Introduction to Sundarban Tour Planning
A Sundarban tour offers an extraordinary journey into one of the most intriguing natural wonders of the world. The Sundarbans, attract numerous travelers seeking thrilling wildlife adventures and luxurious comfort simultaneously. However, choosing the right time to embark on a Sundarban tour significantly impacts the quality and enjoyment of your travel.
Importance of Seasonality for a Sundarban Tour The Sundarban region experiences diverse climatic patterns throughout the year, significantly influencing travel conditions, wildlife visibility, and overall comfort during your Sundarban tour. It is essential to carefully plan your visit according to seasonal fluctuations to make your Sundarban tour memorable, comfortable, and satisfying.
Best Months for a Sundarban Tour – An Overview Ideally, the period from October to March is considered the best time for planning a Sundarban tour. During these months, the climate remains pleasant, making it perfect for wildlife exploration and luxury tour experiences. However, each season offers unique opportunities and challenges that travelers must understand when planning their Sundarban tour.
Winter Season (October to March) – Peak Season for a Sundarban Tour
Without a doubt, the best time to embark on a Sundarban tour is the winter season. Temperatures vary between 12°C to 25°C, providing comfortable conditions for exploring mangrove trails, cruising on the rivers, and observing diverse wildlife. The dry, cooler weather enhances wildlife sightings, particularly the elusive Royal Bengal Tiger, saltwater crocodiles, spotted deer, and various bird species.
The months from December to February witness maximum tourist influx, making it advisable to book your Sundarban tour packages well in advance. A Sundarban luxury private tour during winter ensures optimal comfort, perfect weather, and excellent opportunities for photography enthusiasts.
Summer Season (April to June) – Hot but Wildlife-Friendly
Summer months on a Sundarban tour are characterized by higher temperatures ranging from 28°C to 38°C. While this heat can be challenging, the summer months offer distinct wildlife viewing opportunities. Many animals venture out to water bodies for hydration, increasing the chances of spotting various wildlife species during your Sundarban tour.
Though hot and humid conditions might be uncomfortable, visitors willing to brave the heat can find exclusive Sundarban private tour packages at attractive rates. Luxury tours offering air-conditioned accommodations and comfortable transport are ideal during summer, ensuring relaxation and comfort after outdoor adventures.
Monsoon Season (July to September) – Challenging yet Fascinating
While monsoon might seem less suitable for a Sundarban tour due to heavy rains and occasional cyclonic activities, it offers a distinct charm to adventure-seeking travelers. Monsoon transforms the Sundarban forest into lush greenery, creating breathtaking scenic beauty.
However, it is essential to note that monsoon significantly reduces wildlife sightings, and travel might be restricted due to safety reasons. If you plan to undertake a Sundarban tour during monsoon, selecting trusted Sundarban luxury tour packages that provide robust safety arrangements and comfortable indoor amenities is crucial.
Seasonal Tips to Enhance Your Sundarban Tour Experience
Winter Sundarban Tour Tips: Book well in advance due to peak demand. Bring warm clothes, binoculars, and cameras for wildlife observation.Summer Sundarban Tour Tips: Opt for luxurious private tours offering air-conditioned accommodations. Carry sun protection such as sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, and plenty of water.Monsoon Sundarban Tour Tips: Select carefully curated luxury tour packages ensuring maximum safety. Pack rain gear, waterproof shoes, and mosquito repellents.
Choosing the Perfect Sundarban Tour Time
Ultimately, the best time for your Sundarban tour depends largely on personal preferences, priorities, and travel expectations. Whether you prefer the peak comfort and wildlife visibility of winter, the wildlife opportunities and less crowded experiences of summer, or the adventurous charm of the monsoon, Sundarban tour packages can accommodate diverse traveler needs.
Selecting reputed tour operators offering Sundarban private tour packages, including luxury amenities, professional guides, and tailored experiences, significantly enhances the journey. Properly timing your Sundarban tour ensures unforgettable moments and a rewarding journey to this incredible ecological paradise.
