 Camping
Sites
There is no dearth of Good camping sites around
the region. Go through the hills, almost any hillock or stream
would provide you with locations that you may consider ideal
for camping. Conversely if you are looking for organized camping
grounds, they are non existent in the region.
naturebeyond does not recommend using untested grounds for
camping for our guests. We always go for grounds where we have
camped before. If we find a new place that seems interesting,
our members will spend a couple of nights there and get acquainted
with the locals before taking in guests to the camp site. The
camp grounds that naturebeyond use is also not very few in number.
Following are some indicators about possible choices rather
than the full list of possible camping grounds.
 The
rocky island camp deserves a special mention here. This is probably
the only organized camping ground in the region. Situated in
Samsing on the banks of
River Murti, The place is run by a couple of nature lovers who
developed the place by hand from scratch. Learn
more about rocky island.
The other side of Murti river in Samsing has a beautiful hills
of Kumai. The hills extends further to Bindu, Jhalong, Rongo,
Goiribans, Todey Tangta and such others innumerable small uncharted
villages. The region is a campers paradise and has several camping
locations.
Kalijhora is a small village on the National Highway connecting
Sikkim with Bengal. There is a large open ground on the banks
of river Teesta which is ideal for camping. The place might
get inundated in the future because of a dam is being built
by NHPC here. So visit Kalijhora while you still can. More
on Kalijhora
Latpanchar is a mostly unseen and rarely visited destination
of the region. Located in close proximity to the Mahananda Wild
Life Sanctuary, there are several ideal camping grounds around
Latpanchar. More
on Latpanchar
 Pedong
in the Kalimpong hills has been the latest addition to the travel
map of the region. There is a Hill top known as Tinchuley (not
to be confused with another more popular eco tourism destination
with similar name) that provide excellent 360 degree panoramic
view of the hills and the plains. There is a nice camping ground
close to Tinchuley. more
on Pedong
Tiger Hill near Darjeelng is another known
camping ground. In fact the mountain close to Tiger hill provides
innumerable destinations for camping. about
Tiger Hill
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