Archive for the ‘West Bengal Travel Guide’ Category

Shankarpur

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Shankarpur Touriest Place: It is a twin beach of Digha, which is just 14 km from it, on the Digha-Contai road. It provides all the enjoyment as that of private beaches. The beach is transfused with the casuarinas plantation. The pleasant climate of this un-spoilt beach is suitable for the casuarinas plantation. Along with the long [...]

Digha

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Digha: Digha is West Bengal’s most popular sea resort. Originally known as Beerkul, it is mentioned as the “Brighton of the East” in one of Warren Hasting’s letters (1780 AD) to his wife. In 1923, an English tourist John Frank Smith was charmed by the beauty of Digha and started living here. His writings about [...]

Sunderbans

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Sunderbans – Places of interest Project Tiger The Tiger Reserve covering an area of 2585 sq. km. has one of the largest tiger population of any of the Indian parks, 269 Royal Bengal Tigers. Lothian Island Bird Sanctuary You can hire a country boat to reach the place famous for its White-Bellied Sea-Eagle, Black-capped kingfisher, [...]

Kolkatta

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Kolkatta Tourism Victoria Memorial This is one of India’s most beautiful monument built between 1906 and 1921 on the lines of white marble. It stands on the southern side of the maidan (ground) near Jawaharlal Nehru Road. All monuments of this memorial were designed in Italian Renaissance-Mughal style and build of white marble from Rajasthan. [...]

Darjeeling

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Tiger Hill: Situated at an altitude of 2590 metres (8482 ft.) and 13 kms from the town, this spot has earned international fame for the magnificent view of the sunrise over “Kanchenjunga” and the great Eastern Himalayan Mountains. Even Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, is visible from here. Batasia Loop: About 5 kms from [...]

Other Attractions

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Chandipur Another popular sea resort of Bay of Bengal is Chandipur, located just 16 km from Balasore. It is often referred to as ‘the land of hidden treasures’. It lies on the eastern coast of India at the Orissa-West Bengal border. Sun, sand and sea along with the whistling breeze of the casuarinas makes an [...]