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| Photo: Alison Bowen, England |
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We offer personalised tours to the Sunderbans and local villages. With us you can go when you want and need not have to follow the dictates of a large organised tour. We stay in a local hotel, book launches for the times you want and spend time travelling and walking through local villages.
You stay in the comfort of your own room, on land and are not trapped in a compound but are free to wander the local area, exploring as you wish.
You can choose to travel by hire car or local buses and negotiate the length of the tour with us. With us it is a bit of an adventure as part of each journey is on public transport, namely public launch and cycle van.
It is always better to go at times away from the weekends and you need a free week-day in Kolkata to arrange the permit.
Whether you want to visit the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve or just get away from the city and experience the calm and beauty of a Bengali village this is the experience for you. |
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Dear
friends,
Just returned from the Sunderbans...maybe it is
easier if I just give you impressions...
Left from our hotel in Kolkata at 8.00AM to travel
by hire car to a river port where the main road
ends. Some people leave a little earlier and go down
to this point by local bus. Then a local ferry, a
great ride on the river with glimpses into village
life on the way and next a cycle van, slow and
fascinating trip through beautiful Bengali villages
at cycle pace....stayed in a local hotel opposite
the Tiger Reserve, comfortable and clean by local
standards but nothing special to look at ...stayed
one full day and two nights...three days in
all....full day occupied largely by a 4 hour launch
trip into the Sunderbans with a short walk into the
forest and a watchtower... longer trips are
available...most time is spent sitting on the launch
under the cover of a cotton cloth gazing out into
the forest...we did see a few animals and birds but
definitely not a tiger...after lunch we had a nap
and then went on a village walk for a couple of
hours... really fascinating ..I found this
just as interesting as the Sunderbans boat
ride....both nights were spent mainly in the hotel
reading and talking but the local village bazaar has
its interests and one can always wander down to the
market centre for a tea or local snack... |
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| If you have only 2 days
it is possible to do a 2 day lightning tour but only
with the hire car.
Larger Group Tours
For people wanting a group experience and who have a
group, we can get you onto a launch that will take
you to a beautiful island in the Sunderbans from
where you can explore the region at your leisure.
This needs to be booked well in advance and
available only from November to March. Group numbers
should consist of six people and above. |
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