Sunderban trip to the world's most dense mangrove forest
Sunderban offers an excellent way to enrich yourself about
"life in a delta region".
The Aeriel root of the mangroves of the Sunderbans is home to various varieties of fauna .
Sundarbans delta is protected by a vast mangrove ecosystem,
which remains the world's largest despite significant historical reductions
through deforestation. Sunderban not only a national park but also a home of
royal Bengal tiger. It has a small or big 102island. Royal Bengal tiger is a
mushy animal.
The rich soil of the delta island and thick mangrove forest
have shadowed topical regions making it abode to hundreds of wildlife species
of plants and wildlife.
It was the month of December, I and my friend thought about
the weekend trip. So, we planned for the Sunderban, exactly what can be much
better than that?
It was chilling cold in December morning, we started our
journey from Sealdah station around 6:30 am. Usually, folks do not get to be
able to seat at the local train as it constantly remains overcrowded. But
thankfully, we were able to seat, as we moving towards canning on, one can get
the scenic beauty of villages from the half-closed window.
The best way to travel to be able to Sunderban from Kolkata
is certainly by local train. Right having breakfast at Canning station, the
last train station. Once we get down by a train at Canning station, the
hustle-bustle around the station is notable. From Canning train station buses
are available to Godkhali port. Godkhali post is a somewhat chaotic area with a
lot associated with local businesses. To access the place, we took a boat to
reach our hotel.
It shows that the journey is more important than the
destination. Sometimes the journey echoes more about the destination.
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| A fisherman following his morning routine. See his net for
catching fish. |
The best time travel is from September to March. However
many people are likely to travel during the monsoon i.e July to August. Avoid
traveling in the summer season i.e from April To June, as there is a high-risk
of lives to high tide.
Our first day in the Sunderbans ended witnessing the setting
sun and rising full moon. On our first day, we moved throughout the village,
walking close to the villagers with them.
The life of the villagers is tough although intriguing.
Villagers risk their own lives for food and habitat. Tiger's attackers are
usually are not uncommon in their eyes. Several people lost their life due to
tiger attack and snakes bits, which is common to them. The lives of people
associated with Sunderbans are dependent upon forests such as honey, crab, and
fish.
On the second day, we experienced a cruise ride, which often
takes for 12 hours. It started at around 5 am and stopping back to the hotel at
5 pm. At cruise, they provided from breakfast to lunch and evening tea also.
Local famous Chingri (prawn) seafood and various local species of food.
On our journey through the boat, we noticed deer, saltwater
crocodile, monkeys, mudskipper, and different varieties of birds.
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Inside this jungle, tigers are mostly seen.
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The people of the villagers are simple and kind,
notwithstanding day-to-day encounters from tigers and animals.
The night seemed to be much better at the hotel, with local
dance and music. Santhal dance is most famous amongst the villagers. In every
single hotel, there is an open space where the villagers perform their traditional program, where young girls to women dance, and mostly men play
their musical instruments.
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| Image Credit -Unsplash
The Royal Bengal tiger is the undisputed king of the
Sunderbans mangrove forest.
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The focal point associated with a trip to Sunderban is its
people, the royal Bengal tiger, which is very rarer and also the wildlife.
Mingling with locals gives knowledge about their lives, their conflict between
men and animals, folklore, and furthermore their culture.
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