Dooars Travel

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Dooars the word is derived from the word duar
or door. The name signifies its location as a
gateway to the hill stations of North Bengal and
Sikkim as well as Bhutan and Assam. The 130 X 40
sq.km stretched Dooars valley, an important
travel destination in Eastern Himalaya, is
covered with lush green forests and teagardens
and intersected by the rivers like Tista, Torsa,
Jaldhaka and their innumerable tributaries. It is
the home to one horned rhino, gaur and many other
rare species. A tour or a safari through these
forests of Dooars will be a life time experience.
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Destination Dooars
Tourist Destinations in Dooars
Dooars plains can be broadly divided into Eastern
Dooars, Central Dooars and Western Dooars.

• Central Dooars
• Jaldapara Wild Life Sanctuary has been the prime
  attraction in this area. Chilapata forests
  adjacent to Jaldapara has also become an
  important tourist destination since the last few
  years. The main entry point of Bhutan at Jaigaon
  / Phuentsholing is also in this area. The central
  Dooars area is dotted with tea gardens and a
  number of small towns such as Banarhat, Birpara,
  Madarihat, Binnaguri.

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• Eastern Dooars
• Buxa tiger reserve is the most important tourist
  destination and forest in this area. Alipurduar,
  Coochbehar are major towns. Buxa and its
  surrounding area offer a large number of small
  but attractive tourist destinations such as
  Jayanti, Raimatang, Buxa fort, Lepchakha,
  Rajabhatkhawa, Hatipota, Bhutanghat etc.

• Western Dooars
• This is the most popular tourist area in Dooars.
  Gorumara National Park and Chapramari Wildlife
  Sanctuary, two forests on both sides of Murti
  river, are the most popular tourist area of
  Dooars. This area also has the best tourism
  infrastructure with large number of hotels and
  resorts around Gorumara / Chapramari area.

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Monsoon The rainy season in the area starts in
the month of July with the arrival of south-west
monsoon. The region receives a record rainfall
during July-August. The average annual rainfall
in the region is 3925 mm.
Summer Temperature starts rising by March, which
continues till the end of October, being June and
July the hottest months. But temperature never
rises to the unbearable limit because of its
locational advantage.
Winter The cold season starts by the first week
of November and continues upto the end of
February. January is the coldest month with mean
minimum temperature at 10.7 Celsius and the mean
daily maximum temperature at 23.6 Degree Celsius.
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Jaldapara is connected by road with Darjeeling
and Siliguri. North Bengal State Transport
Corporation Buses, Bhutan Govt. Buses, Mini Buses
and Private Buses are available from Siliguri to
Alipurduar via Madarihat.
Bagdogra is the nearest Airport from where one
can go by above routes, (Siliguri to Bagdogra 13
km.) private vehicles are available at Madarihat
for going to Hollong Forest Lodge/Jaldapara
Tourist Lodge.
Nearest Railway Station Madarihat which is only
7 kms from the Sanctuary and all the passenger
trains stop here. Jaldapara Tourist Lodge is in a
walkable distance from this Railway Station. All
the Mail and Express trains stop at
Birpara/Hasimara Railway Station both are 20 kms.
away from the sanctuary.
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A vast texture of virgin forests teeming with
wildlife, unending tea gardens, gurgling rivers,
interspersed with sleepy or busy settlements,
constitute a fascinating tourist destination
Dooars.
Greenchilli Resort is the best luxury resort in
Dooars among various budget Resort in Dooars,
Lataguri.