Out of Kolkata Sightseeing and Travel
Sightseeing
Shantiniketan or Santiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, approximately 165 km north of Kolkata. This town was established by Rabindranath Tagore including the famous university Viswa Bharati
Santiniketan
Shantiniketan or Santiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, approximately 165 km north of Kolkata. This town was established by Rabindranath Tagore including the famous university Viswa Bharati
Darjeeling is a hill station in India's West Bengal state, in the Himalayan foothills. Once a summer resort for the British Raj elite, it remains the terminus of the narrow-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, or “Toy Train,” completed in 1881. It's famed for the distinctive black tea grown on plantations that dot its surrounding slopes. Its backdrop is Mt. Kanchenjunga, among the world’s highest peaks - 620 km from Kolkata
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Darjeeling
Darjeeling is a hill station in India's West Bengal state, in the Himalayan foothills. Once a summer resort for the British Raj elite, it remains the terminus of the narrow-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, or “Toy Train,” completed in 1881. It's famed for the distinctive black tea grown on plantations that dot its surrounding slopes. Its backdrop is Mt. Kanchenjunga, among the world’s highest peaks - 620 km from Kolkata
Gangtok is the capital of the mountainous northern Indian state of Sikkim. Established as a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the 1840s, the city became capital of an independent monarchy after British rule ended, but joined India in 1975. Today, it remains a Tibetan Buddhist center and a base for hikers organizing permits and transport for treks through Sikkim’s Himalayan mountain ranges - 680 km from Kolkata
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Gangtok
Gangtok is the capital of the mountainous northern Indian state of Sikkim. Established as a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the 1840s, the city became capital of an independent monarchy after British rule ended, but joined India in 1975. Today, it remains a Tibetan Buddhist center and a base for hikers organizing permits and transport for treks through Sikkim’s Himalayan mountain ranges - 680 km from Kolkata
Located about 200 km from Kolkata . You can make a day trip to see the unique terracotta temples . Suggest you contact a tour operator
Bishnupur
Located about 200 km from Kolkata . You can make a day trip to see the unique terracotta temples . Suggest you contact a tour operator
beautiful riverside resort on the Ganges river - about 60 km from Kolkata - recommended resort property is Ganga Kutir bang on the banks of Ganges River - pls check further on Google
Raichak on Ganges
beautiful riverside resort on the Ganges river - about 60 km from Kolkata - recommended resort property is Ganga Kutir bang on the banks of Ganges River - pls check further on Google
Wildlife
Sunderbans , largest mangrove forest in the world , various boat trips from Kolkata - The Sundarbans is a mangrove forest area in the delta formed by the confluence of Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh. It is a famous Tiger 🐅 reserve . Contact Vivada Cruises for overnight icruisesto Sunderbans . Various tour operators are there
Sundarbans National Park
Sunderbans , largest mangrove forest in the world , various boat trips from Kolkata - The Sundarbans is a mangrove forest area in the delta formed by the confluence of Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh. It is a famous Tiger 🐅 reserve . Contact Vivada Cruises for overnight icruisesto Sunderbans . Various tour operators are there