West Bengal Tourist Places
West Bengal Tourist Places
West Bengal Tourist Places Important Tourist Circuits and Destinations
Tourism Policy 2021 has identified six primary tourist circuits as under:
Darjeeling Himalayas
Dooars Foothills
Bengal Heritage
Sunderbans
Coastal Bengal
Kolkata
Coastal Circuit (Under Swadesh Darshan Scheme):
Udaypur-Digha-Shankarpur-Tajpur-Mandarmani-Bakkhali-Henry Island-Frazerganj
Tourist Attractions
Hill Station Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong, Lava Lolegaon, Mirik, Sandakphu, etc.
Forest Dooars, Jaldapara, Gorumara, Sundarbans
Heritage Bishnupur, Murshidabad, Purulia, Malda, Birbhum, Hooghly, Burdwan, West
Midnapore, Cooch Behar, etc
Beaches Digha, Shankarpur, Mandarmoni, Bakkhali, Gangasagar, Tajpur, etc
Religious Gangasagar, Belur Math, Dakshineswar, Kalighat, Tarapith, Nadia, Bolla Kali Temple,
Nakhoda Masjid, Furfura Sharif, Imambara, St. Paul’s Cathedral, St. James’ Church, etc
Cultural Shantiniketan, Kolkata, etc
West Bengal is the winner of East India Travel Awards East 2016 as the ‘Best Experiential Destination’
Tribal, Cultural Heritage
West Bengal reflects the rich cultural heritage and traditional legacy through important destinations
like Shantiniketan, Sunderbans, Darjeeling, Purulia, Bihnupur, Nabadwip, Chandannagar and
also Kolkata which is the capital of the State
Folk music and dances like Baul, Kirtan and Chau Dance are famous around the world
There are variety of tribes found in every nook and corners of the State. Bauls, Santhal, Paharia,
Lephcas, Bhutiyas, Chero, Khariya, Garo and Lohara are amongst the popular tribes of West Bengal
Unique Attractions
West Bengal is the only State in the country to have the icy snow bound Himalayas in the north,
Bay of Bengal at its south and temperate plains and plateaus covering the remaining region
West Bengal is also home to two UNESCO world heritage sites viz. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
and Sunderbans National Park
Film Tourism: The Bengali Film Industry popularly known as Tollywood is recognized for producing
India’s most critically acclaimed global Parallel Cinema and Art Films with several filmmakers
gained international acclaim and prominence at the Indian National Film Awards
Educational Tourism: Visva-Bharati founded by Asia’s first Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore
is a pilgrimage for education and culture. The only Central University in the State, Visva-Bharati
has witnessed consistent enrollment of approximately 15% international students each year from
the countries like Bangladesh, Japan, US and Canada amongst others
