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Dooars

The Doors of Natural Beauty

General Information
District: Jalpaiguri, State: West Bengal, India
Area: 0
Long Distance Code: +91-353
Importance: Famous for the Jaldapara Sanctuary
Best Time to Visit: October to May

Description
Dooars is an unmatched area located in the north of the state of West Bengal, full of natural beauty and lengthy stretches of forests and greenery. The Dooars famous for its luxurious tea plantations and the wild life sanctuaries nearby, is actually a stretch of virgin forests with a natural network of the River Teesta with its innumerous tributaries. The eastern Himalayas forming the wonderful backdrop, this place is full of verdant forests having many wild and rare animals. Its proximity to the more known locations such as Cooch Bihar, Siliguri and Sikkim is also the advantage of this place. <br />The Dooars valley is specially noted for its wild life sanctuaries more famous being the Jaldapara wild life sanctuary and the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Originally known as the doors to Bhutan, this beautiful countryside is flourishing today due its unparallel natural beauty. <br />The drive seems to be as if the road cutting through the forests giving one an experience of a lifetime. The wild life sanctuaries have an array of wild life, ranging from the royal Bengal tiger to the small Red Panda and from various species of birds to the great Indian Bison and also various species of deer.

BUXA TIGER RESERVE

Buxa Tiger Reserve was created in 1983 as the 15th tiger reserve of India. In 1992, it was declared as Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary.
The main species are Asian elephant, tiger, gaur, wild boar and sambar.
There are more than 284 species of birds, 73 species of mammals, 76 species of snakes and 5 species of amphibians in this par. In a recent survey (2006) it was found that Buxa Tiger Reserve has the highest number of fish species in the North Bengal region. Tigers, elephants, bears, civets, giant squirrel, gaur, chital, clouded leopard, wild buffalo, antelope and snakes including the regal python are found here.

Timings: Sunrise to Sunset

Remarks: All National parks are closed from 01 July till 30 September every year

JALDAPARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1941 for the purpose of protecting the Indian one-horned rhinoceros. In May 2012 it was declared a national park.
The forest is mainly savannah covered with tall elephant grasses. The main attraction of the park is the Indian one-horned rhinoceros. The park holds the largest rhino population in India after Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Other animals in the park include Indian leopard, Indian elephants, sambar, barking deer, spotted deer, hog deer, wild pigs, and bison.
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 fish eagle, shikra, Finn's weaver, jungle fowl, peafowl (peacock), partridge, and lesser pied hornbill. Pythons, monitor lizards, kraits, cobras, geckos, and about eight species of fresh water turtles can also be found here.
Many of the animals in the park are endangered

Timings: Sunrise to Sunset

Remarks: All national parks are closed from 01 July to 30 September every year.

TEA GARDENS

The Dooars are famous for the tea gardens which were planted by the British. For working in the gardens, they imported labour from Nepal and the Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas. The Oraons, Mundas, Kharia, Mahali, Lohara and Chik Baraik are the tribals from these areas. The tribal of Chotanagpur origin are employed in tea gardens, which started production during the 1870s. Before the settlement of other communities, these people converted the forests into villages and busties (agriculture village). The remnants of these tribal people form a majority of the population in Western Dooars.

Timings: Sunrise to Sunset

Eastern India Sikkim and Bhutan
(13 Days / 12 Nights)

On Request

Details

Eastern India Sikkim and Bhutan / PI-027 (13 Days / 12 Nights)
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This tour takes you to the lands of splendour and wonder. From the largest city of India, Kolkata, to the nature''s paradise of Sikkim, full of blooming orchids and flowing rivers to the verdant greenery till the eyes can reach of Bhutan. Bhutan is also known as the world''s last remaining Himalayan kingdom. Visiting the spectacular Paro and Thimpu valley reach back to Kolkata from where an extension to Bhubaneshwar Konark with an ancient world heritage site of the beautiful Sun temple and the seren beach of Puri can be undertaken.

Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Kolkata
Day 2 : Kolkata
Day 3 : Kolkata - Paro
Day 4 : Paro - Thimphu
Day 5 : Thimphu
Day 6 : Thimphu - Dooars
Day 7 : Dooars - Gangtok
Day 8 : Gangtok
Day 9 : Gangtok - Darjeeling
Day 10 : Darjeeling
Day 11 : Darjeeling - Kalimpong
Day 12 : Kalimpong
Day 13 : Kalimpong - Kolkata

North and East India with Bhutan
(12 Days / 11 Nights)

On Request

Details

North and East India with Bhutan / PI-041 (12 Days / 11 Nights)
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This itinerary explores India from its plains to the roof of the world to the natural paradise of Bhutan. After visiting the architectural marvels of Delhi, visit the seventh wonder of the world, the Taj Mahal. The next stop would be on the high roof of the world in the far east of India, the splendour called Sikkim and Darjeeling. Later visit the last Shangrila, Bhutan.

Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi
Day 3 : Delhi-Agra-Delhi
Day 4 : Delhi - Bagdogra - Darjeeling
Day 5 : Darjeeling
Day 6 : Darjeeling - Gangtok
Day 7 : Gangtok
Day 8 : Gangtok - Dooars
Day 9 : Dooars - Thimphu
Day 10 : Thimphu - Punakha
Day 11 : Punakha - Paro
Day 12 : Paro - Delhi

Beautiful Sikkim with Orissa
(16 Days / 15 Nights)

On Request

Details

Beautiful Sikkim with Orissa / PI-088 (16 Days / 15 Nights)
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This tour takes you to the lands of splendor and wonder. From Kolkata to the nature's paradise of Sikkim which is full of blooming orchids and flowing rivers to the verdant greenery till the eyes can reach of Bhutan. Also known as the world's last remaining Himalayan kingdom, Bhutan promises loads of spectacular attractions from where you can go on to visit Konark temple of Bhubaneshwar where an ancient world heritage waits for you.

Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Kolkata
Day 2 : Kolkata
Day 3 : Kolkata - Paro
Day 4 : Paro - Thimphu
Day 5 : Thimphu
Day 6 : Thimphu - Dooars
Day 7 : Dooars - Gangtok
Day 8 : Gangtok
Day 9 : Gangtok - Darjeeling
Day 10 : Darjeeling
Day 11 : Darjeeling - Kalimpong
Day 12 : Kalimpong
Day 13 : Kalimpong - Kolkata
Day 14 : Kolkata - Bhubaneshwar
Day 15 : Bhubaneshwar - Puri
Day 16 : Puri - Bhubaneshwar - Kolkata

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