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Botanical Gardens :
( 19 km ) An impressive oasis of green
trees and plants especially noted for its gigantic over
200 years old Banyan tree at the Dakshineshwar. Kali
Temple is famous for its associations with Sri. Ramkrishna.
Sunderbans
Tiger Reserve |
Shantiniketan
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( 166 km ) Sunderbans
is a large unbroken swamp criss-crossed by a network
of rivers, Channels and creeks at the mouth of
rivers, the Ganga and the Brahmputra rivers. Sunderbans
covers a vast area of 1,629 sq. km and was declared
a reserve between 1928 and 1943. the tiger leads
an almost amphibious life in Sunderbans. Sunderbans'
estuaries support a variety of marine life which
include the salt water crocodile and the Olive
Ridley turtle. Leopards and fishing cats are also
found in fair numbers in Sunderbans. Accommodation
is available at Forest Lodge at Sajankhali.
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Maharshi Debendranath, father
of Rabindranath Tagore, had founded an Ashram here
in 1863 AD. Almost 40 years later, Rabindranath
started an open-air school at Shantiniketan that
gradually developed into an international university
named Visva Bharti where the cultures of the East
and the West meet in common fellowship and thereby
strengthen the fundamental conditions of world peace.
Shantiniketan is 211 km from Kolkata and there are
regular bus services.
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Digha :
( 185 km ) A beautiful beach and a popular holiday resort
with a 6 km long beach, is said to be one of the widest
in the world. It is a five hours drive from Kolkata
which is well-connected with Kolkata by good motorable
road. Shankarpur is another virgin beach, 10 km from
Digha. Frazergani is entirely a different beach. It
is pure and holds the charm of a unspoilt beach. It
can be accessed from Kolkata. It is also famous for
the migratory birds that can be sighted over here.
Ganga Sagar
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A Culturally and religiously important destination it
also has an exceptionally good beach for tourists. Situated
on the island in the Sunderbans, it holds the charm
of a completely unspoilt beach on the estuary of the
mighty Ganga. It can be approached from Kolkata by bus.
Gandhi Ghat
:
( 25 km ) A memorial to Mahatma Gandhi on the banks
of the Hoogly river.
Diamond
Harbour :
( 51 km ) The Hoogly river turns here towards the sea.
Bakkhali ( 132 ) is famous for gold beach.
Krishnagar
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( 100 km ) Krishnagar can be reached by road or rail
from Kolkata ( 100 km ). The town on the banks of the
Jalani river, is famous for its toy and clay models.
The Krishnanagr Palace and the Roman Catholic Church
are worth seeing.
Nabadwip
:
(114 km ) The birth place of Saint Chaitanya is the
scene of many colorful festivals.
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