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Did you notice this year's calender carefully? Do You Know that 2017 Has 14 Long Weekends. 2017 holds tremendous travel potential—if you can manage a little planning. To leave all the worries and stress behind and touch the boundaries of extreme fun and relaxation with friends and family, I will suggest you to plan these long weekends. Today I am here to help you for the same.

Now Let me know your choice. Want to enjoy wild nature? Or you like the silent adventure carvers? Are you foodie? Do you have interest in art & sculpture? Then West Bengal is the right state where in a single package you get all these things.

West Bengal, located in Eastern India, is fourth-most populous state. With the Himalayan range on the north to Bay of Bengal in the south, lush green forest and wide range of historic evidence & Pilgrim destinations; West Bengal has varied option of tourism products to offer to its tourists.

Lets start our virtual tour to West Bengal. If your pocket support, book an advance flight ticket from Delhi to Kolkata. You can opt a17-24hrs long train journey also. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at Kolkata, is the state's biggest airport. Bagdogra Airport, near Siliguri, is another one. To get ride of summer, I will suggest you to choose Bagdogra as your landing point. It is situated at the north of the state. From here, by road you will reach the north-most district of the state Darjeeling within 3-4 hrs.

Darjeeling is fondly known as the ‘Queen of the hills’. It is noted for its tea industry, the spectacular views of Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 'Darjeeling tea', known as 'champagne of the east' is most famous tea around the globedue to its great flavor and aroma.

A journey through the rolling hill slopes, mesmerizing lush green tea gardens separated by meandering silvery mountain streams, high Sal forests, quite ethnic villages, vast meadows with a blue outline of the great Himalayan ranges in the horizon, endless sky…. It is Dooars. 'Duar' means door in Nepali and Bengali languages, and the region forms the gateway to Bhutan & North East India.

Are you thirsty? Need some fresh mango juice? No need to opt either Tropicana or Fruti. Malda is your destination for real teste of mangoes. Here you will find varieties of mangoes like Himsagar, Dilpasand, langra, Fazli, Golapbhog which are far better than so called famous Alphonso.

If you have interest in history, then you can visit the Nawabs' city Murshidabad, named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Dewan of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. But guys, beware of your girlfriend or wife. As this district is the center of famous 'Murshidabadi Silk' & 'Baluchari silk' where price starts from minimum 5 digit number.

If you have interest in art & sculpture, Bishnupur is your next destination which is famous for world famous Terracotta art.

Do you know the name of 1^st Indian who won the Nobel prize in literature? Yes, Rabindranath Tagore. Our next destination is Shantiniketan where Rabindranath founded an 'Ashram' was modeled on the lines of the ancient gurukul system. Please don't mess up this 'gurukul' with Mohabbatein styled 'gurukul'. Here children get their 1^st lessons from mother nature. The 'Ashram' was expanded into a university named by 'Visva Bharati' which Tagore defined as “where the world makes a home in a nest”.

We are now very near to 'City of Joy'. Yes, you are only 150 km away from India's third-most populous metropolitan city. Can you guess the name? It is Kolkata, Calcutta,Kolikata. We Bengali believes “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” This city is Birthplace of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Home and resting place of Nobel laureate Mother Teresa & Amartya Sen. Oscar recipient Satyajit Ray. Karmabhumi of Swami Vivekananda. Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, also known by the name 'Rabindra Setu', was set up in 1874. It stands on two 270 feet high pillars. This cantilever truss bridge was constructed without using any nuts and bolts. Kolkata Metro is the first underground Metro railway in India. India is all set to get an experience of one of the world’s most marvelous inventions - first underwater metro. This is a path-breaking project for India as it is the first time that a tunnel has been constructed beneath a flowing river in the country. The Mecca of Cricket the Eden Gardens is in Kolkata. Worlds highest operational Railway Station and longest recorded Railway Platform is in Howrah which is called the twin city of Kolkata. You can experence India's only operational cable-car Tramways and hand pulled Rickshaws in kolktata only.

Do you feel hungry? While cruising through the city of Kolkata, you will come across several restaurant or roadside food stall. Choose from a plethora of options such as Chinese, Continental, Indian and Mughlai and even European delicacies - the cuisine of Kolkata will leave you craving for more. Bengali cuisine means an emphasis on fish with rice. I had once read somewhere that “Illish swims thrice: once in water, once in oil and once in mustard.”. Simply fried in oil, cooked with chillies and mustard or even steamed with turmeric paste, red chillies and coconut paste and wrapped in banana leaves – have it anyway you want. You will be unable to stop yourself from asking for a second helping. Varieties of fishes are available here either sea fish or freshwater fish. You can taste your very own phuchka, aaloo kabli,jhal-muri,roll, muglai parantha as snacks. Sweets occupy an important place in the diet of Bengalis and at their social ceremonies. Rosgulla The most famous of all Bengali desserts. Do try ladi-keny, Chamcham, Rasmalai, Shondesh & also Misti dahi.

Your tour will not complete if you skip Sundarbans, the world's largest active delta, formed by the mighty river the Ganga, Brahmaputra & Meghna. Situated at lower end of gangetic West Bengal, it is criss crossed by hundreds of creeks & tributaries. It is the single block of tidal, halophathic mangrove forests in the world.The name have been derived from the 'Sundari' trees, that are found here.This world UNESCO world heritage site is the home place of World famous 'The Royal Bengal Tiger', chetal deer,crocodile & snakes. If you love traveling through dense forests with wild animals & even wilder nature surrounding you, then you must opt the 1N/2D Sundarban backwater package to spend night inside the forest,under the open sky,at the mouth of Bay of Bengal.

Are you excited? Then getting away from the monotony of your everyday life to do it sooner than later. Plan ahead, apply for your leaves, fill up your pocket and venture out to make the 'Memories of Lifetime'. I am always here to company you for this memorable trip.