Jayanti is a small forest village within Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. It is located along the Jayanti River, forming a natural border with the Bhutan hills. It is popular with hikers for its beautiful views of the surrounding landscape and wild fountains. The 13 km trek from Buxaduar to Jayanti is especially popular, passing through the dense forest of the Buxa Tiger Reserve. River and the mountain range – makes it as beauty as like a canvas created by some great artists. There had a steel made railway bridge over the Jayanti river, which was built by the east India company on 1915 for transport dolomite from the near by hills to the other part of India. But now you can see just a ruin of some piller and steel bar, in 1993 it is affected very much by a flood and almost broken down. Jayanti is famous for its rich variety of wild life and exotic scenic beauty.
A stalakite cave popularly known as 'Jayanti Mahakal' and 'Pookri Pahar' are well known destinations from Jayanti. Jayanti a picturesque spot along the meandering Jayanti River forming a natural border with beautiful Sinchula hills Jayanti is a place to stretch your weary legs as the cool breeze brushes away all the exhaustions. The hike through the forest towards the Mahakal cave is famous for bird watching.
You can also trek to the nearby Bala Riverbed, which is a great place for bird watching, mainly for peacocks but don’t stay back till late evenings because it is a leopard prone zone. Another great destination for elephant viewing is Bhutia Basti just 1.5 kms from Jayanti. The music of wilderness, the chirping of unknown birds, the song of wild streams, and fragrance of nature will never allow you to feel the least stress of a long journey.
Main Attractions at Jayanti :
Buxa Fort :
Buxa fort is a 3 kilometre trek originating at Santarabari about 15 kms from Jayanti. It is located 30 kilometres from Alipurduar, the nearest town. According to Sailen Debnath, Buxa is one of the earliest forts in Eastern India. He suggests that the fort might have been first built either by the Tibetan Occupation Forces in the middle or in the second half of the seventh century or by Sangaldwip, the first ruler of Kamatapur. Buxa has a great collection of rare orchids and plants, including medicinal plants. Please note that these places namely Rajabhatkhawa, Jayanti, Buxa, Chilapata, Rashikbill are remote places situated in the middle of forest hence the facilities available are very basic.
Pokhri Lake :
Situated on the top of Pokhri Hill at a distance of about 4km. from Jayanti Village. To reach Pokhri Lake one has to trek the distance partly through forested hills and partly through previously used roads. The whole trek is quite a joyful experience and provides a scope to come so close to nature.
How to reach Jayanti:
If you are traveling by air, then Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri will be the nearest, just 195 km from Jayanti. If you are traveling by rail, then you have to get down at Alipurduar which is the nearest railway station. Jayanti is some 30 km from Alipurduar. You can also reach Jayanti from Siliguri, Cooch Behar and Jaldapara via Rajabhatkhawa. Taxis to Jayanti are available at Alipuduar.
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