Here are few of the interesting places to see in Sunderbans..

Project Tiger : The Tiger Reserve covers an area of about 2585 sq. kms.It has one of the largest tiger population compare to any other Indian parks.The place harbours 269 Royal Bengal Tigers which serves a great attraction to the tourist worldwide.

Ganga Sagar (Kapil Muni Ashram) : This place serves as an important destination culturally and spiritually.The place also has a beach which adds to the beauty of the placet.It is located on an island in the Sunderbans. The tourist can reach the place directly from Kolkata by taking road journey and then by vessel, or by chartered luxury vessels taken from Kolkata itself.The place is a lovely destination which combines pilgrimage and fun altogether.

Canning : Canning serves as one of the entry points to Sunderbans.It is located at 54 kms southeast of Kolkata. ‘Canning’ was built in 1858 as an alternate port.The place encompasses a small fishing fleet.The private boats are available on hire.Tourist can enjoy boating and fishing in the place.

Frazerganj : Frazerganj includes white sand beach which is entirely different from the other beaches.The importance of the beach lies in its pristine purity and charm.Tourist can reach the place from Kolkata by three hours road journey. The place is also renowed for displaying the migratory birds and pisciculture.

Close encounter with the Wild : The tourist can enjoy while cruising through the brackish kharris flanked by dense mangrove forests all around.The luxury launch M.V. Chitrarekha and M.V. Madhukar is available for the purpose.Tourist can enjoy the two-day river cruise with one night on board with your family and friends. The tourist can view the forest vibrant from the wide open upper deck.Tourist can enjoy sumptuous Bengali lunch consisting of delicacies like fish & prawns.The place also organise foot-tapping dance session in evening party and retire. A general river cruise requires no approval. But to visit places outside the core area permission should be taken from the authorities.

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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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The Central district of West-Bengal is situated on south of Ganga River. Murshidabad got its name from Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Dewan of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa under Emperor Aurangzeb. The Nawab shifted the capital of Bengal to Murshidabad in 1705. The place has historical significance.Near Murshidabad, at Palsy the historic battle between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula and Lord Clive was fought.

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Shantiniketan stand as a place of cultural pride of Bengal.The foundation of this place has been laid in the memory of Rabindranath Tagore,It is a land of art & literature. This place forms a part of Birbhum District of West Bengal .Shantiniketan displays the work of famous poet Rabindranath Tagore.One will be enthralled to see the various collections of Rabindranath’s used items in the Museum.Shantiniketan was earlier called Bhubandanga (named after Bhuban Dakat, a local dacoit), and was owned by the Tagore family.

Best Time To visit

Weather in Santiniketan is usually a pleasant one. Spring season has its own charm in Santiniketan not only because of its natural beauty blooming to its fullest amidst the lush greenery but also due to the famous Vasanta Utsav held to mark the festival of Holi with the onset of Spring.

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Here is the brief introduction of the few places to seen in Shantiniketan.

Chatimtola

Chatimtola is the place where Rabindranath Tagore’s father perform meditation.The Leaves of the Saptaparni trees serves a great importance. They are given to graduating students at the annual convocation. The Prime Minister of India is the Chancellor of the University. Some of the famous students of Visva-Bharati include India’s former Prime Mister the Ms Indira Gandhi (1917-1984), world famous film director Mr.Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.

Kenduli

Kenduli is located at 30 kms away from Shantiniketan. Kenduli is the place where Jaydev was born.Jaydev is the first famous Bengal poet.He composed the famous Geeta Govinda.Several temples are located near Kenduli.the place is renowed for its folk song festival.the festival held during Makar Sankranti (Mid January). Bauls, a sect of wandering ministrels, gather here during this festival.This festival is the largest of its kind in the state.

Nonoor

Noonor is located 18kms away from Shantiniketan.It is the birth place of famous poet kabi, Chandidas.He was renowed for his Vaishnava Padavalis.The place serves as a major attraction for the tourist worldwide.

Uttarayan Complex

Uttarayan complex is the place where poet lived and worked.The Northern Complex consists of several buildings such as Udayana, Konarka, Shyamali, Punascha and Udichi. The Bichitra commonly known as Rabindra Bhavan was designed by the poet’s son Rathindranath Tagore.

