Why visit Lataguri:
Lataguri is the base for your tour to Gorumara National Park. Tourism around Gorumara started in Lataguri and its surrounding area although today large number of tourist accommodation has come up all around the forest including in Murti, Ramsai and other area.
Even today most tourists prefer to stay around Lataguri. There is a Nature Interpretation centre at Lataguri which issues ticket for day visitors inside forest, known as forest safari. Cultural programs such as tribal dance etc. are organised at the centre in the evening.
Where to Stay :
There are a number of tourist accommodation options available at Lataguri. Please visit for accommodation at Gorumara jungle to get hotels and resort www.gorumarajungleresort.com. Pasakha-Resort in Lataguri. Lataguri is a upcoming town and very popular tourist place,visite Lataguri stay Pasakha resort. Resort Pasakha has Four deluxe rooms with attached bathroom and jungle & Tea garden view Balcony. If you are searching for Jungle Resort in Lataguri – deluxe rooms offer an atmosphere of comfort and care. Pasakha Resort rooms are decorated with the feel of nature and comfort of luxury. Every room has large window overlooks the nature cuddled Gorumara Forests, evoking the myriad wild images associated with the tea garden. It has a lovely Lawn and a Kitchen Garden from where you will get fresh vegetables for your food at Pasakha's own Restaurant. Especially Honeymoon Couples and those who want to spend their holiday in Jungle resort at Gorumara “Resort Pasakha” is a Perfect Resort at Lataguri for them. You will find it to be the ultimate refuge for luxury and comfort with Natural Beauty.
Resort Pasakha’s Facilities-
• Parking Facility • T.V With Cable • Fooding • Attach Bath With Geyser
950 per night onwords.
Food : 400/day/head.
Getting there :
As for rest of Dooars, Bagdogra is the nearest Airport and NJP is the main railhead. Both the airport and the railhead is in Siliguri. From Siliguri to reach Lataguri you have to cross river Teesta. There are three bridges over Teesta offering three alternative routes to travel to Lataguri.The second option is to travel via Jalpaiguri and Maynaguri through State Highway 12A. The distance through this route is also about the same. But you may take a shortcut through Domohoni that will bring the distance to about 76 Kms.The third route is through Baikunthapur forests and you cross river Teesta at Gajaldoba Barrage. On the other side you drive through Kathambari forest and reach Lataguri through Kranti. This route is the most picturesque and least travelled. The distance is also about 70 kms only. But some stretched of the road might be in dilapidated condition leading to wastage of time on the way.
Geography and demography:
The small village is now a tourist town with several dozens of tourist lodges and resorts coming up in the town. Lataguri is bounded on the North and East by Gorumara forests, in the South Moulani more and in the West by Neora river. The main road crisscrossing the town South- North is the original National Highway 31. There is one road originating from this highway near Lataguri Welfare Association and moving east crossing the forest to reach Ramsai. Another road originates at Neora more and goes towards the West. This road crosses Neora river and to Malbazar.Most of the population in Lataguri are Bengali or Rajbanshis. Main economic activity till the 90’s was Saw mill, Timber merchant and goods transport. Today the economy is overwhelmingly dependent on tourism.
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P.O-Lataguri,Dist:Jalpaiguri,Pin-735219,West Bengal, India