City: West Bengal
Top Things to do in West Bengal
Top Hotels in West Bengal
- 1. Sinclairs Darjeeling
- 2. Ibis Kolkata Rajarhat
- 3. The Oberoi Grand
- 4. ITC Royal Bengal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kolkata
- 5. Novotel Kolkata Hotel and Residences
- 6. Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata
- 7. Ramada by Wyndham Darjeeling Gandhi Road
- 8. Sinclairs Retreat Kalimpong
- 9. The Peerless Inn
- 10. Regenta Orko's Kolkata by Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd
Countries
Top 8 Forests in West Bengal, India
West Bengal (/wɛst bɛŋˈɡɔːl/) is an Indian state, located in Eastern India on the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants (as of 2011), it is India's fourth-most populous state. It has an area of 88,752 km (34,267 sq mi). A part of the ethno-linguistic Bengal region, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta), the seventh-largest city in India. As for geography, West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the coastal Sundarbans. The main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
Restaurants in West Bengal
1. Charkhole
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By AnkitaC183
Well many has written about the serenity of this place but none has mentioned about the road to canopy walk from here. So I decided to write about it. In May 2016 me and my friend visited charkhole for 3days. As it is a small habitation with fewer small hamlets, and there's nothing much ACTIVITIES(birdwatchers has a lot to do though) we decided to visit canopy bridge in lolegaon. When we asked our homestay manager Mr Vijay about cars, he gave us the idea of walking instead of spending 1500 Rs up and down on jeeps. We started at 8am in the morning after heavy breakfast. The road is from behind the famous blue pine lodge and passes through a small habitation. after 15 min or so, there are a few turn and bends which our manager had explained us elaborately in a map that he had drawn for us. we took the road as he directed, mostly followed "left behind traces of new age consumerism"(read plastic wrap of chips, wafers, candys and gutkha: trust me they will definitely show you the way if in any case you are lost):P There are no certain road, the one you usually get in a common trek route. There's only a trail. Which is awesome. I travel a lot, I hike a lot, but I will never ever forget the silence of that one hour of walk. We seldom talked, the silence got us. It was so much like feeling drunk only here the SERENITY has got you. You are bound to love it especially if you like silence. However there are leeches, there are chances that you might stray. There are leeches which sucks your blood in such a unique style that the bleeding wont stop easily even if you remove it. :P After 1hour of treks through the serene forest we reached a main road from where we took a left turn and reached canopy bridge after another 20 mins of main road walk. Canopy walk is good, theres an entry fee of 10 rupees or so, a small shop that sells momo, maggi and hot tea was there. My water bottle fell from my bag in the forest, and i was so thirsty after the walk i almost drank one ltre of water(take a water bottle with you). We came back following the same way. stopped near the BSNL tower at charkhole and enjoyed the sunset. Next morning we went on the charkhol top. One can get a 360 degree view from there. If you are physically fit and mentally prepared this is a must go trail.
2. Gorumara Forest
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By neeraj101
You can find peacocks, deers, rhinos, bisons and elephants in this forest. If luck has it you can also find leopards.
3. Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Chilapata Forest
5. Bhalki Machan
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By rajarshi2016 - Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Superb place..........do not expect to see any wildlife, however, just walking thru the forest is a treat in itself. Get off at Mankar and take a toto. Ask to be taken by the Pratap-pur forest route instead of the normal village route that the drivers will insist. They may charge you a little extra, but the drive thru the forest is worth the experience. We paid Rs. 220 for the trip from Mankat Station to Aranya Sundari Lodge. Do see the watch-tower which is located very close to the Lodge. We also walked down to Bhalki Village, around 2 kms from the Lodge. Forget fishing and boating as these facilities are currently not on offer.
6. Bengal Safari
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By 897parthapratimr - New Delhi, India
I spent an afternoon here at this location. Nicely conceived and managed at least as of now. One can select from a sorte of wildlife watching options. The facility has armored vehicles which one can use to watch wildlife from near. Ita a gated wildlife sanctuary type of place where tigers have been kept and the visiters take elephants or vehicles to move around this gated complex where tigers move freely. The canteen is also a good one. There is a toy train facility also that moves around different areas where one can see different species of birds. the visitors can reach using their own vehicles or can go on shared e rickshaws or auto rickshaws.
7. Joypur Jungle
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By nilmanig - Bankura, India
The forest is quite dense and scenic. It is good place for a weekend trip with family or friends. The road leading to the place is nice surrounded by trees and it is a nice drive through the forest leading to the resort. The resort is nice too and the place is beautiful with gardens, resting places and animals to view.
8. Sonajhuri Forest
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
