Places to visit in and around Siliguri
Nature Interpretation Centre : Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary
Nature is presented as an exhibition. Entry permit for Mahananda weir,
Sukna are issued.
Mahananda Weir wild
life Sanctuary, Sukna : 18 km from Siliguri, a place, deep inside
forest & nature a good picnic spot.
Madhuban Park :
A park, developed by Indian Army, is an excellent picnic spot.
Umrao Singh Boat
Club, Sukna : Umrao Singh Boat Club, Sukna, a Boat Club, developed
by Indian Army. Different size & shapes of boats are available for
tourists.
Passing through Tea
Gardens : The whole of sightseeing trip pass through tea gardens. If
you are interested, you can observe tea processing also.
Visit to Salugara Monastery : His eminence Kalu Rinpoche has
constructed a one hundred foot stupa, which contains five types of
relics and is an object of veneration which will bring liberation to any
one who sees it.
Visit to
Kalchakra Monastery : Kalchakra was 1st
time organised in Salugara in December 96.
Teesta view Point, Sevoke : The Teesta river is the life line of
the Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayas. Bird watching is possible.
Kali Mandir : Kali Mandir, a Hindu Temple near Sevoke, an abode
of the living goddess Kali. The famous Kali Mandir is frequented by
newly wedded couples seeking the blessing of the Goddess Kali for an
happy married life.
Monkey Point :
Before reaching Coronation Bridge, you will run into groups of friendly
monkeys. These monkeys can be hand fed bread, bananas or tidbits.
Coronation Bridge :
Between Salugara & Kalijhora is the Sevoka Bridge, built in 1930, a
relic of British Excellence in design & architecture. While crossing the
bridge on foot cut out the nature adds colour to pleasure.
Hong Kong Market :
For purchase of foreign goods, it is the best place around. For
people, who cannot go to Dhulabari, Nepal, this is a market of great
charm a large variety of imported goods are available at reasonable
prices. The prices are cheaper by 30% in comparison to Calcutta and 40%
in comparison to Delhi and Bombay.
Consumer Goods
Market : Seth Srilal Market and Hill Cart Road have some big
consumer goods shops, which stock large varieties of mercantile. The
people of North Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh regularly
visit Siliguri for purchasing. Prices are competitive and bargaining is
negligible.
Railway Exhibition : For seeing Steam Engines of narrow gauge 'c'
Class, a relic of British Raj, Siliguri Junction is to be visited.
Art Gallery : Regular art exhibitions are being held in Siliguri.
The most important and regular site of Art Exhibition is Dina Bandhu
Manch.
ISKCON Hare Krishna Mandir : A temple dedicated to Lord Krishna.
The ISKCON CENTRE in Siliguri is being labelled as the biggest Krishna
Centre in the whole of the North East.
Lord Krishna had gone
into hiding in the jungles of Baikunthapur with Rukmini at one time so
Siliguri was the first choice of Iskon for making this biggest Krishna
Centre in the Northeast.