Tarapith

Tarapith is located at 80 kms away from Shantiniketan.The tourist can avail various conveyance facilities. One can reach Tarapith firstly from Bolpur to Rampurhat by train or bus and then 5 kms by bus or cycle rickshaw. Ramkanai Dharamshala a number of hotels are there.

Bichitra

The place is also known as Rabindra Bhavan.It encompasses a Research Centre and Museum.The museum displays poet’s personal belongings, paintings & various editions of his works.

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There is a wide variety of hotel accommodation available at Gangtok, ranging from luxury and deluxe to standard and economy, depending on your budget. Prices are in the vicinity of Rs 2500 for luxury, Rs 1300 for mid-rung and Rs 500 for basic accommodation.

Nor-Khill Hotel

Hotel Nor-Khill known for its traditions, unchanged characteristics and ethnic Sikkimese ambiance. You are welcome as royal guests at Nor-Khill or in Sikkimese, the abode of jewels. What is now the Kanchan Garden used to be a favourite vantage point of the Chogyal of Sikkim. The panoramic view of the lush green hills dotted by picturesque settlements, with the Kanchenjunga reaching for the skies in the background, inspired him to sit up with a canvas set up on an easel and paint for hours.

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Once it was the royal guest house of the Chogyal dynasty. Traditional decor, excellent cuisine and unique ambiance and with all the comforts of modern day living. Hospitality is the Nor-Khill’s heritage.
It comprises of “The Dragon Bar” which is a cozy little room in one corner with just the right atmosphere for settling down with your favourite drink.

Whether it is a hearty meal at midday with sunlight streaming in through the glass windows or the finest traditional cuisine for dinner with the barely discernible aroma of exotic spices in the air, the Shangri La restaurant is the place for eating out in style at Gangtok.

Amenities

Attached private bath with showers.
Running hot and cold water - 24 hrs.
Telephone with International dialing and Net-connectivity.
Colour television with satellite channels.
Multi-channel music in public areas.
Round the clock room service.
Laundry and dry cleaning service.
Currency exchange.
Safe deposit lockers.
Baby sitting arrangements.
Travel desk.
Doctor on call.
Car parking area.
Banquet and conference facilities.
Communication : fax and e-mail.

For more Details go to site

http://www.travelmasti.com/nor_khill.htm

Hotel Tashi Delek ( 4 Star Hotel )

Address: Mahatma Gandhi Marg, , Gangtok

Location: City Center

Property Type: Business And Leisure Hotel

Centrally located in the heart of Gangtok, Hotel Tashi Delek provide guests with a complete experience of luxury. Unique in its historical and cultural background, everything is designed so as to reflect the co-existence of culture, age-old traditions and urbanization of Gangtok.

Accessibility: Airport: 124KM., Railway Station: 114KM.

For more Details And Booking Visit The Following Site

http://www.travel-himalayas.com/hotels-himalayas/hotels-in-gangtok.html

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Spending time in Gangtok is no problem. One can easily spend 3 days in Gangtok.

Gangtok is a beautiful place whcih attracts lots of tourism to visit.

For Honeymoon couple its a fabulous place. Its nature attracts them to stay over there for couple of days.

Mesmerising, picturesque, colourful - Gangtok is the exuberant capital of Sikkim that lures you for an unforgettable honeymoon. Cool breezes blow over the lush mountainside and the air is fragrant with the profusion of wild orchids and rhododendrons. The bazaars bustle with the animation of trendy youngsters, elderly matrons in their traditional bakus and lamas in colourful maroon and mustard robes. Prayer flags flutter in front of pretty Buddhist shrines and pagoda-style houses that cling to the hillside.

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Hand-woven woolen carpets, blankets and shawls, Lepcha woven bags, choksies (tables) exquisitely carved and painted, hand-made dolls, painted masks, bamboo artifacts and hand-made paper. Sikkim also makes its local liqueur out of paan (betel leaf).

Chorten, a stupa built in 1945, is a great religious centre with valuable relics and two huge statues of Guru Rimpoche (Padmasambhava).

