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Siliguri is the commercial capital of North Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan,
Nepal and Bangladesh. Hosts to over 5 lakhs domestic and 15000
foreign visitors, excluding the people of Bhutan, Bangladesh and
Nepal, who visit Siliguri regularly both for business as well as for
leisure.
Siliguri is the major trade centre for
the North-East and eastern Nepal; a real boom city, cycle-rickshaws
dominate the roads and there are large number of buses and jeeps
plying to different tourist destinations of the region. The main
national highways of this region pass through Siliguri. Bus services
to all the neighboring places and states is available from Siliguri.
Bus services to Bhutan are also there.
Geographically the location of Siliguri is unique in that by only
half an hour's drive one will reach center of dense forest or start
climbing the hills. Meandering roads to Kalimpong or Gangtok running
parallel to the River Teesta or Rangit with its rapids and falls is
one of the finest stretch of landscape in the world. Cluster of hill
stations around Siliguri will make any country proud. Once you leave
the plains and start climbing you enter a different domain
altogether.
The surrounding areas of the city are beautiful. The Mahananda
Wildlife Sanctuary is 18 km from the city (Permits are required).
The Coronation Bridge (Sevoke Bridge) is an important bridge of the
north east. There are a number of good hotels in the city.
Where to stay in Siliguri:
You can take your pick from a range of luxury and budget hotels in
Siliguri besides star categorized accommodation.
The various hotel packages offer the best of facilities. The
well-furnished rooms place most of the comforts at your feet.
HOTEL SINCLAIRS |
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HOTEL HERITAGE |
P.O. Pradhan Nagar
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Hill Cart Road, Pradhan Nagar |
Phone: 522674 Fax: 432743
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Telefax : 532510, 532511, 532516 |
49 Rooms. |
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45 Rooms |
Facilities : Multicuisine Restaurant, Swimming Pool.
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Facilities : Multicuisine Restaurant, Conference and Banquet
Facilities |
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HOTEL GATEWAY |
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HOTEL CINDRELLA |
Sevoke Road
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Sevoke Road, 3rd Mile, Box No. 88
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Phone: 430041
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Phone: 427136 Fax: 430615
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60 Rooms.
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36 Rooms.
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Facilities : Multicuisine Restaurant |
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Facilities : Multicuisine Restaurant, Swimming Pool.
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VIRAMMA RESORTS & HOTELS |
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Hill Cart Road
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Phone: 426222 Fax: 432497
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30 Rooms
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Facilities : Multicuisine Restaurant, Swimming Pool.
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HOTEL Ranjit
Hill Cart Road
Phone:
431680
good
restaurant.
Hotel Vinayak
Opposite Tourist Office
Phone:
431130
Accommodation : clean comfortable rooms with bath for
Rs.400/500 and with A/C for Rs.850-900. It is a good place.
Mainak
Tourist Lodge (West Bengal Tourism)
Phone:
430986,
Accommodation : clean comfortable rooms for Rs.500/600 and A/C rooms for Rs.900
to Rs.1400. It is a well-managed friendly place with a nice garden.
It has a good restaurant. Recommended.
Embassy
Phone:
435098,
George Mehbert Road
Accommodation : good business hotel with comfortable
rooms.
Hotel
Holydon
Phone:
423558
Accommodation : has clean rooms with common bath for Rs.120 and
rooms with bath and hot water for Rs.250 and Rs.325. It is friendly
place.
Hotel
Mount View
Phone: 425919
Hill Cart Road
Accommodation : nice budget place with clean rooms for
Rs.225-300 to Rs.300-400.
Hotel
Chancellor
Phone:
432360,
At the intersection of Tenzing Norgay and Sevoke Roads
Accommodation :
good rooms for Rs.175-250 and with a balcony for Rs.300. The front
rooms can be noisy. It is a well-managed recommended place.
