Siliguri Travel Guide

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The town of Siliguri is the principle town in the region. This is where you are most likely to start your tour from. Siliguri on its own is not an attractive tourism destination, but it is the most important and sensitive city in the entire Eastern Himalayas due to its geographical location. Siliguri is a fast growing modern cosmopolitan and famous for three 'T's - Tea, Timber and Tourism.

Siliguri is well connected with the rest of the country by rail, air and road. Bagdogra airport nearby is the only airport catering to North Bengal and Sikkim region. New Jalpaiguri rail station, the main railhead for the region is just 8 km from Siliguri town. It is perhaps the only station having all three types of rail track network (broad gauge, meter gauge and narrow gauge) and directly connects New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and most other important cities of the country.

Getting There:
Air :
Bagdogra – 16 Km. from Siliguri, is the nearest Airport, the following Airlines operate the schedule services :-
* Indian Airlines
* Jet Airways
The Darjeeling bound tourist disembarking at Bagdogra may avail of the D.G.H.C. Tourism’s tourist coaches – Tourist Taxi or Private Taxi to Darjeeling. Sikkim Nationalised Transport’s Mini Bus available at the Airport for transfer to Gangtok.
Rail :
Siliguri is the junction of North-East Frontier Railway on metre gauge railway grid. Direct rail connections are available from Siliguri to Lucknow, Gauhati and Katihar.
New Jalpaiguri Station which is the junction for broad gauge lines is 7 km. from Siliguri. Direct railway connections with Calcutta (Sealdah and Howrah), Delhi, Madras, Bombay, Cochin etc are available from here.
The popular ‘Toy train’ between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling passes through Siliguri.
Bus Services :
North Bengal State Transport Corporation links by road almost all the important places of North Bengal. Long distance Express buses to Calcutta, Patna and Durgapur, Ranchi, Gauhati are available from Siliguri.

Tourist Attractions:
Mahananda Weir wild life Sanctuary, Sukna
18 kms form Siliguri, a place, deep inside forest & nature a good picnic spot.

Madhuban Park
A park, developed by Indian Army, is an excellent picnic spot.

Nature Interpretation Centre
Mahananda Wild Life Sancturay Nature is presented as an exhibition. Entry permit for Mahananda weir, Sukna are issued.

Umrao Singh Boat Club, Sukna
Umrao Singh Boat Club, Sukna, a Boat Club, developed by Indian Army. Different size & shapes of boats are available for tourists.

Passing through Tea Gardens
The whole of sightseeing trip pass through tea gardens. If you are interested, you can tea processing also.

Kalchakra Monastery
Kalchakra was 1st time organised in Salugara in December 96.

Teesta view Point, Sevoke
The Teesta river is the life line of the Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayas. Bird watching is possible.

Salugara Monastery
His eminence Kalu Rinpoche constructed a one hundred foot stupa, which contains five types of relics and is an object of veneration which will bring liberation to any one who sees it.