SONADA..... IN NORTH BENGAL

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North Bengal has many places to visit. Many tourists from different parts of the world come here to enjoy the beauty. One of such places is Sonada. It is one of the best tourism destinations in North Bengal.

Sonada is a small town of Darjeeling. It was once a town of Tibetan Refugees. This town is surrounded by Darjeeling town, Kurseong, Mirik, Ghoom and Takdah. National highway 55 and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway pass through this town. A small DHR railway stations are found here. Many local passengers use this railway station for their communications. Toy train, the national heritage, runs through this DHR railway. Here are two important educational institutes namely Sonada Degree College and North Bengal Institute of Hotel Management. The Chatakpur Eco village is very near to Sonada.  In Sonada there is a Central school for Tibetans.

Interesting places around Sonada are Misssionary Educatuional Institute-Salesian College, Mondakotee Tea Estate, Sonada Monastery, Oaks Tea Estate, Senchal Lake, Tiger Hill, etc. Apart from these tourist spots one of the best touring spots is a Chatakpur Eco village which is 7 km away from Sonada. This town is surrounded by many tea gardens whose scenic beauty attracts the minds of the visitors. It has an excellent trekking route.

The hill people of different castes like Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha live here. They are honest, authentic and cooperative in nature. Their main source of income comes from working in the tea garden. Some of them earn money by selling goods to the tourists.

There are many hotels and resorts in Darjeeling or near to Sonada where tourists can stay and enjoy their journey. Luxury hotels and cheap rate hotels both are available here.

Siliguri is the central place from where tourists can take mini buses, taxies, private car to reach Darjeeling. Local transports are available for Sonada. Come here, and relax for few days.


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