“Sundargram” Is a concept to promote sustainable rural tourism by nurturing the nature and creating livelihood opportunity for the rural local people. We believe that nature has a strong hold in human life. If we want to develop a healthy life a healthy nature is obvious.
Sundargram is situated approx 30 kms from the Scient City, EM Bypass, amidst the mother nature where our guests can enjoy pure and natural life of the village. The serenity of the mother earth is all around Sundargram.
Only here one can wake-up in the morning by the sweet whistle of birds, experience the smell of the earth and the lush green surroundings. Here you just close your eyes and feel the peace prevails all around.
Sundargram is created with a special attention not to disrupt the village atmosphere and restore the age old concept of natural living in mud house with wooden top. Our guests can enjoy the mud-house stay and open dining in Gazibo on bamboo tables & chairs. Can do fishing at the pond.
It will be a lifetime experience to interact with the local villagers. They love to talk with people and share their age old belief and thought with others. Guests can experience local sightseeing and can go for famous fish market at Malancha.
So in a nutshell, for those who are fond of village life or interested to experience the way of rural living, Sundargram can be a ultimate destination with a package of raw nature surrounding by ethnic village life very close to Kolkata.
Contact for Booking: Backpacking Monks – 9051160870
Accommodation
At Sundar Gram, we have 05 double bedrooms and 02 family rooms for guests. Decked with all modern facilities like 24 hours electricity, attached western bathrooms, hot water arrangements, large comfy beds, mini fridge, sitting arrangements and a nice verandah for you to gaze at the lush paddy fields stretching beyond. Most of our rooms are double bed cottages with arrangements for extra beds. We also have separate driver’s accommodation. The details are as follows:
Mud House – Batash Facilities: Mud house room with attached western bathroom, personal verandah, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, mini fridge, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.2200 per night + 5% GST (with breakfast for 2 guests)
Mud House – Dhamsa Facilities: Mud house room with attached western bathroom, personal verandah, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, mini fridge, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.2200 per night + 5% GST (with breakfast for 2 guests)
Mud House – Akash
Facilities: Mud house cottage with attached western bathroom, personal verandah, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, mini fridge, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.2200 per night + 5% GST (with breakfast for 2 guests)
Mud House – Madol Facilities: Mud house room with attached western bathroom, personal verandah, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, mini fridge, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.2200 per night + 5% GST (with breakfast for 2 guests)
Double Bed – Bouthan
Facilities: Double bed room with attached western bathroom, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, mini fridge, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.2200 per night + 5% GST (with breakfast for 2 guests)
Deluxe Cottage – Ektara
Facilities: Mud house cottage with attached western bathroom, personal verandah, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, mini fridge, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.2500 per night + 5% GST (with breakfast for 2 guests)
Premium Room – Andarmahal
Facilities: Double Bedded room on first floor with attached western bathroom, personal terrace, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, mini fridge, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.3100 per night + 5% GST (with breakfast for 2 guests)
Room – Dotara
Facilities: Four Bedded room on first floor with attached western bathroom, personal verandah, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, mini fridge, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.4100 per night + 5% GST (with breakfast for 4 guests)
Room – Bodhi
Facilities: Five Bedded room on first floor with attached western bathroom, personal verandah, comfy king size beds, in-room sitting arrangements, ethnic interiors, view of surrounding greenery, electric kettle, mini fridge, complimentary toiletries.
Tariff (AC): Rs.5000 per night + 5% GST(with breakfast for 5 guests)
Picnic Time at Sundargram: 11:00am – 6:30pm
Tariff for Day Visit/ Picnic venue Near Kolkata
OPTION 1 (all rooms on ground floor):
01 AC Mud house room with attached bathroom. Up to 10 guests: Rs.2950
02 AC Mud house rooms with attached bathroom. Up to 25 guests: Rs.5500
03 AC Mud house rooms with attached bathroom. Up to 40 guests: Rs.8500
04 AC Mud house rooms with attached bathroom. Up to 50 guests: Rs.11200
Additional guest: Rs.200 per guest
OPTION 2 (4 Mudhouse rooms on ground floor + 01 Four-bed room on first floor):
Part Resort in AC mode: Rs.17200 (up to 70 guests)
Additional guest: Rs.200 per guest
OPTION 3 (01 Four-bed room on first floor):
01 AC Four-Bed (Dotara) with attached bathroom. Up to 20 guests: Rs.6500
Additional guest: Rs.200 per guest
OPTION 4 (01 room on first floor with rooftop & terrace):
01 AC Double-Bed (Andarmahal) with attached bathroom. Up to 15 guests: Rs.5000
Additional guest: Rs.200 per guest
OPTION 5 (Entire Sundargram):