» Deer Park with an image of the preaching Buddha.

» Orchid Sanctuary with over 200 species of orchids.

» Tsukla-Khang, the royal monastery of the former Chogyals or rulers of Sikkim. Has priceless Buddhist treasures.

» Enchey Monastery with its exhibits of images and religious objects.

» Research Institute of Tibetology which has a large collection of icons, tankhas (tapestries) and rare books.

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Gangtok, the “Lofty Hill” or the “Hill made flat to build the Gangtok monastery in 1716″. Gangtok is a city, which, till one sees it, one would believe exists only in picture-story books. In the mystery-laden mists prayer flags whip in the breeze; wheels spin in the hands of Lamas mumbling invocations to God, in the distance are the snows, on the streets amidst brightly painted pagoda roofed houses, lined with friendly smiling people are silver, silk and spice and jewellery to gladden an maiden’s heart, from across the seven seas are gadget and goods to delight the collector of “imported goods’, while directly overlooking the city is the hill Lukshyma, the ‘Mother of Pearl’ citadel of the magic mountain, Khang-Chen-Dzod-Nga.

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Kurseong is located at an altitude of 2458 Mts.(4864 ft), 51 kms away from Siliguri and 30 kms away from Darjeeling.The peace, serenity and the healthy climate of Kurseong attracts the tourist to this place.Guru Rabindra Nath Tagore and the great composer Atul Prasad Sen has been inspired by the beauty of the place. Sister Nivedita, the great disciple of Swami Vivekananda also resided here.

Best Time To Visit

The best time to visit the place in during summers commence from mid April to June.As the maximum temperature etends to 29 degree celsius.In winter it last from mid September to December.

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Digha is West Bengal’s most popular sea resort. This small town is crowded with hotels generally around one main road. Its proximity to Calcutta (187 kms) attracts tourists throughout the year. The beach is however facing the problem of sea erosion.

The sea at Digha is calm and shallow for about a mile from the beach making it quite safe for swimming. However, bathing is advisable only during the low tide. One can view both sunrise and sunset at Digha sea beach.

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Patna is located on the southern bank of the Ganga river. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu which is regarded as one of the longest bridges in the world stretches upto 7.5km, crosses the Ganga river, 5 km to the west of the city. It is the capital city of Bihar. It is an important business centre in eastern India .On the other hand it is also an entrance for the Budhist and Jain pilgrim centres situated in Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Vaishali, Rajgir and Pawapuri. Patna is airlinked with cities like Calcutta, New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Lucknow. It is linked with cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Calcutta and many other major cities by means of railway. There are regular inter-state bus services with connects bihar with Patna.

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Anyone planning to visit Patna, capital of Bihar, must note down some places which is must see….A brief information about those is provided below..

Patna Museum

Patna Museum is considered as an excellent museum as it is ornated with metal and stone sculptures. Its origin can be traced back to the Maurya and Gupta periods.It is a place where one can came across terracotta figures and archaeological finds from sites such as Nalanda. The meseum also houses the world’s longest fossilised tree, which is 16 metres in height and 200 million years old.

Golghar

Captain John Garstin laid the foundation of this building at the command of the British administrator Warren Hastings in July 1786. This amazing beehive shaped building served as a granary during terrible famine of 1770. A flight of steps winds round this 29m high building leads to the top from where one gets a fine view of the river Ganga and beautiful city of Patna.

Har Mandir

This is one of the holiest Sikh shrines in the state.This shrine consecrates the birthplace of the tenth religious preceptor of the Sikh faith, Guru Gobind Singh who was bornin the year 1660.It is carved entirely of white marble.Originally built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a ruler of Punjab, Harmandirji is one of the holiest Sikh shrines . It is located in the Chowk area of Old Patna.This dome shaped structure contains Sikh scriptures and the personal belongings of the guru.

State Museum

The museum is located at Buddha Marg. The major attraction of the museum is a rare collection of coins, paintings, terracotta, bronze and stone sculptures of the Maurya and Gupta periods. The Museum houses well renowned Mauryan Didarganji Yakshi (3rd century BC).It also icludes collection such as Ashes of Buddha, a First World War cannon, Jain sculpture and archeological finds from Bodh Gaya, Nalanda and Kukrihar. One can come across the Tibetan and Chinese sections where one can see 15 meter long fossil tree. The mezzanine floor contains the Tibetan ‘Thankas’.

