LATAGURI – GORUMARA

Lataguri is a small town located in the Jalpaiguri district of Indian state of West Bengal. The village is located outside the Gorumara National Park on National Highway No. 31. Permits for entering Gorumara and Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary are given from Lataguri. The village also contains a “Nature Interpretation Center”, which gives information about the flora and fauna of the area. A few roadside restaurants (“Dhabas”) and hotels cater for tourists. Padamati Union Rahimuddin High School of Helapakri High School named after the eminent bengali great man Rahimuddin, was established on 24th, January 1949 at Padamati two no gram panchayet P.O. Helapakri, distt. Jalpaiguri, West bengal. It is a government aided school affliliated to the Board of WBBSE. It is situated on the Maynaguri-Mekhliganj Road and reachable from the District town Jalpaiguri in one hour journey by bus or train.

This park is located in the Dooars Region of Jalpaiguri district. River Murti, Jaldhaka and Ingdong have passed through this national park. In the year 1949, Gorumara Forest was declared as wildlife sanctuary when it was a small forest. Later in the year 1992, it was declared as a National Park, comprising of 89 kms of diverse forest. The wildlife, in addition to one-horned Rhinos, consists of wild Elephants, Deer, Sambhar, Barking Deer, Spotted Deer and Hog Deer, wild Pig, Gour and a number of Birds, Peafowls, etc. Gorumara National Park is a National Park in northern West Bengal, India. Located in the Terai region of the Himalayan foothills, it is a medium-sized park with grasslands and forests. It is primarily known for its population of Indian rhinoceros. The park is rich in large herbivores including Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer. Small herbivores include barking deer, hog deer and wild boar. There is a comparative lack of large carnivores, with the only big cat being the leopard. The park is not home to any resident population of Bengal tigers, Indian wild dogs, or Indian wolves. Tigers are, however, occasionally spotted here. It does have numerous small carnivores including various civets, mongooses and small cats. The park has a large resident population of wild boar, but the critically endangered pygmy hog has been reported from the park. It also has numerous rodents, including giant squirrels. The rare hispid hare has also been reported from the park. Birds at the Gorumara National Park include submontane forest birds like the scarlet minivet, sunbird, Asian paradise suncatcher, spangled drongo, and Indian hornbill. Numerous woodpeckers and pheasants inhabit the park. Peafowls are very common. The park is on the flyway of migratory birds including the rare Brahminy duck. The park is home to a large number of snakes, venomous and non-venomous, including the Indian python, one of the largest snakes in the world, and the king cobra – the world’s largest venomous snake.

PRITI FOREST RESORT

Priti Forest Resort is one of the budget accommodations available at Lataguri, Gorumara. The resort has 64 well furnished rooms with all sorts of modern amenities. Staffs are very co-operative and helpful. The resort also provides tickets for different watch towers which is available just from opposite of the resort. Rooms are all well furnished with attached bathrooms, verandah, Garden, Geyser, Cable T.V. (LCD). In house restaurant. Conference hall which have an accommodation of about 120 pax. Ticket arrangement forn Gorumara National Park. Car booking and parking facility is also available. Generator back-up. Security with CCTV. Both AC and Non AC rooms are available.

Room Tariff:

Double Bed Room: 990/-

Triple Bed Room: 1300/-

Four Bed Room: 1300/-

Double Bed Deluxe: 1500/- (NON AC) and 1900/- (AC ROOM)

Double Bed Super Deluxe: 1700/- (NON AC) and 2100/- (AC ROOM)

Four Bed Deluxe: 1900/- (NON AC) and 2500/- (AC ROOM)

Premium Suite: 2950/- (AC)

Conference Hall: 7000/- (NON AC) and 10000/- (AC)

Service tax and luxury tax as applicable on the room tariff, payable on spot.

HOW TO BOOK: Call us at 9830619422, 9831126565, 9051487522 or come down to our office at: City Office: 120, Satyen Roy Road Behala, kolkata- 700034. Branch Office: Ukil para, ground floor of mirror beauty parlour, Jalpaiguri – 735101. Or, fill up the query form given below and submit