Taki is a cosy and quiet retreat, just a
two-hour drive from the Kolkata city approx 73 km northeast in North 24-Parganas, on the IcchaMati river
front with the opposite side being Bangladesh border / riverline visible. It is also the gateway to
the Sunderbans.
One may study the local Municipality
site for local information and staying places at http://www.takimunicipality.in/
All important spots as mentioned below
are close by and can be covered in less than one day by using of a Battery
Operated Toto Rickshaw. Pay not more than Rs 200/- for 06 hrs trip and negotiate
correctly to avoid harassment or cheating.
You may contact Mr Nabakumar Das cell-8944820380 , a Toto owner cum driver (speaks only Bengali) for any local help /bookings.
You may contact Mr Nabakumar Das cell-8944820380 , a Toto owner cum driver (speaks only Bengali) for any local help /bookings.
GOING
Adjacent to the Science City culvert (Kolkata EM By-pass ) get into the side lane to
get on the Basanti Road going towards Bantala. This is a fairly good double road for the first 60 Km journey.
On the way cross the Bantala Leather Complex at approx 18 Km. The
landscape starts changing from Urban to Semi-urban and finally to rural.
Villages with paddy fields and fish ponds appeared on either side of the road,
replacing buildings.
The road will be busy with vehicles
carrying fish and other products from the hinterland of Bhangor, Bhojerhat, Ghatakpukur, Basanti and
Malancha , which is more or less gateway to Taki. From Malancha the road become narrow / One and half lane till Taki.
Beware of commercial drivers from their extreme rash driving.
Alternatively take a bus from Esplanade
or a train from Sealdah. The local train “ Hasnabad local” leaving Sealdah
station at Kolkata goes via Taki Road station.
From Taki Road station, Jetty Ghat takes
15 minutes by Toto rickshaw or shared van- rickshaw at Rs 30/- per head. River cruise
boats can be hired at Jetty /Ghat in shared mode and a full boat booking is possible too .
STAYING Book in advance for hotels on Week-ends. There are no 3-Star
or equivalent stay and fooding arrangement here as of now (2017) but some star properties are under construction now. Almost all the stay arrangements
are on the river front.
Pure Govt
1- Public Health Guest House on the river front road generally used by
higher Govt officials to be booked only at Kolkata , New Secretariat Building ,
07th Floor, IKS Roy Road,
Kolkata 700-001 , Ph-03-22624792 , Email phed_bungalow@wbphed.gov.in
Local Municipality controlled and for public
2- Eco Tourism Guest House is basically known as Eco Park approx 03Km
away from the river front into village settings away from any locality where
some residential facilities have been created. Ph- Office: 03217 233 324 / 234 481 ; Bidhan Saikat-II: +91 96357 06066 ; Email: cmoftm@gmail.com
;
Guest House:
03217 233 328 or call +91 8016326455
, 9635079347 , 70477 45599 , Mr Souvik .AC Cottages 08 approx Rs 800/- and normal room Rs 600/-
3- Municipal Tourism GH is on the river front
with its Govt name Nripendra Athithisala. Ph- Municipal Telephone No Office:
03217 233 324 / 234 481 ; Bidhan Saikat-II: +91 96357 06066 ; Email: cmoftm@gmail.com
;
Public Hotels / GH all properties are on river front or nearby :-
4- Suhasini Guest House http://www.suhasiniguesthouse.in/contact-us/ Mobile : +91 9330826779 ; 8016065309 (Tapas
Chatterji); 03217-234 108/ 322 212.; +91-9330826779 - Address Taki Uttar Bari,
P.O.-Taki, 24-Parganas(North) - Email- info@suhasiniguesthouse
;For Kolkata Booking: North: +91
9339375915 ; South: +91 9331026585 and
also by Gouranga
Travel Agencies: Ph: 033 2463 4030 / 0463 1230 ; Mobile: +91 9433702096
, Address – Golpark , T57B, Purnadas Road, Kolkata-700029
5- BISRAM BAGAN BARI -The
property is in sodhpur village very
nearby with 5 min walking distance from the place. The property has pond and
Shiv Mandir inside the Bagan Bari. If you want to spend a quite day in taki
with your family and friends stay here. It is located near SAIDPUR BSF BOP.
