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A beautiful place that all Calcuttans must explore !
We all know the newly built Eco Park in the New Town, but not many of us knew there is an Island situated right in the middle which has a Bengali Restaurant Cafe Ekante, a Banquet Hall Glass House and 11 beautiful cottages. Each Cottage has 2 individual rooms.
Our Story
We were planning to celebrate our friends birthday over the weekend by going somewhere nearby, when another friend of mine gave me the details of this place.
We reached on Saturday afternoon at Eco Park. We bought entry tickets (Rs. 20/-) and entered by Gate No. 2. We headed straight to a Deck which read "Cafe Ekante". The boat straight takes you to the Island. The boat ride is free. We reached reception and booked 1 cottage. We had to pay the room rent in advance.
The view when we reached and from the rooms was simply spectacular. The rooms were clean and up to date. We ordered our lunch in the room which was delicious. The services were slightly slow but all staffs were well-mannered, well-groomed and polite.
The rooms in the cottage had individual balconies facing the water. The rooms led to a common deck.
In the night we crossed this bridge that you see in the picture and reached a smaller island with palm trees and a hammock. A great place to laze around where we chatted and had fun. The night view of the resort was breathtaking indeed.
The place was beautiful, clean and safe. We checked out after breakfast.
How to Reach
The Eco Park is well-connected by public transport. It may be reached from VIP Road or Salt Lake Sector-V.
What to do
The Eco Park itself offers a lot of activities. According to the master plan made by Bengal Urban Infrastructure Development Limited, the park has been divided into the following areas:
Active Zone - Consisting of Visitor center, Restaurants, Food courts, Urban Museum, Crafts Haat
Theme Area (North) - Consisting of Maidan (open field), Amphitheatre, children's play area, Chinese garden, formal garden, Bonsai garden, Cactus walk, Butterfly garden, heliconia garden and mist house and bamboo garden
Theme Area (South) - Play area, tea plantation, Water garden and utility area
Lake Zone - A bridge connecting the island, Bengali restaurant, Sculpture court, Lakefront Promenade, Wildflower meadows
3 different Eco-zones consisting of wetlands, grasslands, tropical and mixed-moist deciduous forests.
Alternately you may just book a cottage and want to laze around amidst the spectacular landscape.
information source Wikipedia
Details
Reception Landline Number (033) 27064057
Booking by paying 100% Room Rent
Per Room Rent Rs. 4200/- (inclusive of taxes)
Entry by Gate No. 2, Eco Park, New Town, Kolkata
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