Tuesday, 5 January 2021

Kolkata to North Bengal and Sikkim road trip with family and dogs by Vikram Sur in November 2020

















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.

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