Sunderbans National Park The Home Of Royal Bengal Tiger

[Global Tourism India]

When any person talks about the Royal Bengal Tigers and the most charismatic location on the planet Earth then it is sure that we are talking about none of the other place other than Sunderbans. Sunedarbans National Park is situated in the Paragans district of West Bengal in India. This place is made up of 54 small islands which are crisscrossed by several distributaries of the Ganges. This National Park extends to a vast area of 6526 sq miles. There are many Sundari trees in this forest that’s why this forest has been named as Sunderbans. This National Park was declared as a Tiger Reserve in 1973 and in 1977 a wild life sanctuary and finally in 1984 it was declared as a National Park. UNESCO described this site as a World Heritage Site. This place is also famous as one of the biggest mangrove forest as it provides the best climatic conditions for the growth of mangroves. Here the tourists can enjoy the company of almost 300 tigers, 30,000 spotted dears and different types of other animals. You should visit this place after the monsoon till mid-march. This place is very close to Bay of Bengal and due to high humidity this place experiences quite heavy rain during the monsoon. Apart from the 64 species of flora in the sunderbans, it has variety of bird species which includes open billed storks, white ibis, spotted doves, pelicans etc. In the vicinity of the national park hotels, lodges and rest houses are available in plenty. The only means of travel in the park is by boat.

In this national park there is a luxurious eco-friendly resort, Sunderban Mangrove Retreat which is located on the banks of Gomor River in Jamespore Village of Satijalia Island. There are 17 rooms in this retreat which are categorized under deluxe room, cottage and also hut. Entire rooms of this retreat are having attached bathroom with 24 hour water supply. Here the tourists can enjoy multi cuisine dishes in its dining hall. For getting to this place, you have to come by ship from Basanti and Basanti is at a 3 hour drive from Kolkata.

For best budget and economy Hotels In Sunderban, you should go for Sunderban Tiger Roar. This place is an ideal for seeking solance from the hustling, bustling city life. Here from the safe comfort of the resort you can experience the thrill and excitement of being closed to famous Royal Bengal Tiger. This resort offers complete facilities to their visitors.

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