Do you have fascination for safari tour and have a craze for wild life and natural beauty then surely Lataguri is your ideal destination. Here you can enjoy the elegant beauty of nature with the main attraction here is the famous Gorumara National Park which is a home to hundreds of wild life species and if you are jungle safari lover then surely this is going to be your hot destination tour at our homestay in Lataguri.
How to reach Lataguri
Well, for reaching Lataguri from Kolkata the best way to go is board Kanchankanya Express from Sealdah station that runs daily from 8:30 pm and reach New Mal junction by 9:20 to 9:30 am next day morning. Now you can hire a car from outside the station or you can take a government bus from bazaar bus stand to reach Lataguri which takes just 40 mins time.
Apart from that there are lots of other trains available like Sealdah-Agartala Kangchenjunga express, Sealdah-Silchar Kangchenjunga express that goes to JPE station (Jalpaiguri road) from where Lataguri is 21 kms. All these details you can check it out from Eastern railway's official website.
Top tourist Hotspot in Lataguri
Here the biggest tourist hotspot is none other than Gorumara National Park which is one of the famous national parks in the country which is a home to a more than thousand wildlife species where the main attraction is wild elephant herds who always come outside forest to drink water from the nearby lake which is located in the center of the forest.
Tourist can spot this exquisite view of wild elephant herds from the watch tower or directly from their safari jeep. Apart from that this national park has lots of more attraction like different species of dear, birds, peacock, rhino, wild bison, leopard, etc. Here two types of safari available one is elephant safari and other is jeep safari which is again two type that is core safari and watch tower safari which you have to book in advance from the west Bengal government’s forest department website wbfdc.net
Other attraction and tourist destinations here is exotic tea gardens and Murthy Jhalong, Apple Store, Bindu, and Rocky Island which you can visit by booking a car. For safari 6:00 am morning is the best time for enjoying wildlife view so try to book much in advance as this is the most prime time slot for jungle safari. Then you can visit all other hotspots after returning from the jungle safari.
Here at lataguri you can book our homestay in Lataguri that comes with all the modern amenities like large size rooms with bed, Beside the bed there are two side tables with wardrobes and two chairs. Well, beside the bed you will find a door towards the balcony from where you can get a wonderful view of the jungle.
Getting up early in the morning and enjoying cup of tea from this balcony will surely give you an enchanting feeling under the lap of nature where you can enjoy the view of adjacent garden and lawn where you can also watch various birds coming around with sound of peacock and elephant from the jungle.
One of the advantages of staying at this homestay is that you can cook your own meals which means you can ask the cook of the homestay whatever you want to eat and they will prepare it for you for lunch and dinner. For more details you can get in touch with our staff at the homestay for booking your room with your family.