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Day 1: Departure From Kolkata at 7 am. Upon reaching Shantiniketan visit the famous Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati, Rabindra Bhaban Museum, Shantiniketan Griha, Path Bhavan, Uttarayan complex, Upasana Griha, Chhatimtala, and more where Rabindranath Tagore has resided and other places inside the University. Offer prayer at the Prayer Spot (spot underneath a chatim tree) and Upasana Mandir.
Day 2: After breakfast at hotel leave from local sightseeing for Gitanjali Rail Museum, Kankalitala Temple as a Shakti Peeth, Biswa Bangla Hat, Prakriti Bhavan Nature Art Museum, Sonajhuri hat, Amar Kuthir, Wood Fossil Park, etc. After that head back towards Kolkata after 4 pm. End your Shantiniketan 1 Night 2 Day tour package from Kolkata with memories of the great bard of Bengal.
For 2 Heads - Rs 8000/- per head.
For 4 heads - Rs 5000/- per head.
For 6 heads - Rs 4500/- per head.
Cost Includes: All transportation, Homestay with Meals.
Not Included: Entry Charges, E-rickshaw charges.
For Transportation Only.
1 to 4 heads- AC Sedan/Hatchback Rs 11500/-,
5 to 7 heads- A/C Innova or any SUV Rs 14000/-.
For Pickup From Newtown, Saltlake & Airport Extra Chargeable For Sedan/Hatch back Rs 750/-
For Innova/SUV Rs 1100/- depending on place of Pickup.
Cost Includes- Fuel, All Driver Charges, Toll Taxes, Parking.
Cost Excludes- Hotel Stay & Meals, Entry Charges, E-rickshaw charges.
Located about 155 kms from Kolkata, West Bengal, Shantiniketan is the destination you need to be at if you are looking for serenity, tribal village culture and the legacy of Rabindra Nath Tagore, the Noble laureate. Shantiniketan was established by Maharshi Devendra Nath Tagore around 1863, and later his son Rabindranath Tagore who established a educational institution Brahmavidyalaya based on traditional Hindu education system which later became the Viswa Bharati university. Visva Bharati was declared to be a central university and an institute of national importance, in 1951.
Rabindra Bhavana, founded in 1942, just after the death of the poet, is the focal point of Visva Bharati. It has a museum, archives, library and other units. It houses a major part of Rabindranath's manuscripts, correspondence, paintings and sketches, 40,000 volumes of books and 12,000 volumes of bound journals, photographs and numerous items associated with the poet's life.
Other than above following are notable places of tourist interest-
Biswa Bharati Kala Bhaban, Gitanjali Rail Museum, Kankalitala Temple as a Shakti Peeth, Biswa Bangla Hat, Prakriti Bhavan Nature Art Museum, Sonajhuri hat, Amar Kuthir, Wood Fossil Park, etc.
Above are the places covered in a Santiniketan Tour Package.
Vishva Bharati University in Shantiniketan is open from 9 am to 5 pm on all days of the week. There is no entry fee to visit the campus.
Monsoon and Winter: The best time to visit Shantiniketan is either during the monsoon or winter months, which is between July and February. This is due to the comparatively pleasant and cool weather one gets to enjoy during these months as opposed to the high temperatures during spring and summers. Also, one gets to attend the many fairs held during this time. The rainfall is moderate here with light showers and overcast in Shantiniketan except for the days when there is heavy rainfall. Shantiniketan is best explored on foot.
Poush Mela: The festival of music and craft, Posh Mela is organised between December and January. It is celebrated on the Foundation Day of the University.
Basant Utsab (Basant Festival): The Basant Utsav is organised during Holi and is quite an affair at Shantiniketan.
Banalakshmi is an authentic place which offers local cuisine and is famous for its homely Bengali menu.
Kasahara is a food place inside the Sangeet Bhavan of Visva Bharati which is rather famous for its choices for lunches ranging from Bengali to Chinese cuisine. This café was established by Debojit Roy in the year 2015 in honor of the Japanese artist, Kim Taro Kasahara, who is known for his immense contribution to Shantiniketan.
