Sunderban National Park Tour

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The Sunderbans Tiger Reserve and National Park is situated amid the crisscross of hundreds of tributaries and creeks in the Ganges delta. This thriving mangrove is like an undiscovered paradise on earth, where you can find many endangered species of animals such as tigers and turtles.

Facts about Sunderbans National Park

  1. Sunderbans is the largest estuarine forest in the world.
  2. It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  3. The part of the Sunderbans that is in India is the largest National Park in India.
  4. The Sunderbans Tiger Reserve is the biggest tiger reserve in India.
  5. Sunderbans is a part of the largest delta in the world, which is formed by three rivers: Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Meghna.

Location of the National Park

You can go for a Sunderbans tour in West Bengal, India. This national park is spread over 4,264 square kilometers in India itself. Parts of the Sunderbans are in Bangladesh also. The Sunderbans Park is located at the southernmost tip of West Bengal, the meeting point of land and sea.

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Cross Country Touring

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A bike is a wonderfully elegant creation-true technological genius.

A well-made bike can take you thousands of trouble-free miles. When it does break down, even the most mechanically challenged can repair it. The near universality of bikes-even in countries like Bangladesh-means parts and skilled repairmen are readily available-at reasonable rates.

I use a 21-speed Norco with DX gearing and a light frame, a pannier rack on the rear with two panniers, mud guards on rear and front, bell, two water bottles with corresponding attachment points, flat bars with extension grips, a bike lock, reflectors, a tool kit (see below), a helmet, biking shoes, a spare inner tube, and biking gloves.

ASIDE: With the exception of the extension bars I strongly recommend all this equipment-the bell and helmet are legislated in some countries. Extension bars are only required if you purchase a mountain or hybrid bike-they allow you to hunker down, making you more streamlined. A road bike does not require the extension bars. DX refers to Shimano’s middle cost range for bike gearing-not bad but not the best.

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