Tours From Kolkata can be arranged to a number of tourist spots located near the city. Tourists can arrange these excursions during a weekend or can take a break for few days to visit these places. The tourist spots located near Calcutta can be traveled by roadway or railway. These tourist attractions are just ideal for family vacations.
From Kolkata, tour to Shantiniketan can be arranged. This place is associated with Rabindranath Tagore as he set up an educational institute here. The distance of Shantiniketan from Calcutta is 136 km. In Shantiniketan, tourists can visit the nearby tourist spots and also participate in the local festivals.
The residential quarter of Tagore should be visited in Shantiniketan. Visva Bharati School and Visva Bharati University have been set up here.
Chandernagar can be traveled by G.T Road or by the Delhi Road from Kolkata. Launch service upto Chandernagar by the river Hooghly can also be availed. Trains are available from station of Howrah in Calcutta. Jagaddhatri Puja is celebrated in grand style in this town.
This place is historically important, as it happened to be a settlement of the French.
Tourists love shopping Baluchari sarees and tussarsilk from Bishnupur. Terracotta horses and
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handicrafts are also widely bought by the visitors in Bishnupur. Trains can be taken from Howrah. One has to cover 219 km if he takes train service. Or else, one has to travel about 151 km from Kolkata, if he takes the road route.
Tours from Kolkata can also be arranged to the sea beaches of Digha. From here visitors can go to nearby places like Junput, New Digha and Shankarpur. Buses can be taken from Calcutta to reach Digha. Trains can be also availed upto Kharagpur. Tourists can reach Digha from Shalimar as well. One needs only approximately 5 hours to travel by car from Kolkata to Digha.
Tourists can travel to Jaldapara Sanctuary from Kolkata city. One can see a number of wild animals like bisons, turtles, elephants, deer, tigers and different bird species here. This sanctuary is situated in the sub division of Alipurduar of Jalpaiguri in west Bengal.
The coastal region of Sunderban can be visited from Kolkata. The region is well known for the Royal Bengal Tigers. The mangrove forest area can be visited during a holiday from Kolkata. Tour from Calcutta to Bakkhali can be also arranged during a weekend with family members or friends. Buses and trains from Kolkata can be accessed to reach Bakkhali.
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