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Heritage Duars |
Cooch Behar is the only planned town
in North Bengal region with remnants of royal heritage. One of the
main tourist destinations in West Bengal, the town is well-known for
the Cooch Behar Palace and Madan Mohan Bari and has been declared a
heritage town.
In Gorumara, there are watch towers for viewing the animals inside
the park. They are Yatraprasad Watch tower (named in memory of a
legendary elephant of that name), Rhino observation point in front
of the Gorumara forest bungalow, Old Khunia Watch Tower near the
Murti forest bungalow and Suksukia Bird watching Point. Rhino
observation point is the best place to observe wild animals like
rhino, elephant, bison and deer as they regularly come to the salt
reservoir just below the tower. .
Jaldapara forest is mainly savannah covered with tall elephant
grasses. The main attraction of the sanctuary is Asiatic one-horned
rhinoceros. The sanctuary holds the maximum number of rhinos
population in India after Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The
other animals consists of Royal Bengal Tigers, elephants, deers,
sambhar, barking deer, spotted deer and hog deer, wild pig, bisons.
Jaldapara is a paradise for bird watchers. It is one of the very few
places in India, where the Bengal Florican is sighted. The other
birds to be found here are the Crested Eagle, Pallas's Fishing Eagle
and shikra, besides Jungle fowl, peafowl, patridges, Bengal Florican
and lesser Pied Hornbill. Python, monitor lizards, krates, cobras,
geckos and about 8 species of fresh water turtles have also found
sanctuary here.. |
TOUR ITINERARY (8 NIGHTS &
9
DAYS)
Day 1: Arrival at Kolkata, transferred to hotel. Night Stay
at Kolkata. (L, D)
Day 2: Transfer to Cooch Behar (B, L)
Day 3: Reception at Cooch Behar and transfer to Hotel. (B, L,
D)
Day 4: Cooch Behar Tour (B, L, D)
Day 5: Morning drive to Lataguri in the outskirt of Gorumara
National Park, afternoon a trip to gorumara national park. Night
Stay at Lataguri. (B, L, D)
Day 6: Morning drive to Jaldhaka, Jhalong and Bindu on Bhutan
border (50kms). All the places are lesser-known-lower-hill-stations
and offer an unimaginable landscape and peace - the true essence of
Dooars. (B, D)
Day 7: Travel to Madarihat Hotel, Khairbari Leopard
Rehabilitation Center, A perfect picnic spot for a joy-loving family
looking forward to relax and have fun amidst boating, car safari in
the Kingdom of Leopards, a Children Park and a soothing quietude of
the sylvan surroundings. (B, L, D)
Day 8: Elephant safari in the morning, and in the afternoon a
treak to Chilapata Forests in the ruins of an old fort by Nal Kings,
Totopara (only settlement for Toto Tribe, one of the endangered
tribes in the world.). Return to Resort and Night Stay. (B, D)
Day 9: Check out for NJP / Bagdogra.. (B, L) |
Per Person Cost
Rs./
Minimum 8Person
All cost Included (Stay in Deluxe resorts in Cooch Behar, Lataguri, Falakata,
Safari, Car rental, meals, park entry ticket, parking fees, toll
taxes.) |
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