Dooars Monsoon package - 2N 3D covering Gorumara National Park, Samsing, Sunthalekhola, Murti, Jhalong, Bindu and Medhla Watch tower along with a Bullock cart Ride, Tribal dance Show and Elephant Safari

Day 1: New Mal Junction to Lataguri and visit to Medhla Watchower in the afternoon.

In this Monsoon Dooars package, upon arrival at the New Mal junction railway station/airport, you are received and driven to your hotel/resort at Lataguri. This place is close to the Gorumara National Park.

We prefer to put up our guests in hotels/resorts which give you a feeling of being either in the forest or in a tea garden.

In the afternoon, we take you to the Medhla Watchtower to have a feel of the Forest. This newly built watchtower, in the vicinity of the river Murti offers a glimpse of the core area of the Gorumara National Park.

From the watch tower, visitors can watch elephant herds crossing the river, wandering One Horned Rhinos, Indian Bisons or deer. Also on a clear day, Mt. Kanchenjunga is distinctly visible from the Medhla Watch Tower.

To make the watch tower more attractive to the visitors the Forest Department has arranged for bullock cart ride to reach the tower.

Return from the visit to the Medhla Watchtower and transfer to your Hotel/resort. In the evening, enjoy a Bonfire (Optional).

Overnight stay will be at Lataguri Hotel/resort.

Breakfast (No) Lunch (Yes) Dinner (Yes)

Day 2: Excursion to Jhalong, Bindu, Murti and transfer to Gorumara Eco Village Kalipur or Gorumara Rhino Camp Ramshai Or Dhupjhora Elephant Camp Dhupjhora

This morning after breakfast, check out from the hotel at Lataguri and set off for an excursion to Jhalong, Bindu and Murti.The Dooars in Monsoon makes these places even greener and the Monsoon in Dooars is best experienced visiting these places.

Jhalong(36 km from Lataguri) is situated on the bank of the river Jaldhaka on the Indo-Bhutan border. It lies at the foothills of the Himalayas, on the way to Bindu in Kalimpong sub-division. Jaldhaka Hydro Electricity Project on Jaldhaka River is a major attraction in this area. Bird lovers can enjoy a varied collection of hill birds as well as migratory water fowls here. Visiting Jhalong is one of the best part of the Monsoon Dooars Package.

Bindu(47 km from Lataguri) is the last village of West Bengal before one enters Bhutan. It is a beautiful valley on the bank of the river Jaldhaka. This river serves as a natural physical boundary separating West Bengal and Bhutan. Bindu is also famous for its Rubber and cardamom plantations on the way. Visit to this place in Duars is an experience worth remembering.

Thereafter we set off for the Murti River trail. Murti is a small village by the side of the Murti River. It is an ideal picnic spot where one can enjoy the scenic beauty. Lucky ones can even catch a glimpse of elephants and other animals by the side of Murti River when they come to drink water.

Return by around lunch time and depending upon prior booking, you would be driven to the Forest Department’s accommodation inside the Gorumara National Park either at the Gorumara Eco Village (WBFDC Property) or Kalipur Eco-Cottage (WBFDC Property) or Dhupjhora Elephant Camp (WBFDC Property). The Monsoon Packages Dooars cannot be enjoyed without a day's stay at the forest department's accommodation. So enjoy the stay inside the Forest.

Dhupjhora Elephant Camp:

Accommodation is available in a few cottages (Only 6 in number) but the tree house (named Teesta) popularly known as Gachbari is the one that attracts one the most. The rooms are equipped with attached bathrooms but without geysers. However hot water is provided to your room on request.

Activities at Dhupjhora Elephant Camp:

Elephant Captivity management where you can see and enjoy giving elephants a bath, Elephant joy ride and Tribal Dance Show / Folk dance in the evening.

Activities at Kalipur Eco-cottage :

Activities at the Kalipur Eco-Cottages involve Elephant joy ride and Tribal/Folk dance in the evening. You can also enjoy the Bullock cart ride (Optional) to the Medhla Watch tower from there.

Overnight stay will be at Kalipur Eco Cottage/Rhino Camp/Dhupjhora Elephant Camp.

Breakfast (Yes) Lunch (Yes) Dinner (Yes)

Day 3: Elephant Ride and Excursion to Samsing and Sunthalekhola. Thereafter drop to NJP station in the evening.

Enjoy the Elephant ride in the morning and after lunch, as part of the Dooars Tour packages we take you for an excursion to Samsing & Sunthalekhola.

Samsing is a tea estate in the Dooars, a small locality of about 100 houses which has grown around the tea gardens. On the top of the hill there is a beautiful Guesthouse. The silence of the place is disturbed only by the noise of the gurgling river Murti, which flows about half a kilometre below. The drive to Samsing is through lush green tea gardens and the descending mist on the tea gardens during the monsoons is a sight to behold. It is a great spot to watch birds.

Suntalekhola or Suntaley Khola (also Suntaleykhola) (41 Kms from Lataguri) is a small village and a tourist spot in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal. The altitude of the place ranges from 650 to 950 m. It gets its name from a small stream: Suntaley Khola. In Nepali, Suntaley means orange and khola means stream. This place is nearly 5 km from Samsing. The green patch on the left side of the way to Suntaleykhola is amazing and holds many rarities of birds and butterflies.

After visiting Samsing and Suntalekhola, we drop you to NJP station for your onward journey. Your short trip to Dooars ends with sweet memories.

Breakfast (Yes) Lunch (No) Dinner (No)