Dooars Tour Packages - Dooars Trip

Dooars is a place full of diversity. As a result, you can visit Dooars at any time of the year. November to February, the season of winter is the best time to visit Dooars. During winter the weather stays charming and there is no rain.

Dooars is quite popular and famous due to its lush green tea gardens, dense forests, glimmering Teesta River, and many wildlife sanctuaries such as Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Gorumara National Park, Chilapata Forest, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary, Buxa Tiger Reserve, etc.

Dooars is a vast region. It is quite close to Siliguri. The distance between Siliguri and Dooars is approximately 56 km and it usually takes 1 and a half hours to finally reach Dooars from Siliguri.

You can visit Dooars by road, by air or even by train. All the transportation options are quite convenient. New Jalpaiguri Railway Station, New Mal Junction is the two major Railway stations in Dooars. There are plenty of buses and cars available to reach and visit Dooars from other main cities. Bagdogra is the nearest and only airport in Dooars. After landing at Bagdogra airport, busses and cars are available to visit Dooars.

The approximate distance between Kolkata to Dooars is more than 625km. And it usually takes approximately 14 hours to reach Dooars depending on the road and traffic condition.

After reaching NJP or Siliguri, get a bus or taxi to reach Chalsa. There are plenty of buses available from Siliguri to Chalsa. From Chalsa, Gorumara is just 15 km away and it usually takes 30 minutes to reach there.

The name "Dooars" came from the original word "duar" which actually means "door" in the local language. Dooars is named so as it is the gateway between India and Bhutan.

Dooarstrip.com has made planning a Dooars Tour quite simple. If you have taken any of our Dooars Tour Packages, all you have to do is to come of NJP or Bagdogra. From NJP or Bagdogra one of our skilled drivers will pick you up and drop you at your desired hotel.

You can get to Murti by bus, by air or by rail. New Mal Junction is the nearest Railway Station to Murti. If you have taken our Dooars Tour Packages, we can directly pick you up from New Mal Junction. Bagdogra is the nearest airport to Murti which is actually 86km away.

The forest of Dooars is located in Jaldapara, Gorumara, Buxa, and Chapramari. There are also many small forests located in the other laces of Dooars.

All the forests of Dooars like Gorumara, Jaldapara, Chilapata, Buxa stay closed from 15th June to 15th September every year. Jungle Safari, Jeep Safari, and Elephant Safari also stay closed during this time of the year.

As the forest Department of Dooars organizes Jungle Safari, the permit for it can be obtained on the spot. Limited numbers of permits are issued every day for Jungle Safari from the entry gate of the forest.

In order to get a permit for Jungle Safari, you have to submit the necessary documents and fees to the respective counters. For Gorumara you can get the permit from Lataguri Counter whereas, for Jaldapara Elephant and Jeep Safari, permits are issued from the Madarihat counter.

Your Voter ID card, Pan Card or Driving License are needed to submit for Jungle Safari in Dooars. However, if you are a resident of other countries except for India, you need to provide Xerox copies of your passport.

During your Dooars Trip, only 6 persons are allowed in a Jeep Safari at a time. Moreover, there will also be a guide from the respective Forest Department in order to make your Dooars Jungle Safari quite hassle-free.

The vast region of Dooars is located in the Indian state of West Bengal.

With any of our Jungle Safari Dooars Tour Packages, you will get to know plenty of wild animals. Some of the unique wild animals are Royal Bengal Tiger, Deer, Bison, One-horned Rhinoceros, Indian Wolf, etc.

With our Dooars bird watching tour packages, you will see plenty of different birds such as Indian Pied Hornbill, Sunbird, Woodpeckers, Mayna, Bulbul, Eagle, etc.

No, Jungle Safari at Night is not possible as the Forest Department of Dooars Does not allow it to do so. Moreover, there are lots of drawbacks to Night Safari such as low visibility. The forests are full of wild animals and it becomes unsafe to have a Jungle Safari at night.

You will be able to visit many places in Dooars quite easily from Darjeeling. You need to get a hired cab. Shared cars and also buses are available to the popular cities in Dooars from Darjeeling.

Yes, you can fully customize all our Packages. Just go to our dedicated page for Dooars Tour Packages and select one of them. After selecting, just contact us to customize it as per your requirements.

Here are some of the best Dooars Tour Packages you can choose from. All these packages can be customized according to your likings.

• Affordable 3 Days Jaldapara Gorumara Tour Package.
• Adventurous Jungle Safari Tour Package for 4 Days
• Complete Dooars trip for 7 Days at the best price
• Jaldapara, Chilapata, Murti tour for 5 Days
• Lataguri, Buxa Jayanti - Dooars Tour Plan for 6 Days.

Dooars has plenty of famous forests such as-

• Gorumara National Park
• Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
• Chilapata Wildlife Sanctuary
• Buxa Tiger Reserve
• Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary

During your Dooars tour, you can enjoy different types of activities. Some of the major ones are as mentioned below.

• Trekking
• Paragliding
• Sightseeing
• Photography
• Fishing
• River Rafting
• Mountain Biking
• Hiking
• Rock Climbing
• Jungle Safari

There are a bunch of things and activities you can do during your tour in Dooars. They are-

• Jungle Safari at Gorumara and Jaldapra National Park.
• Elephant Safari at Chilapata Forest and Jaldapara National Park.
• White water rafting at Teesta.
• Experience tribal dance performed by the locals.
• Enjoy a bonfire at the resort.
• Trek to Mahakal Temple and Mahakal Cave.
• Bird Watching at many attractive places of Dooars.
• Mountain biking in the hilly terrains of Dooars.
• Fishing at the various rivers, lakes, and ponds of Dooars.

In Dooars, there are plenty of forests to visit as a tourist. But, in order to maintain the environment and health of the wild animals, it is advisable to follow the following links-

• While having a Jungle Safari at Jaldapara or Gorumara, always make sure to take a guide provided by the Forest Department along with you.
• Any use of plastic carry bags, food packets, and bottles is strictly prohibited. So, don't use any plastic instruments inside the protected area of the forest.
• Don't make noises or play any loud music inside any protected areas. By doing so, you may end up being penalized by the Forest Authority.
• Always maintain pin-drop silence inside the parks and sanctuaries.
• Drinking and smoking are strictly prohibited during Jungle Safari. Don't smoke or drink, otherwise, you have to bear the penalty charges.

When it comes to having a tour in Dooars or North Bengal, Dooars Trip should be the only choice. Some of the reasons to choose us are as follows.

• Huge Idea of Offbeat Destinations: DooarsTrip has a huge idea of offbeat destinations. So, with our Dooars Tour Packages, you can explore less trodden scenically blessed places of Dooars.
• Provide Government Resorts: If you opt for any of our Dooars Tour Packages, you can accommodate yourself in Government Resorts as per your choices.
• Reasonable Costing: All of our Dooars Tour Packages come at a very affordable price without sacrificing any customers' priorities.