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International Tourists
Unlike most of north-east India, foreign tourists do not need restricted area permit to visit North-Bengal. Although the region is worth a deko in its own right, it can also be seen as a go between other major tourist destinations. Darjeeling is arguably the oldest and the most famous of all the destinations in north-east, the hills of Kalimpong is also getting its fare share of attention.
The Dooars has tremendous potential for jungle and offbeat tourism activity. The ethnic groups of Dooars includes Rava, Toto, Gorkha, Lepcha, Bhutia, Santhals and many others. Dooars is the melting pot of different ethnic groups. Customised cultural tours are organized by naturebeyond which includes home-stay at ethnic villages which helps in close interaction of local people and their culture. naturebeyond plays active role in voluntary activity in a large number of these villages which has lead to very good village level network throughout the region. Guests interested in participating community development activity are also served by naturebeyond on a non-profit basis.
Dooars is also important because of its historical significance. The kingdom of the Cooch king still has its reminisce in the Coochbihar Palace and in other places around. The other important tourist are in the region is the Darjeeling Hills. Apart from the well know hill town of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Mirik is the other two famous tourist spots of the hills. For off beat tourists, a number of smaller tourist destinations has come up in the recent past which includes Lava-Lolegaon, Damthang, Tinchuley, Kalijhora, Tista, Latpanchar, Rohini and others. In many of these places, home-stay can as well be organized. Adventure activity can be organized throughout the region. The most common activity is trek to Sandakphu and rafting in river Tista. naturebeyond has the infrastructure to organize a number of other adventure alternatives including offbeat treks in the forests, camps, biking tours etc. |
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naturebeyond
serves both luxury as well as budget tourists. All our tours are customized
as par guest requirement. Since we are based in north-bengal and visit
many of the destinations on a daily basis, we are able to provide the
highest level of tour customization. Be it a simple leisure or jungle
tour, or an ethnic-tour, eco-tour, cultural tour. We have experience in
handling varied clientele including film groups, school children, NGOs,
corporate guests and others.
The
importance of Dooars stems from the fact that you can visit Dooars
either as part of your Darjeeling-Sikkim tour (requires an extra journey
of about a 100 km only), or it can be visited on your way to the Kingdom
of Bhutan or the State of Assam. The name Dooars is derived from the word
Doors, since it is the gateway to the north-east and Bhutan.
The
forests of the Dooars is what attracts the bulk of the tourists. The forests
include