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Senior - BHPian ![]() | Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Introduction The time of year when the entire city of Kolkata becomes even more vibrant with the colors of Durga Pujo, it is not generally regarded as the best time to leave the city. But destiny had it that we would be spending this year's Pujo elsewhere and this time my sister also accompanied us. The subsiding rains brewed ideas to make a trip to the mountains during the last leg of the monsoon season. Our search perimeter was confined to Bengal and Sikkim looking at balancing the time offs against work priorities. After a lot of weighing on various options we dropped Sikkim (Pelling, Yuksom circuit) and signed up for Kalimpong and Lebong hoping these places would live up to the promises of a misty vacation. Here is a sneak peak into our journey ![]() Route Optimal route to North Bengal keeps altering seasonally. At the time of our travel, after following the route updates in this thread (Kolkata - Siliguri route via Dumka, Bhagalpur or NH-12 (old NH-34)) along with general consensus of other sources we decided to take the route of Kolkata -> Kalyani Expressway -> Kanchrapara -> Ranaghat -> Krishnanagar -> Berhampore Bypass -> Malda Bypass -> Raiganj Bypass -> Dalkhola Bypass -> Kishanganj -> Islampur Bypass -> Phulbari -> Oodlabari ->Gorubathan -> Lava -> Kalimpong During the early part of October 2024 loads of rainfall in North Bengal lead to floods and landslides and ultimately road blockage which hampered tourist movements along with infusing severe unpredictability. NH-10 / Melli and the Matigara/Kurseong route to Kalimpong were reported having severe to moderate impacts. Although there were news of situations improving, we decided to take the longer route via Gorubathan as it was distanced from all the troubles. Preparations Connected with my designated Service Advisor at Topsel Toyota prior to the travel for any required checkups prior to this 1500 KM travel. My 5th year warranty had got over middle of the year, next major service being due only in Jan 2025. He looked at the service records and asked about the ODO (just crossed 50K) and then if there are any perceptible problem? I said NO, to which his only guidance was to Ensure tyre pressure is adequate at the start of the journey and to move on, without even bringing the car physically!! I did carry along the regular survival things like Tyre Inflator, Puncture Repair Kit, 20 ft 2 AWG Jumper Cable, Nylon Rope, Window Glass Breaker and Seat Belt Cutter, Fuses, etc Day 0-1 / Wed-Thu / 9-10 Oct / Kolkata to Kalimpong We started from Kolkata around 1130 pm on Wednesday 9th October after settling all work commitments. The vibes of Maha Shashthi were all around as we saw loads of visitors flooding the pandals and streets along with the loudspeakers switching between music and announcements, and of course the colorful lighting setup all around. We got lucky for not getting stuck in lot of congestions and cleared past the city limits in no time. We took the Sodepur turn from Jessore Road to meet with the Kalyani Expressway, it was empty to say the least with several Puja Pandals in hibernation mode. Kalyani expressway was smooth and a pleasure drive. We almost avoided an accident where an elderly lady, probably on a pandal hopping spree, was attempting to cross the road along with her granddaughter. She ignored our honking and dippers completely and still crossed the road in a hurry, I steered out the Innova quickly while braking hard, thanks to the ABS and avoided a mishap. The other peculiar thing I noticed was biker groups (2-3 on a bike) trying to pick up race with random cars and overtaking from the wrong side trying to bring the other car to a halt. I tried not to intimidate them and avoided stopping a couple of times, hopefully it was just racing. We broke off from Kalyani Expressway near Kanchrapara where there were some bad roads and merged with NH-12 (previously NH-34). Thereafter the road condition improved. Berhampore bypass was not in good shape. Around 20-30 KM on either direction from Farakka the roads were in pathetic condition, I had to simply remind myself about Toyota Reliability and hit the accelerator to move forward taking a deep breath. There was light congestion on the Farakka Bridge. Our first halt was Pardesi Dhaba (it seemed closed at the hour) around 530 am for some on board refreshments and an hour of rest. Thereafter we drove over some excellent tarmac through the newer bypasses of Malda and Raiganj, these seem to have inherited format of the NHAI Expressways like Agra Lucknow Expressway. A refuel stop at Raiganj Bypass ![]() We crossed Dalkhola and merged into NH-27 by 8 am and by 830 am around Purnia we halted at a roadside tea stall to add warmth to our morning. ![]() Excellent tarmacs continued thereafter till our next stop, the Boroli restaurant at Phulbari by 1130 am. This scenic route via the Phulbari and the food stop was suggested once by Bhpian ABHI_1512 and I keep taking