There are few places in North Bengal which can give you some amount of refreshment in the hectic and tight schedules of our daily life. Samsing is certainly one of these places. It is not too far away from Siliguri. There are quite frequent bus services from the Mittal Bus Stand of Siliguri. I had the opportunity to visit the place while I was there in Siliguri. I went there with one of my colleagues. It was a bright sunny Sunday and we started our journey at around 8 o'clock in the morning. The Sevoke Road will take you to the famous Corronation Bridge where from two roads have diverged and you have to take the one which will lead you to the other side of Teesta. You might also have a pleasant stop on the bridge and enjoy the grand sight of Teesta flowing gently through the gorge. The road condition is quite good and you will certainly enjoy your ride. One by one you will cross Bagrakot, Mongpu, Damdim, Malbazar and you will reach a place called Chalsa. Here from you have to take the left hand side road which goes uphill. Just after few minutes you will get a fantastic view of the planes of Jalpaiguri. Carry on your journey and very soon you will be on a road that goes right through a tea estate. This is probably the most beautiful part of the journey. Soon you will reach Samsing and after a certain point your two wheeler will show his reluctance to go any further. Don't worry...just keep it outside any roadside house and inform any of the members of the family. You can be rest assured that nothing will happen with your vehicle. Start gently for an uphill walk. Half a kms gentle walk will take you to the beautiful Rocky Island. The river Murti has flown very slowly through big boulders/rocks at this place. You can take a bath here and enjoy with your companions or can simply just seat on a boulder and enjoy the serenity. There couple of tents out there on the bank of Murti. One can spend a night here. I must say that if you do so it will be a great experience of your life. Booking can be done from Siliguri. If you spend a night here the next day morning you can take a walk through the forest and visit Suntalekhola and the Neora Valley Forest, one of the virgin forests of the country.
Road condition from Metelli is not so good and there is very lil chance of the same getting improved. Rest of the road is quite good.
can u tell me the address or the phone no so that i can contact for booking a tent in the rocky island... as we are very far from siliguri we dont have any clue for booking from here...if u can give then it will be very helpful...
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