Plan a royal short road trip from Kolkata during this Pandemic
Covid pandemic has made our life quite monotonous and boring. Life has become full of uncertainties.
Despite the fact that we may, in any case, be a long way from going on the ideal vacation that we all hope to take in this new normal, the unwinding of lockdown limitations and the speculative declaration by the central government that hotels and restaurants can open from June 8 has got everybody energized. Despite the fact that the hospitality sector is quick to see business, they are likewise working out the new guidelines of security, cleanliness, and distancing norms prior to opening up.
Homestay or resort owners said they will simply open to a predetermined number of visitors and follow all applicable conventions including temperature checking, regular sanitization, maintaining social distancing, keeping collaboration among staff and visitors to the base, and guaranteeing staff follows all compulsory insurances like wearing masks and gloves.
Just to break away from this boredom, plan a short road trip and unwind yourself to start afresh.
Baithakkhana Amadpur
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A 400-year-old house of the previous zamindar family, presently changed over to a legacy homestay named Baithakkhana Amadpur. Set back from the modest community of Amadpur (close to Memari in Purba Bardhaman area), it is a solitary structure doing very well on the bank of a huge lake, which is surrounded by mango plantations and different trees. While away your time in the open rooms fronted by similarly enormous verandas. Wooden rafters, louvered windows, and period furniture mirror the mood of old Bengali zamindar houses. Watch the cormorants and different flying creatures fluttering over the lake. There is a little ‘ghat’ prompting the water where you can appreciate the windy night hours. Remember to request that the concoct stir a run of the mill Bengali dinner for you, particularly his unmistakable dishes made with ‘posto’ (poppy seeds). As per proprietor Shiladitya Chaudhuri, they intend to open to little family gatherings and with 60% inhabitance.
Estimated distance from Kolkata and driving time (normal traffic): 100km and two hours.
Balakhana Maheshganj
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Implicit the late eighteenth century, this rambling home (in Maheshganj, close to Krishnagar, in Nadia locale) with its French-style house fronted by a pretty nursery and encompassed by sections of land of gently lush grounds, was initially worked as a home of an Indigo grower. Purchased by the Palchoudhuri family (a settled Bengali vendor family) in 1875, they have held the old tradition of the house. Access to the heritage homestay lies through a long driveway that sequesters the estate from the surrounding area. The enormous rooms loaded up with period furniture lie aside of a long veranda drew nearer by a wide marble flight of stairs. Send your time in the midst of nature, watch the birds at their showers, go for long strolls around the mansion, sit with a book or just swing endlessly. With vegetables, milk, and natural products from their own nursery, you are guaranteed solid suppers. As per the current proprietor Ranodhir Palchoudhuri, the estates now have their own arrangement of exacting standards and will follow all basic conventions when they open.
Approximate distance from Kolkata and driving time (normal traffic): 120km and 3.5 hours.
Cossimbazar Roy’s Palace
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This wonderfully reestablished legacy mansion of Indo-European engineering fittingly considered the Cossimbazar Roy’s Palace sits in a rambling home speckled with trees, bloom gardens, yards, a tennis court, and a lake. Presently somewhat changed over into a rich lodging, it is probably the best spot to enjoy a regal remain, a long way from the concerns of separating standards. Appreciate peaceful strolls among the trees, set up an easel in a corner in the event that you are a painter, drop in at the private sanctuaries inside the complex or take a visit through the smaller than normal exhibition hall inside the primary structure. The guest plan in the eating corridor will be revamped to guarantee removing standards during feast hours, said Pallab Roy, a scion of the Cossimbazar Roy family.
Estimated distance from Kolkata and driving time (ordinary traffic): 204 km and five hours. Note: If you locate the lengthy drive a touch tiring, at that point, you can go through a night at Balakhana and continue to Cossimbazar (in Murshidabad area) on the morrow.
Jalpath
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Essentially in Kolkata’s backyard, a gateway from the Basanti expressway (which prompts the mangrove forest of the Sundarban), this small hotel is tucked inside a verdant open country. Albeit all around spread out, the spot oozes a charming vibe of nature permitted to run free. Take strolls, sit by the curiously found seats, take a series of the lake, watch the winged animals, or just watch the changing shades of green as the day protracts from the solace of your room. In the first place, they will just acknowledge appointments from each family, in turn, said Ankan Adhikary of Jalapath; they have not just set up strict safety and hygiene protocol, however, will have a cashless transaction, online food menu, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Estimated distance from Kolkata and driving time (typical traffic): 9 km and not exactly 60 minutes.
Ekantika
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Situated among Shantiniketan and Sriniketan, Ekantika run by Priyam and Ritapa Mukhopadhyay, is a resort with exceptionally limited accommodation, ideal for a solitary visitor to a little family searching for a quiet occasion. They additionally have different accommodation called Nababithika. The couple said they are considering making changes post lockdown, for example, lessening the number of furniture things in a space to guarantee visitors have more space than accessible previously.
Estimated distance from Kolkata and driving time (typical traffic): 161 km and around 4 hrs.
