eT CONTENTS Introduction 7 ‘Windows to North Bengal 8-21 Malda 22-32 Dakshin Dinajour 34-43 Uttar Dinajpur 44-53 Jaloaiguri 54-69 Alipurduar 70-85 Cooch Behar 86 - 100 Dareeting 102-135 ‘Approved Tour Operator 136 Special page North Bengal Wild Animals Park © 33 Gajoldoba Tourism Hub 101First published February 2015 ‘©Department of Tourism, Govt. of West Bengal ‘All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrival system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise , without the prior permission of the copyright ownner, EDITORIAL SPECIAL THANKS TO Sumita Samanta Data collection for Darjeeling & Kurseong ‘Arupratan Chakraborty ‘Tsering Sherpa & team. Data collection for Kalimpong DESIGN Rojen Rai & team. Shale Data collection for Siiguri Manabash Mazumder PHOTOGRAPHS: Pritam Ghosh Debolina(Cover & inside) Rana Ghosh Debashis Chakrabarty ata collection for Alipurduar & Coochbehar Krishnendu Das ‘Suman Goswami, Lal Singh Bhujel & team. Sankha ‘Subhajit Prasad Data collection for Jalpaiguri ‘Atreyee Sarkar Dilip Oraon, Dolan Basak & team, Data collection for Malda, Uttar & Dakshin Dinajpur ‘ACKNOWLEDGMENT ‘Arunava Singha & team. Mrinal Seal Members Team Wind Oz EHTTOA- Eastern Himalaya Travel & Tour Operators’ Associationars = ai Eralya ian ‘Fate a as, a 3 serene. ode com ioge a2p8asen WIRE 200-2838 980% “Rm t metus govn MINISTER Touriam Department, Government of West Bengal ‘Now Secrotarat Busing, are Boor RS. Foy Rend, etkaia 700 001 ‘weonone: 039201 $79. Fan 620-298 957 ‘ino: mecouten vo goin MESSAGE 1 am happy to learn that the Regional Tourist Office, Siliguri under the Tourism Department is going to bring out a book related to tourist matter in collaboration with seven districts for the benefit of tourists. This book will contain the details about tourist spots, hotels, tour operators and also home stays. | appreciate this initiative and | expect that it will be helpful to the tourists. | wish @ grand success of this book and | convey my best wishes to all concerned. Bodom Bante (BRATYA BASU) Dated: 30" October, 2014 To Shri Sunil Agarwala, Joint Director of Tourism, Siliguri.