Weekend Trip

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KOLKATA CITY TOUR : Years ago Kolkata served as the capital of India and even today, the city is dubbed as the cultural capital of India. Also known as the City of Joy, Kolkata has aptly restored the heritage buildings, colonial walls and historical artefacts prevalent during the British rule. The city also exhibits typical Bengali culture that is especially favoured by those who love food, music, fine arts and literature.Kolkata sightseeing range from heritage edifices to pilgrimage sites and from shopping joints to swanky malls. Some of the spectacular tourist places to visit in Kolkata are:

Eden Gardens, Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Belur Math, Victoria Memorial Hall,Howrah Bridge,Eco Tourism Park,Science City, Birla Temple,Nicco Park, Jorasanko Thakur Bari, Kalighat Kali Temple, Birla Planetarium etc.


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DOOARS & WILD LIFE , ECO TOURISM : Dooars or Duars (in Bengali & Nepali) are the floodplains and foothills of the eastern Himalayas in Northeast India around Bhutan. “Duar” means door in Nepali and Bengali languages, and the region forms the gateway to Bhutan from India. Dooars tourism offers multitude options to visitors like trekking, adventure sports and nature trails.Tourist places to visit in Dooars are:

Jayanti, BuxaFort, SanthalaBari, Adma, ChunaBhati, Jaldapara, Gorumara, Chilapata, Raimatang, Rasikbill, Lataguri, Murti, Chapramari, TOTO Para etc


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GANGTOK & DARJEELING : Darjeeling hill town and the district are under the state West Bengal, while Gangtok is the capital of the state of Sikkim. It takes about 4.5 hours to reach one place from the other by car. Tourist places to visit in Darjeeling & Gangtok are:

TigerHill, Batasia Loop, Darjeeling Zoo, Ropeway in Darjeeling, Loleygaon, Mirik, Rumtek Monastery, Yumthang, Tshangu Lake, Pelling, Nathula Pass, Tashi View Point etc..


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SUNDERBAN : The Sundarban National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarban on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger.


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SANTINIKETAN , BOLPUR : Shantiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, approximately 160 km north of Kolkata It was established by Rabindranath Tagore, whose vision became what is now a university town, Visva-Bharati University. Basanta Utsav is a colorful festivals for all Indians and known as Holi. It occurs at the end of winter when spring comes with its beauty. Falgun and Chaitra according to the Bengali calendar is the season of Dol utsav.


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GANGASAGAR : Sagar island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata.This Island under South 24 Parganas District in India State West Bengal. It belongs to the Republic of India and is governed by the State government of West Bengal. The island is large — with an area of 224.3 km², lying between 21°36’ to 21°56’ north latitude and 88°2’ to 88° 11’ east latitude. It has 43 villages and a population of over 160,000. The largest village is also named “Ganga Sagar” or “Gangasagar”. Although Sagar island is a part of Sunderban Administration, it does not have any tiger habitation or mangrove forests or small river tributaries as is characteristic of the overall sunderban delta.


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MANDARMONI, DIGHA, SHANKARPUR : Mandarmoni and Tajpur are absolutely tranquil beach and hotels are along the sea beach. As such, there is no beach side road. The 5 KM long beach itself acts as motorable road to reach many of the hotels or resorts. During high tide period in rainy season, the beach becomes inaccessible. Very high tide reaches the hotel compound.

Shankarpur is in between Mandarmoni and Digha. It is a recently developed sea beach resort. It is also a big fishing harbour. The harbour is always busy with trawlers and fishing boats. The beach is vast and flat with solid sands bordered by high sand mounds and casuarina plantation. The beach is truly calm and quite with exceptionally fewer tourist. A few good hotels & lodges, both Govt. and private, are now available here.

PURI Bhuwaneswar

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Rest, Relax and Recall stand totally redefined on the seat of Lord Jagannath- Puri india. Known for its Historic antiquities, Religious sanctuaries, Architectural Grandeur, Seascape beauty, moderate climate and spiritual significance, this coastal district of Odisha (Orissa) attracts a number of visitors every year.Puri tourism has always been popular among traveler enthusiast due to the existence of many amazing Tourist Places in Puri including the Jagannath Temple Puri, Odisha(Orissa).