Tourist Services Agency Guest House
Phone:
430872
Near the bus station
Accommodation : popular friendly place with rooms
for Rs.250-300. Hot water in a bucket. It is a good value, but is
often full.
Hotel
Baydanath
Near the New Jalpaiguri station
Accommodation : good rooms with bath and hot water for
Rs.250-300
Siliguri Lodge
Next to Sikkim Nationalized Transport bus stand
Accommodation : Rs.150-200 with common bath and Rs.350 with bath. It
has a nice garden.
Rajasthan Guest House
Near the Siliguri Town station
Accommodation : Rooms with common bath for Rs.135-175 and
with bath for Rs.150-200
Where to Eat :
Miami Restaurant, near the Hotel Holydon, has Chinese and
South Indian food. Hill Mount View has
good Chinese food.
Cindrella, Sevoke Rd, has a veg
restaurant.
Oriental Room, in the Hotel Sinclairs,
is one of the best places in town.
Hotel Vinayak has a good restaurant.
Places to visit in and around Siliguri
Nature Interpretation Centre : Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary Nature is presented as an exhibition.
Entry permit for Mahananda weir, Sukna are issued.
Mahananda Weir wild life Sanctuary, Sukna : 18 km from Siliguri, a place, deep inside forest & nature a good
picnic spot.
Madhuban Park : A park, developed by Indian Army, is an excellent picnic spot.
Umrao Singh Boat Club, Sukna :
Umrao Singh Boat Club, Sukna, a Boat Club, developed by Indian Army.
Different size & shapes of boats are available for tourists.
Passing through Tea Gardens : The whole of sightseeing trip pass through tea gardens. If you are
interested, you can observe tea processing also.
Visit to Salugara Monastery : His eminence Kalu Rinpoche has constructed a one hundred foot stupa,
which contains five types of relics and is an object of veneration
which will bring liberation to any one who sees it.
Visit to Kalchakra Monastery :
Kalchakra was 1st time organised in Salugara in December 96.
Teesta view Point, Sevoke : The Teesta river is the life line of the Sikkim and Darjeeling
Himalayas. Bird watching is possible.
Kali Mandir : Kali Mandir, a Hindu Temple near Sevoke, an abode of the living
goddess Kali. The famous Kali Mandir is frequented by newly wedded
couples seeking the blessing of the Goddess Kali for an happy
married life.
Monkey Point :
Before reaching Coronation Bridge, you will run into groups of
friendly monkeys. These monkeys can be hand fed bread, bananas or tidbits.
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Coronation Bridge : Between Salugara & Kalijhora is the Sevoka Bridge, built in 1930, a
relic of British Excellence in design & architecture. While crossing
the bridge on foot cut out the nature adds colour to pleasure.
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Courtesy & ©
Dr.Sen |
Hong Kong Market : For purchase of foreign goods, it is the best place around. For people, who cannot go to Dhulabari, Nepal, this is a market of great charm a large variety
of imported goods are available at reasonable prices. The prices are
cheaper by 30% in comparison to Calcutta and 40% in comparison to
Delhi and Bombay.
Consumer Goods Market : Seth Srilal Market and Hill Cart Road have some big consumer goods
shops, which stock large varieties of mercantile. The people of
North Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh regularly visit
Siliguri for purchasing. Prices are competitive and bargaining is
negligible.
Railway Exhibition : For seeing Steam Engines of narrow gauge 'c' Class, a relic of
British Raj, Siliguri Junction is to be visited.
Art Gallery : Regular art exhibitions are being held in Siliguri. The most
important and regular site of Art Exhibition is Dina Bandhu Manch.
ISKCON Hare Krishna Mandir : A temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. The ISKCON CENTRE in Siliguri is
being labelled as the biggest Krishna Centre in the whole of the
North East.
Lord Krishna had gone into hiding in the jungles of Baikunthapur
with Rukmini at one time so Siliguri was the first choice of Iskon
for making this biggest Krishna Centre in the Northeast.
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