Wednesday, September 4, 2024

 Purulia -Ajodhya Pahar circuit


 

Day 1 

 24.08.2024

00 05 hrs

Howrah>Purulia      -- time 6.30 hrs                                                                    

Chakradharpur Express

Reached Purulia at 7.00 hrs

Deulghata & Kansai River>Begun Kodar >Murguma Dam> >Khairabera Dam >Chorda / Charidah "Mask" Village> Baghmundi >Turga Dam > Purulia Hill top (Baskey Homestay)

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Overnight in Baskey Homestay, Ajodhya Pahar Hill Top, Purulia

Day  2  

25.08.2024

Sita Kunda >Kusal Palli>Youth Hostel>Mayur Pahar>Marble  Lake > Bamni Waterfalls >Turga Waterfalls > Lunch on the way>Pakhi Pahar> Loharia Shib Mandir (Lower Dam)>Purulia Hill top (Baskey Homestay)
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Overnight in Baskey Homestay, Ajodhya Pahar Hill Top, Purulia

Day  3 

 26.08.2024

Upper Dam>Mach Kanda> Atithi Resort >  Kalyan Forest Resort > Ushul Dungri> >Purulia Hill top (Baskey Homestay for lunch)>Sirkabad (S Turning)>Purulia

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Day  3-4 

26.08.2024

2105 hrs

 Purulia > Howrah       

Chakradharpur Express

Overnight in Train

Reached Howrah at 700 hrs

 


There are nice hotels in Ajodhya Hill Top - Hotel Niharika, Hotel Pariwar (Shikari Da)  - these two have been mentioned in the Tourplanner group. They have also mentioned that Hotel Niharika has good Restaurant. Hotel Niharika comes under CDAC (basically Government property - which can be booked online - https://wbcadc.com/tourism/ ). Moreover there is a youth Hostel - which can also be booked online (https://youthhostelbooking.wb.gov.in/pages/SearchAvailability.aspx ). Interestingly anybody can book Youth Hostel. I have personally visited Youth Hostel  - the location is very good and lacks maintenance. The AC Deluxe room @1500 is good. There is a kitchen also. It is near Kushal Palli.

The location of Niharika is good. I have seen Niharika from outside. They are all on Hill Top.

There are some high end hotels / resorts like Kushal Palli, Saffron Valley , Akash Hill Top, Kalyan Forest Resort. I have personally seen all of them from outside. They are all located at hill Top within a radius of around 1 Km approx.


If you have time then you can visit Panchet dam.

Day 4 : Get down via Sirkabad -Raghunathpur Range - 2/3 hrs by car

Sightseeing List: 

1) Panchet Dam & Nehru Park & Snake Park

2) Garh Panchakot and Panchet Hill

3) Muradi Dam (Baranti Lake)

4) Joy Chandi Pahar & Mandir

5) Kashipur Rajbari   (can see from outside. It is apparently open only during Durga Puja)

6) Bero Pahar



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