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Adventure Tourism
Trekking In Himalaya : Best places are in SIKKIM, Darjeeling District in West Bengal, UTTARANCHAL, HIMACHAL PRADESH & LADAKH.
Expedition In Himalaya : Best places are in SIKKIM, UTTARANCHAL, HIMACHAL PRADESH & LADAKH, and in NEPAL.
Besides, there are other opportunities like Skiing, White water Rafting, Mountain Biking etc. available.
We will add details soon , Please visit again .....
SIKKIM
Races: Bhutia, Lepcha, Nepalis.
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Bodhgaya
It is the Holiest amongst holy places
of the Buddhist world, where prince Siddhartha
attained the supreme enlightment and
became the Buddha, the enlightened one.
Location : Situted in Bihar, Dist - Nalanda.
It is close to Patna, the capital of Bihar and easily accessable from Patna, Calcutta, Baranasi & Delhi
Single Horn Asian Rhino
Habitat : Jaldapara wild life sanctuary in West Bengal & Kaziranga National Park & Manas Reserved Forest in Assam. This Rhinos are now on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Fauna & Flora list.
Jaldapara :- Area -100sqkm, Population : -35
Special Attraction - Elephant Safaris
Other animals - Tigers , Wild Elephants, various deer.
Best Time to visit :- From mid October to May.
Kaziranga National Park :- 430 sqkm. Population - 1500,
Other Animals :- Gaurs (Indian Bison), Deer, Elephants, Bears, Tigers, As wel as birds like Pelicans, Eagles, Strorks.
Special Attraction - Elephant Safaris
Best Time to visit :- From November to April .
Sundarbans Wildlife Sanctuary
A World Heritage Site
The innumerable mouths of the Ganges form the lagest delta in the world. The part of the vast mangrove swamp is a 2585 sq. km. wildlife reserve forest that extends into Bangladesh.
The sanctuary has one of the largest tiger populations of any of the parks in the world. The tiger is named as Royal Bengal Tiger. Beside tiger, spotted deer, wild pigs, monkeys, snakes and birds of many species are in abundance. In water, large crocodile, small shark, fishes and pron are in abundance.
The whole area is wonderfully peacefull after frenetic Kolkata.
Best season: Winter and Spring.
Konark
The Sun Temple
Konark is protected as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
Location: Konark is close to Bhubaneswar,
the capital of Orissa, a state of India.
The famous Konark Festival is usually stageed
in first part of December.The Magha Mela (Sun Festival) is held on the 7th
day of the bright half of the month of Magha
(January/February).
Digha
Digha Sea Beach at the Bay of Bengal is the 'Brighton of the East'.
Azure sky-foamy blue sea, yellow sandy beach, deep green casuarina trees at the back and the breeze makes a lovely place for your leisure days spending in Digha. You can enjoy with swimming in sea where wave after wave is coming.You will observe the Sun rise and Sun set from the sea shore.
Digha is 174km. south-west of Kolkata (Calcutta). Few spots close to Digha are Shankarpur, Talshari, Udaypur-Duttapur, Chandaneshwar Temple etc. These all bring calm, tranquility and above all pleasure.
Local Products: Good quality Cashew nut, Handi craft items made of Sea-shell, Sea fish etc.
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