Road trip up the mountains of North Bengal and Sikkim from Kolkata and back with family by Vikram Sur, his wife Swati Sur and 3 yrs old son and two dogs.
Duration of trip: 2020-11-08 to 2020-11-21.
Vehicle driven: Ford Endeavour.
Responsibilities for Vikram were more but he claims that it was fun.
2020-11-08: After leaving Kolkata (Prince Anwar Shah Road) at 7 am, the family reached Siliguri at 2.30 am via Ranaghat, Krishnagar, Baharampur, Malda, Raniganj, Botolbari, Dhantola route. The average road condition was bad.
2020-11-09: They drove to Khushi Farms, Mirik, amids tea estates.
After two days of stay in Mirik, they reached Sittong from where they got a clear view of Kanchenjungha.
After a days stay in Sittong, they moved to Kalimpong, Chibbo.
From Chibbo after a days stay to another lovely resort in Kalimpong.
Lastly they drove to Kaluk in Sikkim where they stayed in Mandarin Village Resort for 3 days. While in Kaluk, they drove around nearby places enjoying nature and keeping safe distance from crowd and conventional tourists with fear of contracting Covid always in mind.
2020-11-19: Started the return journey from Kaluk back home to Kolkata. Night halt in Siliguri.
2020-11-20: Night halt in Malda at a badly maintained OYO Room property.
2020-11-21: Malda to Kolkata via NH12 (erstwhile, NH34).
12 days spent with great fun and they returned home safely avoiding Covid threats all around.
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.
.
#Kolkata_Siliguri,
#Kolkata_Darjeeling Hills,
#Kolkata_Sikkim.
Vehicle driven: Ford Endeavour.
Responsibilities for Vikram were more but he claims that it was fun.
2020-11-08: After leaving Kolkata (Prince Anwar Shah Road) at 7 am, the family reached Siliguri at 2.30 am via Ranaghat, Krishnagar, Baharampur, Malda, Raniganj, Botolbari, Dhantola route. The average road condition was bad.
2020-11-09: They drove to Khushi Farms, Mirik, amids tea estates.
After two days of stay in Mirik, they reached Sittong from where they got a clear view of Kanchenjungha.
After a days stay in Sittong, they moved to Kalimpong, Chibbo.
From Chibbo after a days stay to another lovely resort in Kalimpong.
Lastly they drove to Kaluk in Sikkim where they stayed in Mandarin Village Resort for 3 days. While in Kaluk, they drove around nearby places enjoying nature and keeping safe distance from crowd and conventional tourists with fear of contracting Covid always in mind.
2020-11-19: Started the return journey from Kaluk back home to Kolkata. Night halt in Siliguri.
2020-11-20: Night halt in Malda at a badly maintained OYO Room property.
2020-11-21: Malda to Kolkata via NH12 (erstwhile, NH34).
12 days spent with great fun and they returned home safely avoiding Covid threats all around.
.
.
.
#Kolkata_Siliguri,
#Kolkata_Darjeeling Hills,
#Kolkata_Sikkim.
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