INCREDIBLE TOURISM
West Bengal Travel
Places to See in West Bengal
Kolkata Travel
The largest metropolis in India, Calcutta is a vibrant city on the move, volatile
and unpredictable. The Gateway to India, till 1912, and the capital of the Raj
in India, it still bears the Victorian imprint on its streets and structures.
A city just about ready to burst at the seams, Calcutta is home to more than
10 million people. The Ganges (called the Hooghly in Calcutta) is still the
inspiration, as it was to Job Charnok, East India Company agent, who reached
the shores in August 1690, to found the city. Calcutta, after London, was the
British Empire’s second city.
Darjeeling Travel
Darjeeling conjures visions of serenity, of vibrant green hills steeped in splendour,
a land of breathtaking beauty crowned by the majestic Himalayas.Darjeeling is
one of the most magnificent hill resorts in the world. This heavenly retreat
is bathed in hues of every shade. The flaming red rhododendrons, the sparkling
white magnolias, the miles of undulating hillsides covered with emerald green
tea bushes, the exotic forests of silver fir - all under the blanket of a brilliant
azure sky dappled with specks of clouds, compellingly confounds Darjeeling as
the QUEEN OF HILL STATIONS.
Kalimpong Travel
A beautiful hill town in North Bengal which can be reached from either Siliguri
or Darjeeling. KALIMPONG – means king’s minister’s strong hold
- a Bhutanese word. It is also called Kalimpong in local dialect meaning "black
spur". As per Lepchas Kalimpong means ‘ridge where we play’.
It is said that these local tribesmen used to organise field sports while not
engaged in agricultural pursuit - hence the name.
Sunderbans Travel
Sunderbans, the place that owes its name to Sundari trees, consist of a
large flora population like Genwa, Dhundal, Passur, Garjan and Kankra. Apart
from these trees, impenetrable Goran trees between 1.8 mtr. & 3.6 mtr. high
covers almost the entire region. One of the most remarkable feature of this
place is the bayonet like roots of mangrove forests that stick out above the
water level.
