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Happy Week Ends From Kolkata.

Topic: TravelPublished November 21, 2011
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After a week long work, you are naturally inclined to find refreshing weekend destinations to spend your weekly holiday with your family, when you would relax and enjoy your time. You would also have a satisfaction of getting the benefit of what you have done for the whole week for a living.

For a Kolkata resident, you have the Kolkata city itself inviting you to a number of local places which have amazing historical importance and educational information. Besides these, you can go to the weekend destinations in Sunderbans, Shantiniketan, Bishnupur, Chandipur, Digha and Bakkhali.

Sundarbans which was sponsored for the New 7 Wonders of Natural World, is the world’s largest estuarine forest, covered by mangrove forest and vast saline mud flats, covering a land of 54 tiny islands.

Shantiniketan is famous town 212 kms north of Kolkata, where the vision of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore has brought forth the world famous Visva Bharati University.

Digha is the most popular sea resort of West Bengal, located 187 km south west of Kolkatta and has a low gradient with shallow sand beach of 7 km long, the scenic beauty of which is a feast for the eyes devouring nature.

Murshidabad is a place of historical importance, hosting a number of neglected havelies, Mansions, Palaces, Gardens, giving scope for those interested in cultural heritage.

Bishnupur is a town in Bankura district of West Bengal about 132 km away from Kolkata and is famous for its terracotta temples and baluchari sarees. Here, you can enjoy witnessing the unique form of architecture developed in 17th Century by Hindu Rajas of Malla Dynasty.

Gangasagar is a beautiful tourist place, which attracts both pilgrims and adventure lovers. It is located on an island in the Sundarbans, offering the charms of an un-spoilt beach.

The popular weekend destinations from Delhi include Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur, Shimla, Nainital, Jammu and few other places in Rajathan,UP and Himachal Pradesh.

For a Mumbai resident the weekend destinations are Mahabaleshwar, Karjat, Khandala-Lonavala, Matheran, Panchgani and Malshej Ghat.

Some of the weekend destinations around Bengaluru are Srirangapatnam, Bheemeswari, Mudumalai, Hassan and Shivasamudhram, whilst Mamallapuram, Covelong, Pondichery, Kancheepuram, Tirupati and Kodaikanal are the ones around Chennai.

Around Hyderabad, you have weekend destinations in Golconda Fort, Ramoji Film City, Warangal, Srisailam, Vishakapatnam and Nagarjunakonda.

You can drive on your own. Or else, there are a number of tourist operators who offer 2 night and 3 day packages with accommodation in Luxury hotels in these destinations.

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