The sky-touching Himalayas, exuberant Durga Pooja, finest tea and world’s largest delta Sundarbans – West Bengal overflows with splendors of nature. The tourist-friendly state woos visitors with its picture-perfect scenery. Kolkata is the main attraction which also happens to be its capital city. Renew your experience by visiting Darjeeling to immerse in its beauty and taste its world-famous tea. The best time to visit is during Durga Puja, with places decked to nine, you would long to come here again.
Located on the edge of Hooghly River, Kolkata serves as the capital city of West Bengal. It is nicknamed as ‘the Cultural capital of India’ and ‘City of Joy’. The iconic landmark of the city you should see is Howrah Bridge. Look back at British era in majestic colonial gems like Victoria Memorial. The city also has exciting places like Birla Industrial & Technological Museum and Science City in store for science aficionados.
Satiate your wanderlust by visiting one of the most beautiful hill-stations of Northeast India, Darjeeling. It is particularly recognized for its richly flavored tea which is enjoyed worldwide. The steep heightened mountains offer an uninterrupted view of the world’s third highest peak, Kangchenjunga. Enjoy a train ride on the mountains with a toy train ride and encounter fascinating nature views. Do not miss an unforgettable sunrise view from the famous Tiger Hill.
It is a biosphere reserve, tiger reserve and a national park located in the world’s largest riverine delta, Sundarban. The park is one of the largest reserves of Royal Bengal Tigers. It is a cluster of 54 islands with an intricate network of creeks and tributaries. It is only accessible by boats or vessels. Apart from exploring wildlife, you will also find interesting places like watchtowers, Bon Bibi temple and a 400-year-old Shiva Temple.
Unlock the mysteries of past by setting your foot in the heritage city, Cooch Behar. The main attraction is Cooch Behar Palace, a fine imitation of the Buckingham Palace in London. The city also boasts remarkable ancient temples like Kamteswari Temple, Baneshwar Shiva Temple and Madhupur Dham Temple.
Bishnupur is a city famous for its terracotta temples and the Baluchari sarees. The handcrafted soft and smooth Baluchari sarees are made of fine tussar silk. Its repository of temples is a classic representation of the creative use of terracotta. The most beautiful temple is the Madan Mohan temple. Other temples include Rasmancha, JorBangla Temple, Pancharatna Temple and Radhe Govind Temple.
The signature dish of the state is Machhe Bhat i.e rice with fish curry. Rich use of spices can be seen in their cooking process. Some must-try dishes are Chelo Kebabs, Macher jhol and Shukto. Bengali’s also love sweets; the most popular ones are Roshogolla, Sondesh, Kalojam and Pitha.
The most famous specialty of West Bengal that you should take home is tea leaves from Darjeeling. Also buy terracotta handicrafts and Baluchari sarees from Bishnupur. Other collectibles include Kantha Sarees, Solapith Handicrafts, Tant Sarees and Kalighat Paintings.
By Air- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dumdum is the busiest international airport in the state.
By Rail- It has a good network of railways that operate regular trains to all parts of India.
By Road- The well-maintained roads and National Highways offer smooth road connectivity with any part of the country.
MarcoFrance1965
UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE !
I just came back from a 12 days Rajasthan tour. It was just myself and my 14 year olde daughter. I found Caper surfing the web and had non suggestion from friends and had never read comments or reviews about it. Totally "blind-choice". I was very lucky. The organization was really excellent. The agent that followed us, Mr. Praveen Juyal did a great job. I decided our itinerary and he punctually gave me suggestions on the best management of my choices. The hotel choice was fine and confirmed expectations. We had tour guides in every site seeing location and they were all extremely professional, very punctual and really kind and polite.
But I must say that what made the trip even better was our driver; Mr. Deshraj.
One of those persons that you really wish you could meet once in your life. Not only an excellent driver but always helpful, respectful and friendly. He explained us many things about Indian life along the journey and sometimes stopped for short breaks in beautiful places on the road that were not even mentioned in the guide books. My only regret is that at the end of the trip I didn't have much money left and I left a tip probably not adeguate for the kind of service but I will definitely send him try to sort this maybe in a next trip. Thank you very much Caper and Deshraj.
Dreamer802943
A Memorable Trip
We recently concluded a 12 day driving tour of New Delhi, Agra and Rajasthan with Caper Travel. It was most enjoyable !! The logistics arrangements were excellent - from tour planning , hotel selection , vehicle condition to driver. Mr Alok handled the planning, and Mr Vikram was our Tempo driver throughout the journey. Mr Vikram was very helpful , accommodating and patient throughout the tour, despite long hours of driving on the roads ( not to mention India traffic}. We would not hesitate to recommend Caper to our fellow travellers who are thinking of visiting India. Thank You Caper !
goochie33, London, United Kingdom
Golden triangle goa and mumbia
Just come back from an amazing 2 week trip to India. First we done the golden triangle which we chose to do the train trip from Delhi to Agra a must you have to do if not just for the experience. All the cities were wonderful but be prepared to see lots of temple one seems to run into another but wow the taj was my highlight along with the Hindu temple in Delhi. The driving the cows the dogs are everywhere are all an experience. Goa was beautiful we stayed at the taj exotica. In mumbia we done a city tour and ended our trip in the taj for afternoon tea another must. It is a exhilarating trip but one I will never forget. From booking with Manika to all the drivers and guides they were always there to meet us from the airport and hotels on time. They really looked after us thank you all.
Aileen M
Wonderful trip
We have just returned from our first trip to India and we must say it was absolutely fascinating. The itinerary was first class and covered everything we could have wished for. On arrival we were met by a very nice rep and driver who took us to our hotel and sorted out the necessary paperwork with us. We had our driver Vishan for our time in the north and he was terrific, kept the vehicle spotless and kept us supplied with water. We then flew to the south of India and met up with our driver Suhdeer who again was very nice and very informative about things as we drove along. The guides we had on all our trips were excellent and again very informative.
The only down side to it all was that in our package we paid for the drivers accommodation, food and allowance only to find out that the drivers don’t receive this money and if they want accommodation they have to pay for it themselves. We ended up paying one of our drivers an amount for the nights that we had him for him to get somewhere to sleep and food as we were concerned that if he slept in his car he wouldn’t be rested enough to take on the next day driving for 4-5 hours.
All in all Caper Travel are excellent in their planning and can’t fault them for that.
Urquiola, New York City, New York
Caper travel
Recently traveled to India on a private guided tour with Caper Travel. Ms. Mumtaz Khan worked with me on arranging my itinerary.
She was always available to answer all my concerns immediately. On my arrival in Delhi I was welcome with warm smile at the airport by a young gentleman name Kapol Joshi . My experience with the company was amazing and I would highly recommend to anyone traveling to India.
I would also like to mention the personal attention I received at Amritsar by Aman Shara and his lovely wife who welcomed me and my son to their home
and soon to open their beautiful hotel.
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