... read more in a single word. Those who want fresh oxygen I suggest they should go Sundarbon and stay in Sabujdeep. Also get good village experience.
Sounava SamantaMarch 17, 2022
... read more of staff was very good
DEV KUMAR PYNEDecember 17, 2022
... read more care of every group member as per the need, especially the elderly ones. I travelled with the parents and the staff members made the trip super comfortable for them as well. Thanks to each one of them!! 😊🙏 Would highly recommend Sonakshi Travels for the Sundarban trip.
Shuchita MitraMarch 17, 2022
Gourav GhoshJanuary 17, 2023
... read more very beautiful ❤️👍🏻
Sandeep MukherjeeMarch 17, 2022
... read more are very well organised to set up this Sunderban tour in terms of fooding lodging and irrespective every things which relates to this particular tour. Me and my family has a mind blowing experience. Thanks Subhabrata Talukdar to you and to your team for giving us a memorable experience.
Sagar BanerjeeJanuary 17, 2023
Sandhya BhideDecember 17, 2022
... read more dismantled as the driver uses it impulsively :) Definitely recommended...
Indraneil GhoshJanuary 17, 2023
... read more boat is undercover with green carpet,so it'is looking beautiful,all management are peaceful Jumur dance is wonderful our all member danced with Jumur dancers we are all coming a sweet memories. Thanks to continue Mr Talukder.
Avijit SarkarMarch 17, 2022
Dipanjan BiswasMarch 17, 2022
prabhat kumar banerjeeSeptember 17, 2022
... read more people. The jungle visit was great and we could see so many animals
Kunal BasuMarch 17, 2022
... read more homely environment, mainly we are extremely impressed the condition of the boat, cleanliness and food quality was superb. Except the chilli chicken preparation ( not upto the mark), the taste of the food was just like home made food. Resort location was good but not in good quality, need to look into this to provide the best service. Also the car condition is not good. Apart from these we enjoyed a lot throughout the tour. Special thanks to Mr.Talukdar and Team for organizing our memorable trip.
Amit SasmalMarch 17, 2022
... read more people, beautiful presentation of dance and songs to beautiful boat and boatmen with guide. A journey with100% fulfilment. Willing to go again and again. Thanks a lot Sundarban Travel Jyotirmoy Chakraborty Chairman Ispat Cooperative Hospital
JYOTIRMOY CHAKRABORTYMarch 17, 2022
... read more 10th to 12th of December, 2021 ( 2 nights 3 days package). I take pleasure in sharing my/ our experience with Mr Suvabrata ( Sonakshi Travels to us means Mr Suvabrata). # Mr Suvabrata, a perfect gentleman, with polite behaviour, understanding/ empathetic & extremely helpful nature. # Well organized & hastle free tour. # Polite & helpful staffs. # Punctuality is a batch.... whether it's transport, food, sight seeing, arrival or departure, everywhere time schedule was perfectly maintained. # Well designed itinerary & all places covered providing flexibility to the visitors. # Neat & clean car & boat. We were lucky to have a boat for ourselves. Hearty thanks to Mr Suvabrata for the unexpected surprise. # Place of stay was clean, beautiful & comfortable with all basic necessities including hot water. # Delicious food was served both veg & non-veg. # Pocket friendly package. No hidden charges or extra money demanded. Words will fall short to express my appreciation for MR SUVABRATA (SONAKSHI TRAVELS) & his TEAM. No one ( staffs) wore a frown throughout the trip & left not a single area for complaint. Once again I, on behalf of my family & friends, convey my wholehearted thanks to Mr Suvabrata & team. Looking forward to join you for some other trip.