it, invariably every time. Boroli never disappoints us and even this time we had a fulfilling lunch, the Boroli fries being the star attraction. ![]() We resumed by 1 pm, crossed Oodlabari with scenic tea gardens on both sides of the road and then finally started the ascent to along Gorubathan. There were shower forecasts and we observed drizzle along our way ![]() ![]() We crossed the Ambeok Tea Garden by 230 pm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Misty roads at every turn ![]() ![]() The elongated pine leaves signal the advent of higher altitudes ![]() ![]() ![]() By 530 pm, after a leisurely scenic drive, we arrived at Deolo Bunglow, Kalimpong driving 715 KM from Kolkata. This would be our second visit to this place. ![]() It was dark and foggy outside while we unloaded and checked in ![]() Our Crysta parked securely behind the reception ![]() We had some snacks and coffee . . ![]() . . and headed out for the park which closes down by 6 pm for outsiders and remains pretty much private for the in-house guests thereafter. ![]() It was cold outside, but the wind bite was not there allowing us to survive easily with just warmers. ![]() A Grasshopper trying to make it way into the hall. ![]() We had our dinner at the restaurant and called it a day Last edited by haisaikat : 1st January 2025 at 02:28. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Day 2 / 11-Oct / Friday / Kalimpong I got a momentary glimpse of the sun rising around 6 am from the topmost viewpoint in the park. ![]() But it was short lived, for the rest of the cloudy day we could hardly see the sun again. Needless to say Kanchenjunga remained invisible behind the clouds too. ![]() We had a laidback start of day with breakfast at in-house restaurant and then getting ready to set out by almost noon ![]() The greatest advantage of staying at the Deolo Tourist Lodge is its location within the larger Deolo park. The park was filled up with tourists. Lot of interests for . . ![]() . . ice creams, and . . ![]() . . dressing in local attire ![]() This shopping cart has been lying like this abandoned since last time we visited in 2020 ![]() Train models inside the cart ![]() We roamed around the park, the fog, mist and drifting clouds kept elevating our moods all over a highly pleasant weather devoid of the sun ![]() ![]() His short singing spree ![]() ![]() Its difficult to capture such views in a single click ![]() ![]() ![]() A short video of the Misty Delo Park We came back to the Deolo Lodge by 2 pm and waited for our prebooked cab to arrive ![]() Driver informed us to board from the gate since there was tremendous congestion there ![]() After crossing some more foggy internal roads . . ![]() . . we arrived by 3 pm at the Fortune Resort Kalimpong for an excellent continental lunch, their service was highly impressive beyond the food they served. ![]() The evening view of Kalimpong from the restaurant of Fortune resort, we left by 545 pm ![]() Our next stop was the long overdue visit to the Kalimpong market areas, something we had always given a miss when selfdriving since parking is a mess there. Our cab dropped us at a point near DS Gurung Road and then we walked down through some busy stairs. . ![]() . . and arrived at the crowded and happening main market ![]() We walked all the way to the Damber Chowk ![]() ![]() Huge traffic queues were the signature of this place, walking gave us the desired peace of mind ![]() ![]() There were lot of old houses along this road ![]() We got some local tea, fruit juice concentrates and of course variety of noodles including the famed glass noodles. ![]() A pause for some souvenirs, however we had to give up pass to halting at the Queen's Cafe since our little one's mood became jittery owing to lots of walking around. ![]() After roaming around for more than an hour we finally came back to our drop point by 7 pm where our cab picked us up and headed back towards Deolo. We observed several Durga Puja happening in the hills around this time. ![]() ![]() We arrived back at Deolo before 8 pm, had dinner at the restaurant and called our day. Last edited by haisaikat : 1st January 2025 at 01:33. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Day 3 / 12-Oct / Sat / Kalimpong to Lebong Next morning, it was even more cloudy and foggy. So much so that we could not even perceive the changing color of the horizon at sunrise. ![]() Besides witnessing such views, the hard work involved in getting up early morning went in vain only ![]() ![]() ![]() After breakfast we checked out from Deolo Tourist lodge by 930 am. We had a long drive ahead of us to our next destination in Lebong. After due consultation with the next resort, we abandoned our idea to take the Jorethang route on being assured that roads in proximity of the Teesta River have improved than last week. A truck carrying the Durga Idol was seen as we headed for the Teesta Bazaar bridge over the Teesta River. We crossed the Teesta bridge and encountered some severely broken roads where cars are crossing avoiding near grazing