Safari in Dooars

Boat Safari at Sukhiya Jhora

Sukhiya Jhora is a small jhora(stream) that flows inside the Buxa Tiger Reserve. The small stream turns frenzied during rainy season. Sukhiajhora is located near Alipurduar and it is comparatively new tourist spot in Dooars region of West Bengal. The place where the stream comes out of the forest is known as the famous tourist spot Sukhiajhora. Basically it is the forest fringe area (about 1 hr drive) where tourist can enjoy boat safari. Boat safari will take tourist deep inside the forest area along with some beautiful scenic environs. The small stream and impenetrable foliage makes tourist thrilling and totally insane. The boat journey is seriously exhilarating journey for any tourist visiting out there.

Chandrachur watch Tower

Chandrachur watch Tower is located in the Gorumara National Park. It is also known as Khunia Watch Tower which offers the panoramic view of wild-lands and untamed beauty of certain typical wild sections of the Gorumara National Park including forest trees, shrubs, grasslands carved by rivers and rivulets and the animals found out there in Park. This Watch Tower is mainly built for watching wild elephants and Indian Bisons. If the visitors want to see dense forest with wilderness looks they can straight go this Chandrachur Tower without any confusion.

Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary

Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary is the oldest forest located just on the Northern side of Gorumara National Park. It is about 80kms distance from Siliguri and about 20kms from Chalsa. The murti River flows by the western boundary of the Chapramari forest. Basically it is a small Sanctuary in India comparing to others. The whole forest area is filled with dense greenery which provides real natural shelter to the animals and birds living there. Chapramari Sanctuary seems like heaven in Earth for all the visitors because of the huge tall trees, thick bower of greenery, several small bushes and so on.

Chukchuki Watch Tower

Chukchuki Watch Tower also called Chukchuki Birding Point is located inside the Gorumara National Park. It is an ideal destination for bird watches where different spices of birds seen here. The Chuckchuki Watch Tower is situated towards the end of the park which provides perfect view of birds. It is one of the famous among many others watch tower in the park from where tourist can spot different animals like rhinos, bisons, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer for which the park is famous.

Elephant Riding at Gorumara

Gorumara Forest is a wonderful forest to introduce people to Wildlife Tourism. This is one of the famous forests in Dooars region of North Bengal. It has a wide range of wildlife like gaur, Elephants, Rhino, deer’s and varieties of birds. There is a huge water body where you can also view birds like hornbill. It is cheap and easily accessible. This is a big forested area where you cannot roam around easily. There are lots of sightseeing in and around Gorumara Natonal Park which capture tourist attractions immensely and lot more places to visit around also.

Elephant Riding at Jaldapara

Elephant riding is the best way to explore the Jaldapara Wildlife sanctuary. This is one of the major attractions in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Elephant ride takes tourist deep inside the forest areas, the grassland and sightseeing of the famous one horned rhino which is quite common. Elephant riding is available both in morning and afternoon. The best time to go for elephant safari around 5:30 in the morning where wildlife sightseeing is more common during the morning. The first preference for elephant riding is those who staying in Government resort and for rest depend upon availability. This ride cannot be booked in advance through any other agency.

Elephant Safari at Chilapata

Chilapata forest is located near the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary in Dooars region. It is a quite dense forest comparing to others. Chilapata Wildlife Sanctuary is the most important migration corridor of large herbivores such as One Horned Rhinos and Asiatic Elephants. It is one of the famous tourist attraction areas in North Bengal. An Elephant safari is a new experience that offers a new found appreciation of elephants, providing a more personal and deeper understanding. There are lots of in and around tourist attraction area where they can go through elephant safari. Elephant riding towards Mendabari watch tower and Kodal Basti forest is very interesting; one can get an opportunity to see several trained elephants, rhino, and species of birds, tall grass area for photography and many more.

Jatraprashad Watch Tower

Jatraprashad watch tower is situated in the Gorumara National park. It was established in remembrance of the most favourite pet elephant of the forest which was died in long time back. The tower is located deep inside the forest. The watch tower offers a panoramic view of wildlife of the forest wilderness, wild lives and rivulets running through the Gorumara National Park which is the most popular place among the visiting tourists in the park. Jatraprasad watch tower is undoubtedly the best watch tower in Gorumara National park.

