Wildlife · Alipurduar
Hollong
Sleeping inside a national park
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India Mid-September to mid-June; the park closes during the monsoon.
Location
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Known for
National Parks · Wildlife
Best time
Mid-September to mid-June; the park closes during the monsoon.
Nearest airport
Bagdogra (IXB)
About Hollong
The Hollong Tourist Lodge is a timber bungalow standing deep inside Jaldapara National Park, named after the hollong trees that surround it. A natural salt pit directly below the balcony draws rhino, elephant and deer through the night.
Rooms are famously hard to get and must be booked well ahead through the West Bengal forest department, but no other stay in the Dooars puts you this close to wild animals.
Why visit
- Watch rhino from your own balcony
- The most atmospheric forest lodge in North Bengal
- Elephant safaris depart from the doorstep
- Complete immersion inside the national park
Things to do & experiences
Salt-pit wildlife watch
Dawn elephant safari
Night sounds of the forest
Jeep safari through Jaldapara
How to reach
By air
Bagdogra Airport (IXB) is the nearest airport, 2–4 hours by road depending on the destination.
By train
Madarihat station (7 km).
By road
Entry through Madarihat gate on NH-17.
Best time to visit
Mid-September to mid-June; the park closes during the monsoon.
