While the Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal, is gradually opening up their properties for travel enthusiasts, it’s time for us to look for options while planning our next trip. A breathtaking view from the Gorumara The green corridor Jaldapara, Buxa, Jayanti. Together, these three locations in
For those who don’t know this already, at an altitude of 3,636 m (roughly 11,000 ft) above sea level, Sandakphu is the highest peak in West Bengal, located in Darjeeling’s Singalila Ridge, on the West Bengal-Nepal border. Sandakphu is on the edge of the Singalila
Nature can be a fearsome adversary, as human history has shown time and again. But it is also humankind's greatest friend, a fact that is, sadly, not always driven home. At Prakriti Bhavan, this gap becomes nonexistent. Conceived as part of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's vision
Not many people can claim an entire town as part of their legacy, but Lt. Gen. George W. Aylmer Lloyd is an exception. This is the man credited with having ‘found’, or let us say ‘discovered’, the town of Darjeeling, Bengal’s queen of the hills,
Travelling in a local or long-distance train through the vicinity of Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, it is almost impossible to miss them, or their powerful, full-throated, high-pitched singing, which effortlessly overpowers the noise of the running train. Meet the ‘Bauls’ of Santiniketan, a
The word ‘terracotta’ means baked earth. Simply put, it is what you get when clay is hard-baked, producing a strong, durable construction material that is also naturally resistant to mould and bacteria. And terracotta architecture is something you see in abundance in West Bengal, particularly
There are plenty of wonderful things to say about Delo (or Deolo), but the one that any traveller is likely to experience, almost immediately upon arrival, is Delo’s amazing ability to freshen you up. Don’t take our word for it, make the trip and feel
So inextricably is the name of Jaldapara linked to the Indian one-horned rhinoceros that one often tends to overlook the other attractions that the national park offers. Of course, the rhi-noceros is practically the entire reason why Jaldapara National Park exists, but there is much
Before you do anything else in Bakkhali, take a walk down its south-facing crescent shaped beach. Nothing short of a geographical oddity, it is one of those rare beaches in the world that offer an equally spectacular view of sunrise and sunset. Nearly eight km
Bankura in West Bengal is a land known for its red earth and rugged landscape, and yet it is also home to the lush green, tranquil haven known as Mukutmanipur, a village of 450-odd inhabitants which occupies pride of place on Bengal’s tourism map, particularly