Information on Jayanti & Buxa Tiger Reserve : A beautiful place to hang out in Dooars

arupratan ghosh

Recently i have been to Jayanti. So i can provide information on the place. It is on West bengal & Bhutan Border. A nice place surrounded by deep forests, mountains and the River Jayanti with an amazing river bed on the India-Bhutan Border.

Please remember the place is remote and facilities available are very basic.

i will be happy to provide information on the palce if any one is interested.

Have a nice day!!!

rajib_sengupta

Can you please prepare a brief story on your travel (about the places visited, where to stay, facilities available, etc.) and publish in this thread? I am planning a trip to Dooars for sometime; hence infornmation from you will be greatly helpful.

Regards

Rajib

arupratan ghosh

i'm giving u a brief history of my tour.. hope this will help u.

a. i started from kolkata on Saraighat Express (from Howrah)at 4 pm.

b. reached Alipur Duar at 4.35 am next morning.

c. got a jeep from the station and it took us straight to Jayanti with in little more than 45 mnts. We were 6 in group and the jeep was hired for Rs 500.

d. I stayed at CESC Bunglow there. It was booked from Calcutta (CESC Head Office at Esplanade).

e.There are several other private bunglows which i saw. you may book them through local Guides. If you want i can give address and Ph no of the guide (At Jayanti). He can help you a lot i think. The man was our Guide in our tour. he is very nice sort of a man.

f. I staed there for 3 days, have treks over river beds.. had nice jungle safaries (in Tata Sumos, permission and the Sumo was arranged by the guide). For sumo (Per Jungle safari trip ) we paid Rs 300/- + Per head Jungle entry fees. I think it was Rs 25/- per person.

If you need any more info please write.

Cheers!!

santos_g15

i would like to know about the guide.his number.what animals did you see .how thick/kind was the vegetation.Can a single person go there and find people to share jeeps.

shhsmadhatter

Do you need a big group to go there? Since the facilities are basic do any arrangements need to be made?

arupratan ghosh

i m giving his name & ph no in my next post. meanwhile i'm giving you some more info :

a. if you r single then you may catch the direct bus also from New AlipurDuar Station instead of hiring a jeep / sumo. There are two buses to Jayanti from there. One is in the morning (around 9 am) and the other one is in the evening (around 4 pm). The bus takes you straight to jayanti Bazar with in 1 Hr 30 Mnts. the bus fare is Rs 15/- Per Person. you can enjoy the bus ride with local people Or Hire a jeep/sumo / maruti van from New alipur duar station as i informed before also.

b. jayanti is not a much shouted place. So i'm not sure whether you can find other co-travellers /Tourists to share any jeep (for going to jayanti from New Alipur Duar AND for jungle Safari). But if u r lucky you may get other tourists there. The guide can actually help you in this matter.

c. The forest is very dense and green there. its due to the massive rains it gets every year due to its location just under the himalayas in the dooars. But it is not a game Park like kanha OR Ranthombhor. So the possibility of viewing larger numbers of wild animals is less.But here you can have a glimpse of Indian Gours, deersd and Elephants while doing Jungle Safarie and if lucky enough, you have have Leopards also.

d. The Buxa Reserve is much more attractive for its natural beauties with its thick vegetation and rivers and mountains sharing the borders with Bhutan rather than animals. The forest is closed for tourists from 1 st july - 15th September due to heavy rains in this locality.

i think i have answered your queries. if u have more to know please write.

i m giving the name and contct details in my next post.

santos_g15

you have indeed answered my queries.thanks a lot.Much appreciated.

arupratan ghosh

Name and contact details of the guide :

Pradip Dey
Forest Tourist Guide
Buxa Tiger Reserve (Jayanti)
Ph No: 03561 286680

he can speak bengali and Hindi, But not so fluent in English

santos_g15

Thanks.great.i will contact him when i need to go there.

arupratan ghosh

please read the thread below. i think u will find the answer. I 've also posted the name and ph no of the local forest guide there. He can help you a lot.

Thanks!! Enjoy your stay at Jayanti!!

shhsmadhatter

thanks a lotzz. will be visiting jayanti positively.

MamonRaktim

Hi Arup, I Have gone through the informations provided by you here. Actually I'm planning to go there at the end of Nov 2009 or beginning of Dec, 2009 but I have little idea about this place. But I'm now aware of this place via your informations.
Only I have some queries which I like to put here. They are as follows :-
1. Are Jayanti and Buxa Tiger Reserve same place ?
2. Is there any Govt. Lodge / Bunglow in Jayanti / Buxa ? You have said that you booked CESC Bunglow.Is it accessible for public or only to known people?


Looking forward for your kind co-operation and help

arupratan ghosh

yes, Jayanti and Buxa is same place. actually Jayanti is a range of Buxa Tiger reserve.

There is One Forest Bunglow and One PWD bunglow, apart from the private bunglows/ Rest Houses.

I was in CESC bunglow, which is for CESC employees only, but if you can have endorse ment from any CESC Official, you can have the booking!!

If any more info is required please write.

MamonRaktim

Thanks Arup. Although I have time in my hands, should I have to book the forest bunglow in advance in Jayanti as that time ( Nov - Dec, 09 ) might experience rush of tourists ?

arupratan ghosh

hi raktim,

Jayanti is not a place which attract too much tourists like other places of dooars. But still having a booking is always nice!

The booking forForest Bunglow at Jayanti is not done from kolkata. You may book it through the Office of DFO, Jalpaiguri.

There are other places also, as i mentioned before, hence i think getting a room there will not be a big issue even in Nov/Dec.