Rooms/food are good. Pond view rooms less than Rs1000/-,. Kolkata Booking Address
: 20/1/1C, Ballygunge
Station Road,1st Floor,Kolkata-700019 ; Contact : 9007012271 / 4/5 ,
9007788056 ; E-mail : bisrambaganbari@gmail.com ; Website :
www.bisrambaganbari.com.
6- Rupasi Bangla Lodge Ph-
7602754115 ; 7797690591 . It is a new hotel inaugurated in Jan 2018 with approx
tariff below Rs 1000/-
7- Amrapali Guest House, Puraton
Baza
http://www.amrapaliguesthouse.com/indexdetail.php Ph-03217-234471
8- Nandan Guest House in Taki, North 24 Parganas, Guest House (Rs 501
To Rs 1000) - Taki Trimohini,Taki Ghat Road,Taki-743429 Ph-03217-233142.
9- Shantiniketan GH Ph- 8016043744 (Rec) , 9474128317 , 9851265134 - It is a new hotel inaugurated in Jan 2018
with approx tariff below Rs 1000/-
10- Taki Tourist Bungalow, Taki
Goash Babupara Taki ; 03217-234647 http://www.holidayiq.com/Taki-Tourist-Bungalow-West-Bengal-hotel-9263.html
Places of Interest
·
As the notional International Boundary
runs in the middle of the river, boats with respective flags can be seen plying
in the river. The local people look forward to the annual reunion on Dashami (last day of Durga Puja rituals generally in Oct each year ).
On that day, people from both sides of the border hoisting their national flags
on boats carrying idols and meet in between the Ichhamati. The man-made
boundary vanishes for the day.
·
The paved riverfront near Jetty
Ghat wears a festive look in the evenings with roadside eateries and shops
selling toys and trinkets. Taki municipality, established on 01 April 1869,
maintains these facilities.
·
The Ramakrishna Mission school
housing an inside temple has its own evening
prayer and Aarati .
·
200 yrs old “Kuler Kali Bari”
are within walking distance from the riverfront.. The name “Kuler Kali Bari”
suggests the existence of another river flowing near the temple.
·
The strip of land between the
two rivers, locally called tack, might have given rise to the name Taki.
·
The old deity of Nandalal Jiu at
Jalalpur is also an local attraction here.
·
Municipality has built a raised
walkway towards the river front with both sides full of Mangroves trees giving
a feeling of little Suderbans. A tree with a round fruit very attractive is
found on this stretch called as GolpataBon. The river here is a narrow ribbon
and we could clearly see the people in the Sreepur village of Bangladesh. Rs 5/-
per head municipal ticked is charged here.
·
· Visit the ancestral house of the former chief of the Indian army, General Shankar Roychoudhury, in Saidpur village. Our boatman recounted how the Indian army had destroyed Pakistani gunboats on the Ichhamati during the 1971 war, where our soldiers ferried tanks and ammunition and captured Satkhira in East Pakistan territory.
· Visit the ancestral house of the former chief of the Indian army, General Shankar Roychoudhury, in Saidpur village. Our boatman recounted how the Indian army had destroyed Pakistani gunboats on the Ichhamati during the 1971 war, where our soldiers ferried tanks and ammunition and captured Satkhira in East Pakistan territory.
·
The Village dilapidated garden
house used in Bengali movie Bishorjan is nearby the Bisram Bagan Bari.
·
BSF Main Camp is also nearby .
·
6) Mohona: It is about 2 km
from the main spot. It is near Eco Park cum Guest House
·
Boating in Ichamati river is
arranged by municipality from the main river front cum Bazar. They charge Rs.
30 for 40 min boat trip Rs30/40 per head. You can enjoy a very close view of Bangladesh, Mohona tri-junction , and
river side view of Taki spot. Boat ride is closed by 5 pm..
·
Enjoy the spectacular view of Sunrise
and Sunset near Mohana.
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