April 26, 2008

About Sunderbans and Best Time to Visit It

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Sunderbans is located at the lower end of the Gangetic West Bengal.It is world’s largest delta covered by mangrove forest and vast saline mud flats. The land consists of 54 tiny islands crisscrossed by innumerable tributaries of Ganga.Sunderbans, the place that got its name from
Sundari trees, consist of a large flora population like Genwa, Dhundal, Passur, Garjan and Kankra.The place is inhabited by Royal Bengal Tigers. It also harbours jungle cats, fishing cats, Axis deer, wild boar, Rhesus monkeys, mongooses and the largest estuarine crocodiles in the world.

Best Time To Visit

The best time to visit the place is from September to March.The luxury tours to the place are carried on all over the year but the monsoon season holds its own importance over tourists .From September to March the chances of tiger-sighting is more than any other time.

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