situations or even from toppling off the edge by 1-2 inches ![]() Thereafter we crossed Peshok and then an ever-congested Lamahatta before finally landing on the busy Hill Cart Road. Vehicles began moving slowly henceforth as we crossed the Ghum Station. ![]() The crawling traffic did allow us to catch a glimpse of the heritage toy trains. The slow-moving traffic gobbled up a lot of time, we finally got some relief after entering into the Lebong Cart Road. The resort manager Andrew had been in constant touch with us providing critical direction support in places where GMaps were confusing to follow. The last 1 KM to the resort was treacherous with broken roads and steep downward sloped narrow hairpin bends. We arrived at our final destination, the Ging Tea House after a 101 KM of drive by 230 pm. As per our request Mr Andrew arranged the lunch soon after. At the very first impression, our kid loved the food there. There was nothing fancy, but the carefully chosen Indian cuisines and their variety and nice taste was apparent. ![]() Our room (apparently, they call all rooms as suite) had a direct view of our Crysta parked at the back. The heritage colonial era construction dating back to 1850s intertwined with the modernization has a great appeal. ![]() The open lawn garden is a beautiful . . ![]() . . offering a panoramic bird's eye view of the tea gardens all around the Ging Tea Estate Sitting here and watching the drifting clouds alone is a great way to spend time ![]() ![]() ![]() Cloud engulfs the bunglow every now and then ![]() The chill in the air started to make its presence felt ![]() There are two hanging decks attached to the lawn garden, the one on the left is open air and this one on the right is covered at the top where we decided to sit and watch all around. ![]() Evening tea was served with snacks, we dived right into it ![]() It was gradually getting darker as we sipped through the nice hot cup of Darjeeling tea ![]() Post some family gossip, we decided to walk around ![]() The place indeed had a solace of its own ![]() By 530 pm the lights came on and we headed inside ![]() Everyone found something to their own interest ![]() ![]() ![]() The cold bite was not to that extent so as to require lighting up the fireplace ![]() After some time, the manager Mr Andrew invited all the guests to head out in the lawn, the bonfire was in the making and a local singer was also brought in to make our evening musical ![]() The singing session started soon after, the young local lad beautifully portrayed one song after the other to the tune of this guitar ![]() ![]() He did not use any mic or amplifier, just his subtle natural singing voice along with a guitar, enough to touch our souls amidst the silence of the valley ![]() The moon kept peeping through the clouds every now and then adding to the ambience as the songs kept pouring in one after another, the unknown Nepali tunes became everybody's favorite ![]() A few moments from the singing session, let me know if someone can identify the Nepali songs, would love to hear them again. Distant villages of Lebong had lighted up in the dark ![]() The singing carried on till 8 pm after which we strolled for some time in the garden before heading inside. The dinner was served by 9 pm and we enjoyed the continental varieties some of which the chef had taken prior advice from us in the evening based on our choice and selection. We called it a day thereafter. ![]() Last edited by haisaikat : 1st January 2025 at 02:29. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Day 4 -5 / 13-14 Oct / Sun - Mon / Lebong to Kolkata The place has no Kanchenjunga view, yet we went out early morning hoping to catch a glimpse of the sunrise. But just like last evening, everything continued to remain wrapped under the clouds ![]() The bungalow indeed had a remarkable view of the garden below ![]() The sun finally appeared . . ![]() . . lighting up the valley . . ![]() ![]() We headed back inside to finish the packing and get ready for breakfast and checkout ![]() While the lawn garden was lit up under the sun, the backyard continued to remain misty, surrounded by the dense flora ![]() We were advised to keep the window panes closed all the time in order to keep away the community of ground crawlers thriving in the garden. ![]() Desires to extend the holiday was being placed at this moment ![]() ![]() The sun was gone again behind the dense clouds, and it was misty all over, again ![]() We headed for bungalow gates that take to the tea factory, with an intention to take a stroll in the tea garden ![]() The misty serpentine path passed through scenic tea plantation on both sides ![]() Drifting clouds over the tea garden Our walk was cut short on meeting a local guy who was headed to bunglow gates with the pet dog of the bungalow follwing him. It was limping. We were informed it has been attacked by a leopard. We did not want to take further risk and headed back as well ![]() We finished a well-arranged filling breakfast inside the bungalow . . ![]() . . and checked out by 1130 am ![]() The upward climb was otherwise fine, but the road was so narrow that I had to retract back almost 200-300 metres all the way down to the bungalow for allowing passage to another Innova driving downward with a guest. ![]() We left Lebong Cart road and merged into the Hill Cart Road. There were frequent traffic congestion. Being the last day of the puja holidays the roads were overcrowded with tourists. We went past the Toy train cafe at Limbugaon ![]() Caught a glimpse of plying toy trains ![]() When cars do not move for a long time, interesting aspects of the surrounding keep getting our attention. