Trip Cost includes:

Escorted Surface transfers by Non air conditioned car (AC Supplement is possible on extra payment),cruises and river transfers by motorized boat, stay at the Resort, all the meals, country boat rides, guided village tour, jungle entrance fees, services of our local guide cum naturalist.

Trip Cost excludes:

Kolkata Accommodation, Camera Fees, Soft and hard drinks, Air/rail passage, Cultural Programme, Tips gratuity and insurance, local cultural show (Dukhe Yatra or Bonobibi Yatra)can be experienced in the evening on payment of INR 1800 for a 1.5 hours show in full costume and with concert and any expenses not mentioned in the "Cost includes" section.

The food:
We serve local dishes specially and tastefully cooked for you by our trained local chef. Much variety is not possible owing to the remoteness of the area, yet best possible food is provided under strict hygienic supervision. Vegetables come from the organic gardens of the village, fresh fish and crab from the rivers and ponds, chicken from the village farms and fresh honey from the ‘honey collectors' houses.

The Activities:

We do not promise Tiger Sighting though every efforts will be taken to show the incredible array of wildlife of the Sunderbans. For those who consider Tiger sighting a must for their trip are discouraged to join our cruise safaris as Tiger sighting cannot be guaranteed in such a vast, remote and difficult terrain where visitors hardly have any opportunity to walk on the forested lands or mud flats. We welcome all to our Natural History tour for a great learning experience and a mutual education.

Seasons:

Round the year.

Climate:

October to February- Cold and temperate,  March to May-Hot and humid
June to September- Wet and windy. Monsoon cruises are spectacular.

Special Interest:

Botany, Ornithology and Ethno-zoology: 180 species of birds including 6 species of Kingfishers, Raptors, Waders, Migratory birds and ducks, Herons and Storks. Other than some 270 legendary Bengal Tigers and Spotted Deers and Wild Bores Sunderbans also boasts of  the Largest Estuarine crocodiles, Rhesus monkeys, Water monitors, Reptiles and  Amphibians, Turtles and Dolphins. The honey collectors and Fishermen of the land of "HUNGRY TIDE".

Sunderbans is mysterious, unpredictable, instilling, vast, untamable~Perhaps, the last true wild frontier remaining on our planet Earth.

Must in Travel Kit:
Binocular

Bird book
Small Torch
Stock of film rolls and batteries
Personal medication
Sun cap
Pair of earth color trousers/shirts

Sunderbans-The Land of The Royals!

Where the land meets the sea at the southern tip of West Bengal lies the Indian Sunderbans, a stretch of impenetrable mangrove forest of great size and bio-diversity. A UNESCO World Heritage Site (awarded in ’97), the Sunderbans is a vast area covering 4264 square kms in India alone, with a larger portion in Bangladesh. 2585 sq. kms of the Indian Sunderbans forms the largest Tiger Reserve and National Park in India. 

The Sunderbans are a part of the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. Situated on the lower end of the Gangetic West Bengal, 22.00° N – 89.00° E, it is also the world’s largest estuarine forest. 70% of the area is under saline water and the area is criss-crossed by hundreds of creeks and tributaries. It is difficult to approach and even more difficult to spend time in. But for those who dare, it must be one of the most attractive and alluring places remaining on earth.

In a landscape dominated by great tidal creeks and waterways, the only way to access and enjoy the area is on motorized boats which come in various sizes and shapes. Sunderbans is the home of man eating tigers, estuarine crocodiles, sharks and snakes. Man fights for survival in great numbers by living off nature's bounty by accepting and fighting against these odds. The visitor has no choice but to stay within limits and out of trouble. This means that there is very little conventional bird or game watching, more observations from water. But the dark and foreboding attractiveness of the mangroves also hides some of the most sought after birds and animals in the world and a chance encounter with a Swamp Partridge, a Brown-winged Kingfisher, a Grey Headed Lapwing, a Pallas's Fish Eagle, a Lesser Adjutant or maybe a Mangrove Whistler is always a possibility ~ as is the unforgettable sight of the most secretive great cat in the world.

Tiger sighting is difficult not just because of the terrain but also because the density is not evident from the limited view one gets from a boat. The fringes of Sunderbans play host to many local endemics and the visitor is well advised to spend time on land outside the core area before venturing into the heart of the National Park. Once inside the Park, the only access to land is at the various Watchtowers you can visit. Remember that the watchtowers are inside wire cages and do not allow you to stroll in tiger-land.