Gorumara Elephant Camp - Lodging in Dakshin Dhupjhora - Jalpaiguri, India

The actual name is Gorumara Elephant Camp, a must visit for experiencing the delight of watching the elephants relishing their food. At around 4-5 pm the elephants cross the Murti river and are led by the caretaker to the camp. There are several tree house cottages around the place. Also a cottage industry is in the campus where local female artisans are engrossed in preparing various items of jute.

This is one off my favourite destination in gorumara wildlife sanctuary. I was stay here in 2011, but I think now a days government is not seriously operating this property. Stuffs are very co-operative and helpful. Food quality and test very well.

A nice green place to spend a couple of days ! An open field and surrounding tea garden is an added advantage. If you are lucky, you can see peacocks and Lepard. Otherwise, there's a couple of forest department elephants, which you can always see. The Manager Bhupesh is quite nice person.

Fully professional area. Don't expect any kindness there.. For everything you will have to pay..

Located at a very serene place just beside the Gorumara forest. It is an eco Resort which does not have modern facilities like AC or TV. However the location is wonderful with the Gorumara forest at the front & only the sound of nature. Silence here is the main USP. Booking can be done on line from West Bengal Forest Development Corporation website. There is a Jute training center mainly for employing the local women. One can buy hand made jute products here.

Quite and calm place at edge of forest. They have pet elephants and some wild walk-in elephants as well. Best place for bird viewing. Service and hospitality of the care taker is heart warming, really good food. It's like home cooked food in between the forest. Spacious cottages, windows all around, wake up to birds calling and sunrise. For elephant safari pre book well in advance. It's closed on Thursday.

A must visit place for elephant lovers. This camp is situated in Dhupjora near Batabari, around 4km from Batabari Eco Tourism Resort. A total of 6 rooms are there for tourists. You can book (2,240/- per room) directly online from the forest department website. The place is quiet, surrounded by tea gardens and the core forest. The Murti river is around 5 min walking from here. If you stay here, you must visit the Murti River bank with their guide Mr. Alam to site the animals. We spotted Kingfisher, Deer, lots of peacock here. Location wise this camp is great, but needs a major improvement. We stayed in many other WBFDC bungalows, this is not at per the others. The last 1 km road conditions to the resort are not good. Food quality needs to be improved a lot. Room furniture should be upgraded. Suggestion: If you are planning to stay here only one night, please reach by 1:30pm. Otherwise you will miss the elephant bathing on the Murti River.

lack of maintenance. please do carry mosquito repellent. avoid going on rainy season. insects are the main disturbance