Manisha Roy Chowdhury GhantiMarch 17, 2022
... read more customised their programme for our convenience at their best. The boat waiting for us at Gadkhali was decent, neat & clean. The cooperation and helpful gesture of the Boatman Bapibabu and crew Pulak charmed us. The trip through the creeks and distributaries of the rivers of Sunderban became more enjoyable with the excellent taste of food cooked by Bhaskar in the running boat. The property named “Sabuj Dwip” under Lahiripur Gram Panchayat where we were parked at the day-end, was a resort having cottages with clean Rooms, modern Bathrooms & standard amenities including Generator along with a few shortfalls like lack of Geyser, AC, Toilet-shower, Kitchen/Kitchenet, Waste paper bin, Wall Hangers etc., though all such lacuna were covered by the sincere and hearty efforts of the servicemen. The owner may solve these minor problems by purchasing items of trivial value like Emersion Heater, Toilet-shower, Electric Cattle, Waste paper basket & Wall hangers. On 5th December, when the cyclone turned its face to Sunderban, the superb teamwork of Sonakshi rescued us through an alternative safe land-route maintaining our all urbane comfort upto the satisfaction. The courteous behaviour and delicious tasty food are the value-added satisfaction of this trip over the honest, humble and sincere approach of the owner Shuvabratababu which is highly appreciable. I highly recommend Sunderban Trip through this Travels.
Snehansu GangopadhyayMarch 17, 2022
... read more staff is always up to the mark. Thank you all.
Rupak BhattacharjeeJanuary 17, 2023
... read more was excellent..inspite some language problem staff were very very humble n cooperative n always willing to serve to our satisfaction...i surely will recommend my friends/ relatives to visit the place once in lifetime through Sonakshi Travels...🙏🙏🙏
Munna DewanJanuary 17, 2023
... read more for the tour. They provide us a car and launch for this trip. It was very organised trip.
Faiz AhmedMarch 17, 2022
... read more with Mr.Suvabrata Talukder.We were 13 heads (including 3 senior citizen and 2 child of 5 years old).It was a programme from Howrah to Howrah (railway station). Yesterday (13th November 2021) we returned from our trip. Overall experience was awesome.Communication with Mr. Talukder over phone before journey came in reality through the entire tour in every respect. Manager Subrata and other staff of boat along with the staff of the resort was very helpful and polite . Behaviour of the staff was very good. Food quality was really good .Not to much spicy but tasty , quantity was sufficient.The resort we stayed (Sabujdieep) was good /clean/safe and a small walking from jetty where we dropped from boat.One evening we enjoyed tribal music and dance in the resort. We along with my co- travellers enjoyed the tour with amazing experience ,kept beautiful moments and memories for life time with us. Everything was perfect. Arrangements in every angle was Wonderful. I strongly suggest and recommend everyone to enjoy your tour with this Sonakshi Travel (Sonarpur).
Anjan RayMarch 17, 2022
... read more the stuff were very polite (Special mention- dipankar da).They did everything with professional manner with touch of heart. Strongly recommend them.
ataur rahamanMarch 17, 2022
... read more food with rustic touch...You're at a right place..Being at a place which is remote, Dinner variety options may be limited but enough to satisfy you..I had Aged people n kid travelling with me and they were taken good care..The accommodation & boat ride were very comforting n all the staffs, tour guide were helpful..I will recommend them to Families, friends for sure.
Arunima RoyMarch 11, 2023
... read more did a fantastic job. Wish them all the very best.
Avik RoyJanuary 17, 2023
... read more cottage were excellent. Subrat dada was extremely well informed about the forests. His knowledge helped us a lot. Extremely grateful🙏
Shradha Suman SatpathyMarch 17, 2022
HRITURAJ CHAKRABORTYOctober 17, 2022
... read more boat as well as car was also good. We thank you very much and want to refer in future to our friends n relatives.
