Day 1: NJP/ Bagdogra/Mal Junction to Lataguri
Upon arrival at the railway station/airport, you are received and driven to your hotel/resort at Lataguri. This place is close to the Garumara 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.
Late in the afternoon, we take you to get a feel of the Forest. Depending upon the availability of tickets/entry passes, we would take you to any one of the following watchtowers at:
Jatraprasad (Evening trip accompanied with tribal dance)
Medla
Chukchuki, or
Jungle Safari which includes a visit to the Mahakal water reservoir.
Overnight at Lataguri Hotel/resort
Breakfast (No) Lunch (Yes) Dinner (Yes)
Day 2 : Excursion to Samsing, Sunthalekhola
After breakfast, we take you for an excursion to Samsing & Sunthalekhola. Samsing is a tea estate in the Dooars and a small locality of about 100 houses surrounding 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 kilometer 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) 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 Suntalekhola is amazing and holds many rarities of birds and butterflies.
After you return from the trip, late in the afternoon, we take you for a visit of a watchtower in the forest. Depending upon the availability of tickets/entry passes, we would take you to any one of the following watchtowers at: Jatraprasad (Evening trip accompanied with tribal dance) Medla Chukchuki, or Jungle Safari which includes a visit to the Mahakal water reservoir. Overnight at Lataguri Hotel/resort
Breakfast (Yes) Lunch (Yes) Dinner (Yes)
Day 3: Excursion to Jhalong, Bindu and Murti
Today we would take you for an excursion to Murti, Jhalong and Bindu. 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. Jhalong 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.
Bindu is the last village of West Bengal before one enters Bhutan. It is a beautiful valley on the bank of the river Jaladhaka. This river serves as a natural physical boundary separating West Bengal and Bhutan. Bindu is also famous for its cardamom plantations. Visit to this place is an experience worth remembering. Return in the afternoon and visit the "Nature Interpretation Center", which gives information about the flora and fauna of the Dooars area. Overnight at Lataguri Hotel/resort .
Breakfast (Yes) Lunch (Yes) Dinner (Yes)
Day Four: Forest watch Tower in the morning and depart for onward journey.
One Forest watch Tower in the morning and depart for onward journey. Depending upon the availability of tickets/entry passes, we take you in the morning to any one of the following watchtowers at: Jatraprasad (Evening trip accompanied with tribal dance) Medla Chukchuki, or Jungle Safari, which includes a visit to the Mahakal water reservoir. Rest of the day is free for leisure. Drop to airport/railway station for onward journey.
Tour ends with sweet memories.
Overnight at Lataguri Hotel/resort .
Breakfast (Yes) Lunch (No) Dinner (No)