Khuda Baksh Oriental Library

Khuda Baksh Oriental Library is one of the national libraries of India.It was set up at the turn of the century in the year 1900.The library has a distinguished collection of rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts, Rajput and Mughal paintings and oddities like an inch-wide Quran.The library also houses the only books rescued from the plunder of the University of Cordoba in Spain

Kumrahar

Kumrahar is the site of the ancient city of Pataliputra.It is located on the Kankarbagh Road which is 5 km from Patna Railway Station. Excavations here have revealed relics of four continuous periods from 600 BC to 600 AD. The fifth period begins from 1600 AD. The 80pillared huge hall of the Mauryan dynasty is regarded as an important find.

Gulzaribagh

It is situated at 8 kms far from Golghar near Kumrahar. This site was use for warehousing old opium of former East India Company.

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are not to be missed for anything. Well, almost anything. If there’s a football tournament coinciding with your planned tour, tape it. If your boss wants your assignment completed by Monday, turn it in on Friday itself. If your wife wants to go shopping for jewelry, well…take her. Or have her wait till you arrive in Orissa for your tour to Chandipur Beach.

For, the beach at Chandipur is distinct from any beach you have ever seen in your life. Here, the sea recedes into the horizon by nearly 5 km twice each day. If the thought of a receding sea makes the alarm bells ring in your head, relax and sit down on the sand and take in the beauty of this rare sight.

Unlike the expected reaction from a retreating sea, the waves take their own sweet time to slowly drift back to the coastline and caress the feet of those who braved to walk on the temporarily abandoned seabed.

Once the sea retreats back into the horizon, the exposed seabed, littered with red starfishes and drift woods that make for souvenirs also, is open to all for walks and jeep rides. If you are a beachcomber then go gathering abandoned seashells and gift them to your wife as a pendant for her deserving neckline.

Once the sea is back to its resting spot, you can go swimming and build sand castles and wait for the sea to head for another round of hide and seek.

There are other places that you can visit on your tour to Chandipur Beach that will make your stay in Chandipur, arranged by Tourism of Orissa, an unforgettable vacation.

The Khirachora Gopinath Shrine in Remuna (25 km); Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary and Jagannath Temple in Nilagiri (40 km); Bhudara Chandi Shrine in Sajanagarh (45 km); Shivalinga, elephant herds and trekking of Nilgiri Hills at Panchalingeswar (45 km); the Simlipal National Park and Tiger Reserve (100 km) and the nearby waterfalls and Shakti Shrine of Deokund are the other tourist attractions nearby Chandipur Beach, Orissa, that you can visit on your tour to Chandipur Beach with Tourism of Orissa.

There are many beach facing hotels, resorts and lodges where you can stay on your tour to Chandipur in Orissa.

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One of the famous trekking route taken by the trekkers is that of the Darjeeling-Sandakphu / Phalut trek. This trekking route is best during the months of April, May, October and November. As during these seasons the visibility is clear and the weather is also hospitable. For trekking on this route one does not have to carry much luggage as the Gorkha Hill Council has provided trekkers hut and other facilities all along the route. But it is advisable to carry your own sleeping bags. On this route the trekker must be prepared for all kinds of weather and high altitude mountain sickness. The trek passes through low areas and very high ridges so temperature varies a lot be prepared for all types of weather. There surroundings may be very attractive but there are some areas which have long stretches without any water, so carry water with yourself. Regular meals are available. Guides and porters can also be arranged. Phalut is also called the view point of the Himalayas and is one of the most important & famous treks in the region. The trek starts with a small bus trip to Manaybhanjang. From here the trek passes through the mountains to Sandakphu. From here you can proceed further up or you can return via Rimbik then to Darjeeling by Bus. One can also take a short cut and not go to Ohalut. From Sandakphu backtrek to Bikhay Bhanjang and cut across to Rimbik. But keep in mind that this trek is a difficult one with no water or food in between.

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