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Dooars

About the place

The Dooars or Duars are the alluvial floodplains in northeastern India that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River basin. This region is about 30 km wide and stretches over about 350 km from the Teesta River in West Bengal to the Dhanshiri River in Assam. The region forms the gateway to Bhutan.It is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion.Dooars means 'doors' in Assamese, Bengali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, and Magahi languages.There are 18 passages or gateways between the hills in Bhutan and the plains in India.This region is divided by the Sankosh River into Eastern and Western Dooars, consisting of an area of 880 km2.The Western Dooars are also known as the Bengal Dooars, and the Eastern Dooars also as the Assam Dooars. Dooars is analogous with the Terai in northern India and southern Nepal.

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PLACES OF INTERESTS

Chalsa

It is a distance of few kilometres from Malbazar on the way to Dooars from Siliguri. It is the National Highway connecting to the North-East with West Bengal which passes from Chalsa, from here the roads leads to Samsing which is about 15 km. From its right side of Chalsa forest you can move to Lataguri via the Gorumara National Park. Where at this places you get some of the good Dooars hotel and the connecting places of Bindu, Murti etc.Best Dooars temperature ranges from 21 to 31 degrees Celcius and the rising of the temperature is onwards from March and the summer season lasts until June.It is the harsh season which is not preferable to visit the place but July to September marks it the most romantic season to visit the greenery and incessant rain.

Gorumara National Park at Dooars

The place can be reached from Bagdogra/NJP in just two hours through its winding roads of forests and tea gardens which is the most attraction place for the Tourists. Average Dooars tour package cost is much affordable in its off season and also at the season time as the cost vary from budget tourists accommodations from deluxe to the equivalent properties.

Lataguri

It is a small village till a few years back near Gorumara is the Lataguri Forests. Tourism around the Gorumara forest started in Lataguri and its area although has a large number of tourist’s accommodation in all around the forest which include the places of Murti, Ramsai and some of the other areas.

Mongpong the Marshy Land

Mongpong is the situated on the lofty bank of the Teesta and is the famous place as the Mongpong Forest Rest House offers a great panoramic view of the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary and at the widespread of the Teesta Valley.