Tanzil and Pyala café is one happening place for evening hangouts in Bolpur. It is a boutique cum café. The café offers Bengali snacks ranging from ghugni to chicken chop and egg chop along with steaming cups of tea or coffee.
1. Bishnupur: A quaint town in Bankura district of Indian state of West Bengal, Bishnupur is the land of terracotta Temples, School of Hindustani Music and Baluchari Sarees. The town’s unique architecture developed along with its art, music and handicrafts including pottery and weaving.
The town prospered under the reign of Hindu Rajas of the Malla dynasty and is considered to be the only destination for the most brilliant terracotta work in the whole of Eastern India which continues to prevail. The terracotta works on the tiles depict stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata.
2. Nabadwip: Located on the western banks of Hooghly River, in the Nadia district in West Bengal, 76 kilometres from Shantiniketan, Nabadwip is the holy birth city of the great Vaishnava Saint of Bhakti movement, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. It is believed to have been founded in 1608 CE and was the old capital of the Sena dynasty between 1159 to 1206, during the reigns of Ballal Sen and Lakshman Sen. The city is famous for its Raas Utsav (Raas Festival). With moderate summers and winters, the weather of Nabadwip is otherwise pleasant.
3. Bardhaman / Burdwan: At a distance of 53 kilometres from Shantiniketan, Bardhaman is a district famous for the Maithon Dam reservoir located in Asansol, Meghnad Saha Planetarium, Burdwan Science Centre and Krishnasayer Ecological Park.
4. Durgapur: Famously called the ‘Steel Capital of East India’, Durgapur is a city in West Burdwan district in the Indian State of West Bengal by the banks of River Damodar, which is also known as ‘Sorrow of Bengal’. As they say, it takes a true blue traveller to explore the most unexplored and trivial places on the earth. Durgapur would ace that list due to its unlikely places of visit starting from the steel plant to numerous temples, woods, parks, heritage monuments like Bhabani Pathak’s Tilla, the famous Durgapur Barrage which was constructed to manage the flow of mighty Damodar during monsoon, and Garh Jungle which has a significant history of being the oldest places in the country where worship of Goddess Durga had begun.
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Shantiniketan doesn’t have an airport and there isn’t any railway station either.
Situated at a distance of 200 kilometres from Kolkata, taking a train from the Howrah Junction Railway station is the best way to reach Shantiniketan if you are arriving via train. The nearest Railway Station to Shantiniketan is in Bolpur. De-board at Bolpur station and hire a local transport to reach Shantiniketan.
The best way to travel to Shantiniketan is by road as it is connected with all cities via road. Taxis and buses are available all year round.
The nearest airport to Shantiniketan is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport. One may hire a taxi or rent a cab from top car rental companies in Kolkata to travel to Shantiniketan from the airport. It would be quite a drive.
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Departure From Kolkata at 6 am. Upon reaching Shantiniketan visit the famous Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati, Rabindra Bhaban Museum, Shantiniketan Griha, Path Bhavan, Uttarayan complex, Upasana Griha, Chhatimtala, and more where Rabindranath Tagore has resided and other places inside the University. Offer prayer at the Prayer Spot (spot underneath a chatim tree) and Upasana Mandir. After that head back towards Kolkata. Then take a tour to Sonajhurir Hat to buy local handicraft.
End your Shantiniketan day tour from Kolkata with memories of the great bard of Bengal. Return back will depend upon your departure time from Shantiniketan.
Cost Of Shantiniketan Day Tour:
1 to 4 heads- AC Sedan/Hatchback Rs 8500/-,
5 to 7 heads- A/C Innova or any SUV Rs 10500/-.
For Pickup From Newtown, Saltlake & Airport Extra Chargeable For Sedan/Hatch back Rs 750/-
For Innova/SUV Rs 1100/- depending on place of Pickup.
Cost Includes- Fuel, All Driver Charges, Toll Taxes, Parking.
Cost Excludes- Meals, Entry Charges, E-rickshaw charges.