K. MadhuNovember 17, 2022
Raghavendra MunghateDecember 17, 2022
... read more staff ( Bapida, Bhaskarda and Uttamda). Special thanks to Talukdar Babu for taking care of everything. Highly recommended.
rupendu banerjeeMarch 17, 2022
... read more and the boat ride were upto another level. Thank you so much for this wonderful treat. Looking forward to visit again. 😊
CHANDNI NASKARDecember 17, 2022
... read more date of departure our resort also exceptionally good I sincerely thanks to all cruise staff and manager to Mr. Talukdar.
Ashis RoySeptember 17, 2022
... read more package. Here are few points I would like to mention regarding the tour. PROS: 1) The tour organiser, Mr Talukdar gave us a very clear account of the package and there were no hidden cost. 2) We were appointed a manager ( Mr Subrata) during the tour, who was very polite in his dealings. Since I was travelling with my 4 yr old daughter, I had requested him to make few extra arrangements ( in meal) for her ….for which I never had to remind him again and all my requirements were taken care off. 3 ) since we were only 3 families travelling on one boat, we had enough space to ourselves as compared to other boats I saw during the trip were overly crowded. 4) Food was good and the preparation was quite homely. 5)As we had to spend considerable amount of time on the boat…. I was little apprehensive about the cleanliness of the washroom on the boat. But to my surprise, the washroom was sparkling clean. CONS: 1) Though the hotel we were made to stay was very well located… but the rooms were very basic. Rooms are newly made but not very well maintained. The floor of the rooms felt like they were not dusted and mopped in days.There were cobwebs here and there and bathroom had few centipedes. To my opinion..rooms could have been better than what was provided. Overall, it was a well organised trip and Mr Talukdar kept checking on us during the trip which I truly appreciate. We thoroughly enjoyed. And I would certainly recommend Sundarban Travel to my friends and family.
Vaishali SenguptaMarch 17, 2022
... read more group tours were available Mr Talukder arranged a customized tour for us & we were a little apprehensive as the two of us would be traveling alone . But he assured us about our safety & other facilities & truly everything was beyond our expectations. Right from our pickup, boat tours, hotel accommodation & food everything was well arranged. We have come back with sweet memories. Thank you Mr Talukder & every one at Sonakshi tours.
Leena MhatreMarch 17, 2022
... read more team members for making our trip memorable one.
Alaya NayakMarch 17, 2022
Tripti DasJanuary 17, 2023
... read more a 21 heads office tour for two days and one night . Basically, it was a farewell to our General Manager. Ministry of Defence. Government of India. Following may noted for further: Promised were executed 💯% Timely availability of traveler on pick-up point. Food quality and quantity was very good. Comfortable night stay. Room condition was good. Arrangment of Folk dance 💃 was supab. Recommended for the tour.
Umesh PaswanJanuary 17, 2023
... read more members of the group were also very social and supportive. Thanks for gifting a pleasant memory for a long time.
Biplab SarkarJanuary 17, 2023
... read more recommend their package
Sanghita RoyMarch 17, 2022
Partha Sarathi MajumderFebruary 17, 2023
... read more tour confirmation 7/10. I paid advance for booking after checking the availability. But after making the payment, I was informed the required dates are not available and I had to change my dates. Communication of programs are also not up to the mark. 2. Transfer from Kolkata to Gadkhali & Return 8/10. Onward journey driver was new and not carrying proper documents for Vehicle. Stuck at Ghatakpukur for more than 30 minutes in a police checking. Return journey was better but the vehicle given was too old. 3. Boat Arrangements from Gadkhali 10/10. Good & comfortable. Well decorated boat with well behaved staffs. 4. Accommodation 10/10. Very good place selection and enjoyed the staying. This point you will get a bonus point. 5. Food 8/10. First day lunch was awesome but next meals were just below par. Lacking variety. I came to know few other agencies are offering more variants in their service. Finally thanks to all your staffs in the boat and in the hotel. Specially mentioning Tapas, Bapi, your cook and Subrata for their service.
Sibagi GhoshMarch 17, 2022
... read more served us very well. Thank you for all your services.
Shaily GuptaMarch 17, 2022
