WEST SIKKIM…… Serenity redefined!!!
1. By Road
Volvo and other busses of tour operators leave Esplanade Bus Stand in Kolkata every night for Siliguri. Approximate cost of the Volvo busses is Rs 800 for a one way journey in a luxurious sleeper coach. For budget conscious travelers there are buses from tour operators as well as Calcutta State Transport Corporation with fares ranging from Rs 300 to Rs 500. The journey is an overnight journey.
2. By Train
An overnight journey by the Darjeeling Mail leaving from Sealdah station in Kolkata will take you to New Jalpaiguri Station in North Bengal. A return ticket for 3 tier sleeper would be approximately Rs 600.
3. From New Jalpaiguri/Siliguri
Once at New Jalpaiguri (NJP)/ Siliguri, you can get innumerable number of share taxis to take you to various destinations in North Bengal and Sikkim. For the budget traveler a share taxi would be ideal as one way cost to Pelling is approximately Rs 300. But for the more luxurious traveler, a car(Bolero/Mahindra Maxx/Santro) can be hired for the trip. Approximate cost for booking the car from NJP/Siliguri to Pelling is Rs 2000. For your benefit we at Visit India suggest the usage of the services of Sanjeev Rai. His Bolero is a great ride and he is a great guy too… Contact no. of Sanjeev is 09733042995
4. At Pelling
A huge number of hotels are present suitable for every kind of traveler. We recommend Hotel "Daflha Gang". A quaint little hotel offering you the full view of the Kanchenjungha Range from your room window. Approximate cost per night is Rs 900 for a delux room. (Depending upon the room).
Contact person of Hotel "Daflha Gang" is Mr. Basak. Phone no: +91 9831228722
5. Sight-Seeing.
Pelling is a paradise for sight-seeing. You can book a car for the day and visit Rimbi Waterfalls, Rimbi Rock Gardens, Kanchenjungha Falls, Khecheopalri Lake, Rabdentsey Ruins and the Pemayangtse Monastery. Extremely scenic and beautiful. Approximate cost for the whole trip is Rs 1400.
6. At Rabangla
A huge number of hotels are present suitable for every kind of traveler. We recommend Hotel "New D’Zongri". A quaint little hotel offering you the full facilities of free car parking, attached bath, hot & cold water, T.V with cable, movies on hire, restaurant, room service, laundry, car rental, doctor on call, ticket booking and many more.
Contact person of hotel "New D'zongri" is Mr. Talukdar. To get discounts at his hotel contact us at our email id.
+91 9733153904, +91 9733227424, +91 9733396170
Room Tariff of Hotel D'Zongri
Standard D/B for 3persons = Rs. 500
Standard T/B for 4persons = Rs. 700
Deluxe D/B for 3persons = Rs. 700
Deluxe T/B for 4persons = Rs. 900
Dormitoty per head = Rs. 150
7. Sight Seeing
Also worth visiting while at Pelling is another beautiful place called Rabangla of South Sikkim dist.. You can book a car for Rabangla and include sight-seeing as Namchi Chardham Statue, Guru Padmasamhava statue (Sundrooptsy Monastery) & Temi Tea Gardens. Approximate cost is Rs 2500.
Photography : Vivek Mukherjee , Sumanta Chattopadhyay & Kinjal Chakarbarty
Information : Sumanta Chattopadhyay
Rimbi Falls, West Sikkim
Rimbi Rock Garden, West Sikkim
Kanchenjunga Falls, West Sikkim
Way to Khecheopalri Lake
Superb work Sumanta and friends, keep it up. We love your blog !!!
ReplyDeleteVery informative content, well done ! Now add a bit of soul to it by describing a few details of your actual journey from a personal point of view.........add things like "refreshed after a good rest, we set out for the beautifull water fall, the feel of the misty spray was heavenly"
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"the aroma of a freshly baked bread in the hillside bakery was tempting"
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"The nightimes used to be dedicated to a bit of card play over a few rounds of brandy"
^^^^these kinds of stuff........personalise it a bit more, right now it is too 'catalogue-ish'.......people expect more than a info-website feel from a blog, if you know what I mean.
Although, the a picture says a 1000 words, and your pictures are surely helping us to embark on the journey with you !
Namchi Chardham, South Sikkim (World's Highest Mountain Statue)
ReplyDelete^^^^^^^ The colourful temple on the left in this particular picture looks so much like the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai. Such similarity in architecture of Sikkim and the South of India is most fascinating !
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ReplyDeleteYeah you are Right Sanjay. It is a south Indian temple. But dunno the name.
ReplyDeleteWe will discuss at our core team meeting about your proposal about feature writing. :)
~ Core Team
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ReplyDeleteThanks Core team,
ReplyDeleteWhat distinguishes a good blog from a great blog is that vital 'feel of personalisation' on part of the writer. Especially, in a travel related blog which promises to take the visitor on a journey with the blogger, some elements of the actual description of the journey would go a long way in bonding the reader with the blogger.......for example, say your train stopped unexpectedly at a quaint station where you had a great omelette......by all means, mention it ! That will add a lot of appeal, because by nature, humans love to eavesdrop into other people's lives.......I am not meaning to imply that you will have to start revealing each bit of your journey in its minutest details, like what toothpaste you use during your travel and so on.
See, blogging is a skill, and it can be balanced to tell enough, yet keep it nice and professional without going overboard. But a cold catalogue-ish feel would certainly be 'off-putting'
Thanks,
Sanjay
sorry, I removed and reposted my earlier comment as there were some typos
ReplyDeleteShutterbugs ...... keep up the good work :)
ReplyDeleteOshadharon !!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Somnath and Sandeep.
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