Taki
TAKI is an awesome vacation &
tourist identify in West Bengal under Hasnabad police station of the Basirhat
subdivision in North 24 Parganas district on the banks of river Ichhamati. It
is serene place is ideal for a weekend trip. Taki is a cozy and quiet retreat, just a two-hour journey from
Kolkata. It is in the bank of Ichhamati stream. On the other part of Ichamati
stream is Khulna, district of Bangladesh.
Taki is the area of a number of zamindars. Most of the zamindar buildings are
in a decayed condition. There is hardly any maintenance from the successors of
the zamindars or from the local authorities. On the last day of Durga Puja, immersion of Durga
idols attracts thousands of visitors from both the countries.
HOW TO REACH:
From
Sealdah Station take Hasnabad Local train and get down at Taki Road Station. It
is a two to three hour journey. After getting down at Taki Road
station takes a cycle van and reaches the hotels (It’s a 10 minute ride and the
charges are around Rs.25 per van). You can also take a bus from Esplanade or
drive your car to Taki. By road it will take about an hour or two.
WHERE TO STAY:
There are primarily 4 places to
stay:
SUHASINI GUEST HOUSE,
NIPENDRA ATHITHISALA,
TAKI GUEST HOUSE,
TAKI TOURIST BUNGLOW.
But my individual experience is
that SUHASINI GUEST HOUSE is the best one among the 4. The hotel have terrace
experiencing the windy Ichamati. It’s recommended to go there after doing the
booking from Kolkata. To do the booking of Suhasini Guest House in Kolkata, please
get in touch with +91-9331026585 and +91-9339375915 & in Taki are
(03217)234108 and (03217)322212 and +91-9330826779.Rates begins from Rs.
400(without A/C) and Rs.700(with A/C).
Nripendra
Atithisala, Taki Uttar Bari, run by the Taki municipality also a good option.
Other options are Taki Tourist Bungalow, Public Health
Guest House, Mitra Rest House and Shuvadip. Permission from BSF and the BDO is
required for staying the night at the Machhranga Deep Guest House. For Accommodation
Call: 03217-233276. 234478.
Attractions
Taki has one of the earliest Ramakrishna Missions. Taki
Govt High School
is more than 250 decades of age. The Taki town municipality has also designed a small Sunderbans made up
of the plants - Sundari, Golpata etc which are rarety and can be commonly seen
in seaside Sunderbans of West Bengal.
Check out the Kali
Temple and the Jora Shib mandir
(both are more than 300 decades old). There is 129 acre Machranga isle which
you can click on by getting the launch service from the ferry ghat. The island, propagate over 129
miles, is mostly inhabited. It took around half an hour to arrive at the isle
by a mechanized vessel. On the way you can identified the remains of Zamindar
Roychoudhury’s home, being ingested by the flow now. The region is perfect for
a eat outside and the Hasnabad Panchayat Samity preserves a variety of eat
outside areas and a two-storeyed bungalow on the region. The Ichhamati flow is
engulfing the region at quite a rate.
Also visit Taki Rajbari. & the long boat
rides on the river Ichhamati will surely be a pleasant experience.
The introduced riverfront near Jetty Ghat would wear a fun
look in the evenings with curbside cafes and stores selling toys and games and
ornaments. Taki town municipality, established on Apr 1 1869, preserves these features.
From Taki you can visit- Hasnabad, located on the bank of the river Dansha, Hingalganj or Sandeshkhali- on the
rivers Yamuna and Kalindir. & Rajnagar-lonely
island where you will see the Ganga Mandir and fishermen at work.
Best Time to Visit
Throughout the year
Nearest Railhead
Hasnabad
Nearest Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata)
