The once Jim Corbett favorite haunt, Indian jungles
host worlds rarest wildlife including the Royal Bengal Tiger, the
Asiatic Lion, the one-horned Rhino and many more...
Access
AIR :Dum Dum is the nearest airport at Kolkata, connected by
daily Indian Airlines flights from Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. Bangalore is
connected to Calcutta through Jet Airways flights.
RAIL :The nearest railhead is at Port Canning, 48 km away. The
nearest town is Gosaba, 50 km away. Regular trains operate from Calcutta to
Canning The train option is better avoided, instead take the road trip from
Kolkata to Basanti or Sonakhali. Sunderbans is accessible only by riverine
waterways. From Kolkata there are suburban trains to Canning and buses to
Namkhana, Raidighi, Sonakhali and Najat from where motor launch services are
available for Sunderbans.
ROAD :Means of road transport are available from Kolkata for the
places nearby Sunderbans like Namkhana (105 km), Sonakhali (100 km),
Raidighi (76 km), Canning (64 km), and Najat (92 km). To reach from Kolkata,
take the state highway to Baruipur via Rajpur. From here a district road
leads to Basanti via Canning. A motorboat from here will take you to
Sunderbans.
Distances from nearby cities :
|
Kolkata: |
120 km |
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Port Canning: |
48 km |
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Sonakhali: |
100 km |
Stay At
Within the Sunderbans reserve, the only accommodation available is
at Sajnekhali, where there's a tourist lodge. The lodge stands atop pillars-
to keep away hungry tigers- and has rooms as well as dormitories. Outside
the park, especially at Piyali and Bakkhali, are tourist lodges and hotels
which can be an alternative for anyone looking for a place to stay. Rates
vary considerably, depending upon what level of comfort you're looking for.