.

Sensational Jungle Life :::: GORUMARA NATIONAL PARK, WEST BENGAL.....

GORUMARA-CHAPRAMARI

GORUMARA NATIONAL PARK

Indian One Horned Rhinoceros are world famous and travelers from all over the world always make an effort to have great views of Indian One Horned Rhinos. Gorumara National park was declared as Wildlife Sanctuary in 1949. This park, positioned in the Northern WestBengal in the Terai Region of Himalayan foothills in Jalpaigudi Dstrict, is primarily famous for its growing population of Indian Rhinoceros. 

 

ENTRANCE OF  GORUMARA NATIONAL  PARK

Where to stay: Visitors obviously will get well accommodation in River Wood Forest Retreats, a 4 star Resort, from where travelers will enjoy the sensational wildlife and to have a great overall look of Gorumara Park, Murti River and Elephant Camp of Dhupjhora. There are also other private hotels and resorts in and near Gorumara National Park.

 

RESORTS IN GORUMARA

Experience of Jungle Safari: To have a lifelong memorable experience of Jungle life of Dooars, one should have the Jungle Safari in this Park to enjoy the essence of wildlife. Travelers can book Jeep from the resorts they stay and take the enjoyment of Jungle Safari.

View from Watchtower:   Visitors can have the amazing view of greenery of the forest from Watch Tower placed at one and half kilometer from the Forest Bungalow.   

 

VIEW FROM WATCH TOWER

Rhino Point:  The trip in Dooars will not be completed if someone don't visit Rhino Point and feel the wildlife from here. The One Honored Indian Rhinoceros can be observed at close quarters from the Rhino Point. Visitors are advised to observe Rhinos silently and not to irritate them.

RHINO POINT

How to Reach:  It is 52 Kms from the district Jailpaigudi. Nearest airport is Bagdogra and nearest Highway is NH 31 between Siligiri and Guwahati.

MESMERIZING VIEW OF SAMSING- SUNTALEKHOLA.....DOOARS WEST BENGAL....

SAMSING :   Picturesque Dooars gives more eye-catching view to visitors as and when we put our steps on samsing situated at an elevation of 3000 ft. Covering a distance about 82 kms from Siliguri surrounding with tea gardens through out the memorable journey nature lovers will definitely enjoy this cool calm shady place.

 

.........SAMSING......

 

Nightstay at Samsing -suntalekhola       : Without night stay at Samsing travelers will miss the charming beauty of calm samsing. For Nightstay WBFDC provides Cottages and also have private inns.

 

 .....Tempula   Inn .....

 Faribasti   : Next to Samsing-Suntalekhola, another well maintained calm village is “Faribasti”. Home stay for travelers has been started by some of the households.

Rocky Island nature resort : An adventurous time can be spent by nature lovers at Rocky Island Nature Resort situated on the banks of “Rever Murti”. Some mesmerizing scenic beauty of the River Murti and its surroundings can be viewed from this island. An audacious night stay is enjoyable here if travelers hire tents for a night

 

,..... ROCKY ISLAND....