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was 2pm when we crossed the every misty Ghum station, we had inched only 5 Km over the past hour. ![]() ![]() Traffic had improved after crossing Ghum station, over the next hour we managed to drive 9 KM as we went past the Sonada station. There were more tourists waiting for their hired cabs to pick them up than toy train riders. ![]() Some glimpses of our misty drive along the Lebong Cart Road and Hill Cart Road We were looking for a place to break for lunch but everywhere looked to be overcrowded, from the likes of regular restro and dine-ins of Kurseong to the likes of Margaret Deck, even parking the car seemed challenging. Eventually we decided to dodge the regular Matigara route to Siliguri since the rush towards NJP / Bagdogra was all along it. Instead from the Zero Point at Kurseong we continued following the Hill Cart Road which was free from traffic congestion. Soon after we made our overdue lunch halt at The Kaizer Valley Hotel. ![]() It's restaurant was otherwise nice and fine. Somewhere we were told that this property belongs to our beloved actor Mithun Da. ![]() After an hourlong halt we resumed towards Siliguri. This route was longer than Matigara but seemed to be a gradual descent than the steeper Matigara route, helpful after a meal break with our little one who suffers from motions sickness. The roads continued to remain foggy and we drove carefully. ![]() After arriving at Siliguri due to ongoing Durga Puja immersion processions several roads were closed and we had to reroute a few times. Finally past 7 pm we arrived at the Bidhan Market and Hong Kong market area of Siliguri. ![]() Several Durga Puja processions along the road while I was waiting in the car, while family was busy in some curious shopping at the Hong Kong market. ![]() By 830 pm we left the market and headed out of Siliguri, and of course the roadblocks continued to reroute us. We followed NH-10 while continuing to witness several large scale Pujo Pandals along our way, thereafter we passed Bagdogra and followed NH-27. ![]() The road blocks continued to haunt us as we headed for our night halt in Islampur. Finally, after a 155 Km of driving for the day, we checked in at Hotel BMB Grand of Islampur past 10-30 pm. Islampur seemed to be quite an happening place under the vibes of the Durga Puja with crowded streets and busy traffic along with several Durga Puja processions. Next morning we left Islampur early post 8 am, and followed the same route as our onward journey back to Kolkata via Islampur -> Kishanganj -> Raiganj and Malda bypasses (Excellent roads) -> Farakka (bad roads post 30 KM on either direction) -> NH 12 (NH 34) -> Krishnanagar-> Kalyani Expressway -> Barasat -> Kolkata Steady driving and dodging the numerous barricades places every few kilometers along NH12 we arrived by 2 pm at Mother's Hut of Krishnanagar where we made a long halt for lunch. Kid was interested to see the newly operational food delivery robot fleet Ananya(s) in action. ![]() After an overall 446 KM of driving, we arrived at our home in Kolkata by 830 pm. Thus our wonderful 1500 KM+ drive came to an end. Until the next travel account, stay safe and wish you all happy and prosperous new year 2025. Last edited by Aditya : 1st January 2025 at 21:31. Reason: As requested |
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BHPian ![]() | Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Hello Saikat, Yet another journey from you and very much loved the narration. I am not sure how well the chefs at Boroli restaurant cooks - but I extend you an invitation to our CoochBehar home for some home cooked Boroli maher jhol the next time you visit ![]() The mist filled hills have a separate charm and till the monsoon had receded completely the probability of mist always remains high. Some one told me that late October to early January is a good time for clear weather and panoramic view of the Kanchenjunga range. Best Regards, Sayak |
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| Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Hello Saikat, Great travelogue as usual. Great to read your travelogues especially ones like this one which reflects the beauty of North Bengal. Just to add, Boroli restaurant is located at Gajoldoba and not at Fulbari. You take the Fulbari byepass to reach Boroli without entering Siliguri. Regards. Last edited by dpaul : 3rd January 2025 at 13:01. Reason: spelling correction |