Jungle Safari at Buxa Jayanti

Buxa Tiger Reserve located in the Alipurdual district of West Bengal. Jungle safari is the most interesting experience to every tourist visit there. Now in Buxa Tiger Reserve they introduced car safari and boating routes facility also. Earlier, tourists had to hire local vehicles to enter the forest and they were mostly allowed only in the fringe areas but now under new project, tourists would be allowed into a portion of the forest’s core area as part of car safaris, four watchtowers would be built in the core area, picnic spots would be built in the fringes, tents would be set up and a butterfly park would be constructed. Tourist can be able to visit the core areas of Buxa through five routes as part of car safaris and no food items would be allowed inside the forest except drinking water.

Jungle Safari at Gorumara

Gorumara Jungle safari is the real treat and entertaining experience for that adventurous tourist who enjoy being in the midst of the forest and revel in watching their lives in the jungle. The experience that he gained out there will be attached in his memory lifelong. The surrounding areas enriched with flora and fauna are birdwatcher paradise where various species of birds found there. To experience entire forest area, rivers stream, small villages, there will be jeep safari and elephant riding available every morning and evening

Jungle safari at Jaldapara

Jaldapara Wild life Sanctuary is the most popular forest in Dooars region of North Bengal. Jungle safari is one of the famous tourist attractions in Jaldapara which is also called Jeep safari. Jeep safari is the only way where you can tour the entire area of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. While doing jeep safari you see the variety of Wildlife, particularly the Great Indian One Horned Rhinos. The river Torsha flows through this rain forest sanctuary which is mostly covered with tall grasses, the sanctuary encompasses luxuriant vegetation and a rich variety of wildlife where you capture photography.

Medla Watch Tower

The Medla Watch Tower of Gorumara National Park is located just next to Ramsai. It is one of the famous watch towers near Ramsai from where tourist can view lots of ravishing activities and the natural extreme beauty of the place. Tourist visiting Medla tower is completely new experience as they have to go there on bullock carts. A newly built watchtower offers the glimpses of the inner part of Gorumara National Park. Medhla Watch Tower is built on the vicinity of river Murti. From Medla Watch Tower tourist can watch the elephant herd crossing the river, rhinos, bisons, deer etc. Mt. Kanchenjunga is clearly visible from Medhal Watch Tower which is very interesting to see.

Pokhri Hill

There are in fact quite a number of places to visit in jayanti near Buxa Tiger Reserve of Dooars region. Among them one of the famous historic places to visit is Pokhri hill just 4km distance from Jayanti village is a must visit sightseeing destination of Jayanti. One staying at Buxa can go through car of jeep safari half way and has to trek the distance to reach Pokhri hill. But from Jayanti to reach Pokhri one has to trek the distance partly through forested hills and partly through previously used roads. The whole trek is quite a sparkling experience and provides an opportunity to come close to nature, to know more about the real natural environment, to feel the quaint environs, to know the history of Pokhari, many more. People visiting Jayanti hardly misses a chance to visit the Pokhri (pond) else they will surely visit in any hard condition.

Totopara

Totopara is a small village on the Indo Bhutan border in the Dooars West Bengal and the place located on the fringe of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Totopara names come from Toto tribe and majority of the people lives in Totopara comes from Toto tribe. Totopara is famous all over because of its unique Toto tribe and its originality,ethnicity culture. Totos are one of the main ancient communities in the world and this secluded tribal group residing only in Totopara at the foot of the Himalayas. Totopara is one of the best tourist spot in Dooars region. They used to live in elevated bamboo hut lifting machas and their main food marua but now their food includes rice, milk, vegetable, meat and curry like others. Basically this is one of the best places for tourist where they can enjoy real taste of tribal village, their culture, heritage and lifestyle.

Trolly line

Trolly line is located in the Jaldapara National Park. It is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas and the best tourist attraction point in Dooars region. The river Torsha flows through this rain forest sanctuary which is mostly covered with tall grasses, the sanctuary encompasses abundant vegetation and a rich variety of wildlife. The main attraction of the sanctuary is Asiatic one-horned rhinoceros. The sanctuary holds the highest rhino population in India .The other animals found are tigers, elephants, deers, sambhar, barking deer, spotted deer, hog deer, wild pig and bisons.

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Safari in Dooars