|  Dooars
Dooars, a land of unending beauty, lies in
the sub-Himalayan foothills in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
Stretching from River Tista on the west to River Sankosh on
the east, over a span of 130 km by 40 km along the foothills
Himalayas, Dooars occupies a major part of Jalpaiguri district.
Derived from the word 'doors' Dooars or Duars
acts as a gateway to Bhutan and the North-Eastern states of
India. To the north of Dooars stands the East Himalayas as a
natural backdrop and towards south it's a vast plain land with
low river basin extends farther up to Bangladesh. Dooars with
a vast texture of dense forests teeming with wildlife, unending
tea gardens, babbling rivers, interspersed with small ethnic
settlements, constitute a fascinating tourist destination. Still
unknown to the large section of tourist, the Dooars offers some
magical landscape with fascinating view of river valleys and
hills.
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entire Dooars region are cries-crossed by Tista, Raidak, Torsha,
Jaldhaka, Kaljani and their innumerable tributaries trotting
and rolling down from the hills. The entire region is served
with a network of motor-able roads and highways connecting all
important townships, forests and tea gardens. The railway service
connects Siliguri and Cooch Behar via Alipurduar. A journey
itself by rail or on road through the dense natural forests
interwoven with lush green tea gardens gives immense delight
and freshness to both the mind and the eyes.
The Dooars valley is specially noted for its
wildlife sanctuaries, the most important of which are the Gorumara
National Park (75 km from Siliguri), Chapramari wildlife sanctuary
(68 km from Siliguri), Buxa Tiger Reserve (200 km from Siliguri)
and  Jaldapara
Sanctuary (124 km from Siliguri). These sanctuaries are abounding
in a fascinating diversity of rare flora and fauna. The vast
texture of massive trees sheltering varieties of orchids and
the forests resounded with songs of birds and call of wild animals
make it a veritable paradise for lovers of nature and eco-tourism.
Destinations in Dooars
Alipurduar
Bindu
Coochbehar
Jalpaiguri
Mongpong
Rongo
Samsing
More places in Dooars:
There are countless little known destinations in the entire
Dooars. Although tourism has not been developed in these areas
but each place offers unspoiled natural beauty with unique landscape
and culture.
Jayanti
in Buxa Tiger Reserve
Bhutanghat
Buxa
Fort
Rajabhatkhawa
Toto
Para
Raimatang
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