Neora Valley National Park

The Neora Valley National Park, a compact patch of virgin forest, is a unique area of rich bio-diversity. The National Park enjoys the distinction of being situated over one of the oldest Reserve Forest in India. The Northern boundary of this National Park is
contiguous with the forest of Sikkim and Bhutan and harbors of endemic species of flora and fauna. The National park comprises tropical & temperate vegitations like oak, bamboo, rhododendron, tree ferns, odal and different orchids. A number of animals like Red Panda, Himalayan Thar, Tiger, Goral, Himalayan Black Bear, Wild Boar, Wild Dog and Clouded Leopard and birds like Redstart, Whistling Thrush, Golden Headed Black Finch, Niltava, Yuhina are found in this National Park. Apart from this a large number of Avian Species are resident to this area. Due to wide range of altitude variation, the climate condition of N.P. varies from tropical to temperate or even Sub-alpine in Rachilla Danda area.
Red Panda
Redstart
Goral
Painted Redstart
Himalayan Thar Common Batwing Butterfly
Greater racket-tailed Drongo

How to get at Neora Valley National Park ( Approach & Access ) :

The National Park is located in the Darjeeling district, West Bengal. The main entry point of the National Park is through Lava (7016 ft.), which about 33 kms. from the Kalimpong, 100 kms from Siliguri. Alternatively the National Park can be approached by road through Samsing, which is 18km from Chalsa. Chalsa is 65 km from Siliguri. The altitude varies from 183 meters to 3200 meters, the highest point is Rachilla Danda (10,000ft).
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