Hotel Lhaki Yangchak
Travel Blogs from Phuntsholing
Welcome the Boundary
... but hey its the fact-- his name is Partho, he will be traveling with us in the car as driver. We found him standing at the station with his TATA SUMO, as we quickly tucked us in the jeep after purchasing some smokes and chips and water bottles and headed for our lunch destination at
LATAGURI, WEST BENGAL.
We reached there by around 12:30 or so in the afternoon when we met BAPI Chandra, the actual tour agent . He has short curly hairs, wears shirts in ...
Chasing Rhino at Chilapata
... We rushed towards Torsa View Tower. By the time we reached, one rhino had come close to Chilapata side of the river and another was in mud some meters away. Dipen excitedly pointed at the far side of the almost dry river to show us a tusker. It was drinking water. It did not come any closer and went into Jaldapara.
Birds like cuckoo, bulbul, egret, and wild fowls were everywhere. We began our journey back as at 17.30, the forest closes. Immediate ...
Day4: Trek to Mahakal (Jainti - Buxa Duar)
... to carry one in this type of trips). There was no stiff climbing until we got to the gate of Mahakal and thereafter the hiking began. It is not a tough one and I believe anyone can manage to reach the top. The beauty of the place is breathtaking. A beautiful waterfall, a mountain river flowing between gigantic rocks, a hanging rope bridge – all contributing to the beauty of that place.
Inside the cave ...
Day 3: Trek to Buxa Fort (Jainti - Buxa Duar)
... started ... I thought it will not take long to reach Mahakal as it is only 6 KMs away.
There was a dog following us. It was nice to have a local companion. Walking down the road we came to a point where the road devided into two. We took the right turn. The way was beautiful. ...
Day 2: Jainti Forest - it is real now, not dreams
... and it is just beside the jainti forest dormitory. There is no network coverage in this place ... so we were disconnected from the outer world. We left our drivers, had tea and went to the Jainti river bank. There was not much water in the river, so we were walking on the river bed, taking photos and listening the birds whistling and other sounds that forest produces. Night comes quickly in ...