Gorumara Eco-Village at Kalipur

The Kalipur eco-village inside Gorumara National Park is nestled in the upper reaches of the flood plains of Murty and Jaldhaka rivers. The village stands in the fringe of the luxuriant forests of Gorumara National Park. The reserve forest since 1895 was declared as a National Park in 1994 comprising a total area of 79.98 sq km and harbours the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros.

As you travel in your comfortable car, through the dry deciduous forest, you visit people untouched by western ideas, computers or modern necessities. Kalipur forest village takes you to the rarest of sites of the land, nature has bestowed its beauty and charm in abundance.

Accommodation

There is accommodation to suit every taste and budget, all operated by friends of Kalipur Forest Village with a wealth of local knowledge and the desire to make your stay comfortable and truly memorable.

A fairy tale cottage with clear glass framed in natural finish bamboo, stands high the four traditional cottages with attached bath facility. One can have a feeling of age old tree house used by our forefathers. The cottages are designed to match the nature and the balcony offer fantastic views of the pristine forest, grassland, and the lush green tea garden.

Each room can accommodate a maximum of 3 persons

Activity

• The Medhla watch tower is nearby and can be visited easily.
• A nature walk through the forest for watching birds
• Visit to Kalipur forest village
• Visit to Ramsai Tea Garden factory
• Enjoy tribal dance in the evening
• Get the blessings of local deities
• Wildlife Film shows
• 1 kms elephant ride.

Getting There

The village can be approached by road from Siliguri (100 kms) or Jalpaiguri (49 kms). Bagdogra is the nearest airport about 110 kms away. New Jalpaiguri rail station is about 95 kms.

You can either enter the forests through Lataguri, drive through the forests and reach Kalipur about 10 kms away on the other side of the forest. The alternative route is to drive through village road from Maynaguri and drive to Kalipur via Ramsai, the distance being about 17 kms.

Weather

November – February : -10-21 C
March – April : 24-27 C
May – October – 27-37 C
Average Annual rainfall – 382 cm.