Sunderbans
Tourism
Sunderbans, the place that owes its name to Sundari trees, consist of
a large flora population like Genwa, Dhundal, Passur, Garjan and Kankra. Apart
from these trees, impenetrable Goran trees between 1.8 mtr. & 3.6 mtr. high
covers almost the entire region. One of the most remarkable feature of this
place is the bayonet like roots of mangrove forests that stick out above the
water level.
Nature apart, if you want to feel the essence of spirituality then this is the
place to be. A place of Ma Bonobibi (the goddess of the forest) to Shiber Kumir
(Lord Shiva’s Crocodile) or from Dakshinaroy (an ogre, the ancestor of
all tigers) to Kapil Muni (an incarnation of Vishnu).
The land that is inhabited by Royal Bengal Tigers is not far from Calcutta.
You can explore unknown wildlife of Sunderbans that harbour jungle cats, fishing
cats, Axis deer, wild boar, Rhesus monkeys, mongooses and the largest estuarine
crocodiles in the world.
Sunderbans is the breeding ground of immense variety of birds like Heron, Egret,
Cormorant, Fishing Eagle, White Bellied Sea Eagle, Seagul, Tern, Kingfisher
as well as migratory birds like Whimprel, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Stint,
Eastern Knot, Curlew, Sandpiper, Golden Plover, Pintail, White-eyed Pochard
and also Whistling teal. Come and discover wide variety of aquatic and reptile
life forms that include Olive Ridley sea turtle, hardshelled Batgur Terrapin,
Pythons, King cobra, Chequered killback, Monitor and lizards including the Salvator
lizards.
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