07 AC Double-Bed + 01 AC Four-Bed + 01 AC Five Bed. Up to 120 guests: Rs.29000
Additional guest: Rs.200 per guest
** Please note outside food is not allowed at Sundar Gram. Additional 5% GST payable on above tariff.
Standard Day Visit/ Picnic Menu
Welcome drink (non-alcoholic)
SNACKS: Veg Pakora (4 pcs), Chicken Pakora (4 pcs), Green Salad, Papad
LUNCH: Rice, Dal, Bhaja (3 types), Salad, SagBhaja, Kasundi, Sabji (seasonal), Mutton / Chicken (4 pcs) or Fish (2 pcs), Chatni, Papad, Misti, Packed drinking water.
EVENING: Tea with biscuits
Picnic Food Cost
- Food Cost: Rs. 575/ per head (with mutton at lunch)
- Food Cost: Rs. 525/ per head (with fish at lunch)
- Food Cost: Rs. 475/ per head (with chicken at lunch)
- Food Cost: Rs. 400/ per head (veg)
Sightseeing
Take a ride in the local van rickshaws to the famous Vidyadhari River near Malancha (around 6 kms from Sundar Gram). You can watch the setting sun from the bridge over Vidyadhari River. Sundar Gram is surrounded by large fishing ponds, paddy fields and a mango grove. Being close to East Kolkata Wetlands Sundar Gram is home to numerous water birds. Fish lovers can also visit nearby Malancha Village, while returning from Sundar Gram to buy some fresh catches. Malancha is one of the biggest fish markets in West Bengal.
Activity
The simple and slow moving village life of Sundar Gram would surely make you envious, so the best thing to do in Sundar Gram is to become a part of the village life. You can take long village walks, do some fishing, try out khejur rash (date palm juice) early mornings and bring out eggs from the duck house and simply de-stress during your weekend.
Here are few things, you can enjoy at Sundargram:
Cultural programs
At Sundar Gram, we can arrange cultural programs too. If you are fond of Baul, Bhatiali and other folk programs, please do inform us in advance, so that we can arrange for the programs. Some of the best Bauls and folk singers like Shyam Khyapa have also performed here. With prior intimation from guests, we can also arrange Tribal dance from Sundarban, Chhow dance from Purulia.
Fishing
Our pond is teeming with fish like Mrigel, Rohu, Katla, Mourala and few others. You can enjoy “catch and release” angling with local fishing rods made of cane. The local village boy can also give you some lessons on how to cast a fishing net. If you have your own angling equipment, then you can bring them too.
Reading vacation
Pick the latest novel, shut down your mobile and drive down on a Friday evening to Sundar Gram. Don’t worry about the steady supply of tea and coffee arriving to your room, while you are busy reading. Enjoy your novel and fall back on some useful thoughts. Sundar Gram’s serene surroundings make it the best reading vacation spot from Kolkata.
Village Walks
Sundargram is marked by endless stretches of paddy fields and fishing ponds dotted with thatched mud houses and mango groves. We can arrange a bicycle for you to take a ride along the bumpy muddy village roads. You can also take our local guide to accompany you to the village walks.
Play Centre
Just for a day, tell your children to forget about the Angry Birds, PS2s and play centres of glitzy malls. At Sundar Gram, your children can still play Keeth Keeth, Kumir Danga, Chor Police and Baghbandi. Don’t worry, if you have forgotten the rules – our children at Sundar Gram would show them.
Barbeque
In the evenings, we can arrange for a Barbeque where you can discuss all the ‘necessary nothings’ of human life with your friends and family and treat yourself to some roasted country chicken under the cover of starry nights.
Birdwatching
Sundar Gram and its surrounding villages of Rajendrapur have a very good population of local and migratory birds. Wagtails, Parakits, Barn Owls and a whole lot of bee catchers and local species are found in abundance here due to the lush greenery all around. Due to an abundance of ponds and water bodies in the vicinity, Sundar Gram is particularly home to different species of kingfishers and storks.
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