Saramsa Garden - tourmet

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Saramsa Garden is nestled between the hill slopes of Gangtok and Pakyong. The park is situated approximately 14 km away from the capital town on the Pakyong road. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Saramsa Garden is a large stretch of landscaped garden. It’s ideal for leisure, recreation and picnic. And after all it is a favorite for romantic couples. The forest manager Rai Saheb Bhim Bahadur Pradhan introduced many fruit trees here as well as orange, banana, guava, litchi and pineapple. The garden became a serious fruit garden and the apply of growing fruits. this can be when the forest department introduced a medicative plant within the garden known as Cephaelis Ipecacuanha. The plant was foreign from Malaysia and used for manufacturing Emetine, a robust alkaloid that is of great significance in medical research. Since then the Garden is also known as the Ipeca Garden, named after the medicative plant.

Saramsa Garden, Gangtok

HistoryEdit

Saramsa Garden was established in 1922. The place was opened by the Forest Department, which was managed by the Forest Manager, Bhim Bahadur Pradhan from 1922 to 1954. Besides being the forester, owing to immense interest in botany, floriculture and horticulture, he was able to manage the garden well. Initially, the main purpose behind the establishment of this garden was to grow different fruits like pineapple, guava and varieties of oranges and litchie. This was done for the residence of the former British political officer and the Palace. During this time, a famous local variety of banana known as “Chini Champa” was also grown in this garden. In addition, every week, Dati, which is a decorated basket laden with fruits, was sent to British Residency and the Palace.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

March to May and October to Mid-December.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 hour

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxis are available from other cities as well as railway station and airport. They charges within the main areas for a private service or drops will cost according to the distance and Rs 150 for a shared taxi Per Seat. Share taxis are also available within the city for sightseeing and costs 15-20 INR per person.

Bus : Gangtok is well connected by roads. National Highway 31A connects Gangtok to Darjeeling, Siliguri, Kalimpong and other mountain locales. Regular tourist buses, coaches, taxis and jeeps run daily to and from Siliguri, Bagdogra, Darjeeling and Kalimpong to Gangtok. From Gangtok Bagdogra, Siliguri, Kalempong and Jalpaiguri lie at a distance of 124 Kms, 114 kms, 75 Kms and 125 kms respectively.

Train : Nearest railway stations to Gangtok are New Jalpaiguri Station and Siliguri Station. It is located at a distance of 126 kms and 114 kms respectively. Both stations are connected to all the major cities of India. and these places are well connected to Gangtok by road. From station regular tourist buses, coaches, taxis or jeeps are available to reach Gangtok.

Air : Gangtok Nearest airport is Bagdogra in West Bengal. It is located at a distance of 124 kms from Gangtok and it is well connected with other cities of nearest state like Delhi, Patna, Imphal, Kolkata, and Guwahati. From the Airport regular buses, coaches and taxis are available, that take around 4 hours to reach Gangtok.
By Helicopter : From Bagdogra Helicopter service is available to reach Gangtok and vice-versa. For get the benefit of this service, you need to have contact your travel agent in advance to get the booking done. Helicopter takes around 20 minutes to reach Gangtok from Bagdogra. Helicopter service is available only onc time during a day and 4 passengers are allowed at one time.

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Things to CarryEdit

Carry Woolen Cloths, Camera & Plenty of water.

Safety / WarningEdit

No Plastics carry bags sold or used.
Spitting, littering or smoking in public areas of Sikkim is a punishable offence and can lead you to a serious amount of fine. Streets in sikkim have bins to throw garbage and spit.
Don’t hurt religious sentiments of local people or else they will revert back strongly.