The Dooars & Siliguri · way to travel
Long weekends in Dooars
Short trips that start and end at NJP or Bagdogra: Darjeeling and Ghoom, Kalimpong and Lava, Mirik and the tea gardens, Gangtok and Tsomgo, or a Dooars forest weekend.
Trips
Comfort
Dooars4 nights · Reserved car
Murti and Jaldapara with the family, by car
Murti · Jaldapara National Park
₹26,000per personabout ₹5,200 a day
Shoestring
Dooars2 nights · Mixed
Gorumara forest weekend on a shoestring
Lataguri
₹5,000per personabout ₹1,650 a day
Value
Dooars3 nights · Mixed
Three nights by the Murti river
Murti
₹13,000per personabout ₹3,250 a day
Places
Things to do
Wildlife and birds · 1.5–2 hoursJatraprasad and Rhino Observation PointGorumara National Park · ₹2,500–3,500 a jeep for up to 6 (indica…
Wildlife and birds · 2 hoursMedla watchtower by bullock cartGorumara National Park · Safari jeep share + about ₹40–100 pp ca…
Wildlife and birds · 1.5–2 hoursBirding at Chukchuki watchtowerGorumara National Park · ₹2,500–3,500 a jeep for up to 6 (indica…
Wildlife and birds · 1.5–2 hoursA quieter evening at Chandrachur towerGorumara National Park · ₹2,500–3,500 a jeep for up to 6 (indica…
Wildlife and birds · 1.5–2 hoursDawn jeep safari for Jaldapara's rhinosJaldapara National Park · ₹2,500–4,000 a jeep for up to 6 (indica…
Wildlife and birds · 1 hourElephant safari into the tall grassJaldapara National Park · About ₹800–1,000 pp Indian nationals (i…
Culture and history · Half-dayTotopara and the Toto languageJaldapara National Park · Car ₹1,500–2,000; no entry fee
Tea · 2–3 hoursPlains tea gardens around BirparaJaldapara National Park · Car ₹1,200–1,800
Culture and history · 3–4 hoursHalf-day to the Jalpesh Shiva templeLataguri · ₹1,500–2,000 car; temple free