Samsing Forest Rest House

Enclosed by lush tea garden is Samsing a quaint hamlet of Dooars. Overlooking the daunting hills Samsing is famous for its serene ambiance and pictorial vista. Perched at an elevation of 3000ft Samsing is blessed with temperate weather. Samsing is also famous for its traditional method of orange orchards and cardamom plantation, which till date is a major source of livelihood for a large number of villagers.The best way to relish the beauty of this serene hamlet is by lodging in Samsing Forest Rest House.

Samsing Forest Rest House

Atop the hill of Samsing West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Ltd (WBFDC) has built a Nature Education and Wilderness Resort. Samsing Forest Rest House with its panoramic view of tea gardens and daunting hills has become the most preferred place to stay in Samsing.

Things to do in Samsing: Surrounded by emerald green tea garden one of the famous thing to do in Samsing is taking a tour around tea garden. Here they can learn about the tea plantation method of Dooars Region. Another famous thing to do in Samsing is village walk. Located 18km from Neora Valley, Samsing is dotted with astounding trails making trekking another famous tourist activity. The trails not take visitors through the alpine forest but these trails are also ideal for bird watching in Samsing.

Samsing Tourist Spot

Apart from its surreal beauty, there are many tourist spots in and around Samsing which has hyped the interest of tourist staying in Samsing Forest Rest House.

Gorumara National Park: Located 30km from Samsing, Gorumara National Park is a famous tourist spot of Dooars. While staying in Samsing Forest Rest House, tourists can include Gorumara National Park in their day trip plan. Gorumara National Park is a mid size park famous for its One-Horned Rhinoceros. Here tourists can indulge in Jungle Safari and spot the majestic One-Horned Rhinoceros.

Rocky Island: Located 2km from Samsing is Rocky Island the adventurer's hub in Dooars. Bounded by alpine forest it is another famous tourist spot of Samsing. Here tourist can partake in activities like Rock Climbing, angling in River Murti and trekking while visiting Rocky Island.

Chalsa: Bounded by tea garden and shimmering river stream is a quaint settlement called Chalsa. Located 13km from Samsing, Chalsa is another famous place to visit while staying in Samsing Forest Rest House. Chalsa is famous as the base of exploring verdant forest of Dooars. It is also a pictorial location which has enthralled the minds of many travelers with it lush tea garden.

How to reach Samsing

Located 82 km from Siliguri, visitors can easily reach Samsing from Siliguri. It will take them around 3 hours to reach Samsing from Siliguri. Throughout their journey visitors will be accompanied with the scenic view of changing landscape. But if visitors are travelling from Kolkata or any other major city it is better if they board a train for New Mal Junction. Since New Mal Junction is the closest railway station of Samsing. The distance between New Mal Junction to Samsing is 19km. Then from their respective junctions visitors can easily hire a car to reach Samsing Forest Rest.