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Siliguri

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How to get there: By Airways: By air to Bagdogra (Siliguri)- flight duration is about 45 minutes from Kolkata.Indian Airlines as well as private airlines operate on this route.
By Railways: New Jalpaiguri/Siliguri Junction stations at the base of the Darjeeling Hill areas have direct railway connections with Calcutta, Mumbai, Guwahati, Madras, Lucknow, and Delhi.
By Roadways: Siliguri is the main city in the plains by the Tenzing Norgay Road (formerly Hill Cart Road). Bus services between Siliguri and Calcutta are frequent. Bus services to Bhutan are also available from here.
Geographically the location of Siliguri is unique in that by only half an hour’s drive one will reach center of dense forest or start climbing the hills. Meandering roads to Kalimpong or Gangtok running parallel to the River Teesta or Rangit with its rapids and falls is one of the finest stretch of landscape in the world. Cluster of hill stations around Siliguri will make any country proud. Once you leave the plains and start climbing one enters a different domain altogether.
Shopping : Bidhan Market Art Gallery, Matigara People and Cusine : People Religious : Salugara Monastry Kali Mandir, ISKCON (Hare Krishna Mandir) Parks and Wildlife : Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary Madhuban Park, Nature Interpretation Centre Natural Beauty : Passing through Tea Gardens Teesta view Point, Sevoke Heritage : Coronation Bridge