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| Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta @haisaikat wishing you and your family a happy new year and many more such amazing travels. Such a cool and detailed blog and absolutely loved the photos.Pretty brave to venture to the market place at kalimpong.Had a chance to bike on the same highway towards Darjeeling last May and the drive was heavenly crossing the toy train tracks all along the journey.Perhaps the next time you can consider staying at Tieedi Dwellings about 17 kms before Darjeeling. Cannot believe you couldn't catch a glimpse of the Kanchenjunga travelling in autumn.When is it the right season to catch the kanchenjunga?? She always seems to remain elusive! Thanks once again for the lovely travelogue. |
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Ideally the timings we had selected for our trip are otherwise suitable for Kanchenjunga viewing. But due to the untimed rains everything got messed up with uninvited clouds blocking the horizon most of the time. Here are some more photos. Delo Park and Delo Bunglow ![]() ![]() ![]() Ging Tea Estate ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by haisaikat : 4th January 2025 at 00:16. | |||
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| Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Well written Travelogue. I am from Siliguri and could relate to every statement. ![]() Boroli restaurant has alwasy been our Mandatory stop on short drives to Gazoldoba. Been visiting it since last 5 years and it is still our goto for Maach bhaat in that area ![]() Visited Delo 15 yrs back in an all biking trip but after reading your travelogue seems like i have to visit it again. |
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| Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Yet another gem of a travelogue, thanks for sharing, Saikat! ![]() |
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![]() Out trek team to Goechala were equally disappointed having scaled 15k feet to view her up close only to discover it was hiding behind the clouds.And the Oct-Nov batch posted awesome golden glow photos of the same making us all determined to do the trek again in autumn. ![]() Last edited by vb-saan : 6th January 2025 at 09:25. Reason: Please avoid quoting a full long post. Thank you | |
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BHPian ![]() | Re: Misty Himalayas of North Bengal: Lebong and Delo in an Innova Crysta Another excellent travelogue of a place that I love, Saikat. I went to Delo twice, once with the TBHP group and again with Ananya and her family. While we stayed at Yuru on both occasions, I did go to Delo park and could relate to your TL. Like you, we also did not get to see the Kanchenjunga, but having said that the mist has its own charm as well. Plus you went during the Pujas and actually got to see the Pujas of North Bengal, so that must have been quite an experience. Speaking of Kalimpong, I had taken the Vista to Kalimpong market and luckily had even found a place to park, but I can see that it would be a big challenge for the Innova. Did you buy any pastries there? One thing that intrigued me about your post was the part where you mentioned that you had to reverse downhill. As far as I know, ascending vehicles always have right of way. The other driver should have waited/backed up and not you. Maybe a Calcutta number triggered the other guy - I have seen that many of the local drivers try to bully non local cars. Did you face that? Once again, thanks for this excellent TL and looking forward to reading the next one. You should also come to our meets - the last time was at Dada Boudi and that was quite some time ago. |
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However, that downhill retract I had kind of volunteered for. Below photo was the road exiting from Ging Team House, it has only enough width for my Innova to pass through it and starts ascent right away that becomes steeper soon after. From the other side another Innova came and had foreign tourists when I had advanced about 50 metres only. Both of us were on inclines and somehow, I felt both of us being RWDs it might have been difficult for him to reverse on the incline upwards (more steeper) instead of me reversing on a downward incline (less steeper and leading back into the estate binglow) and hence the decision. ![]() [quote=Neversaygbye;5908030]You should also come to our meets - the last time was at Dada Boudi and that was quite some time ago. Dada, weekends have gone crazy schedule these days, but certainly will meet some day, may be closer to our offices, thanks for the warm invite anyway. The safari has got you long legs now and am dying so see some far off expeditions soon. Something like Pondicherry? A bit of history, people, cafe and culture blended, perfect how you love to perceive and describe things. Last edited by haisaikat : 11th January 2025 at 14:27. | |||
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