Gurdum - Feel The Heaven's

Gurdum is a scenic and beautiful small village situated in the Himalayas at an altitude of 8,000 ft. from sea level. Gurdum can make you feel heaven's like feelings. It is the best escape for your holidays to feel the purest form of nature and picturesque mountains. Let's start the journey with udukku13.

Bike Trip from Kolkata to Gurdum

Gurdum Trip was one of the longest trips of udukku13. We had travelled around 1300K.M. on the bike from Kolkata to Gurdum and back. The conditions of the roads are a bit ok, somewhere it was good and somewhere it was bumpy. It took around 05 days to complete the trip. Here is our video if you want to see the live road conditions

Gurdum Trip Video Logs

 * This trip has 08 episodes, if you like this episode you can also other episodes on our channel.

 Our trip was full of surprises during our road journey let me share our experiences day-wise with you.

Day 01-

udukku13 comprises of 07 people with 04 bikes were ready to move around 05.00 A.M. on 2nd Nov 2020 from our home in Barrackpore, Kolkata. The climate was a bit cold. The whole day we rode a bike although the road (NH-19) was not in a good position it was patchy and full of potholes in it. Around 07.00 P.M. we had stopped our bike in Malda and we had covered a distance of 934 K.M. to Malda and stayed there at Hotel Paromita.

Day 02- 

We had moved around 07.00 A.M. in the morning from the hotel at Malda and full day we rode the bike on NH 12 and SH 63, we have given some halts for refreshments. We had covered 357 KM. in 14 hrs. There is one thing I want to share with you there is a very bad road between Raiganj to Botalbari, it was muddy and hilly we had to ride so carefully anything can happen on this road. Finally, at night we stopped our bike at our most desired destination and that is Gurdum, we were like feeling the heavens there. Such a nice place. The rest of the night we had our meals and then slept in our hired tents in the backpacker's camp.

Day 03-

On the 3rd of our trip, we woke up and had our breakfast early in the morning then left for the track, we passed through lush green forests to see the Kanchenjunga. After this track, we got tired so took a rest at night while enjoying a campfire with barbeque.

Day 04-

On the 4th day of our trip, we went to Chatakpur for another adventure. It is about 80 K.M. from Gurdum. We had another track there to Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary. That night we stayed there in Padma Homestay.

Day 05-

This was the last day of our Gurdum Trip, we had to get back home so we woke up early and had our breakfast and got back. but this trip our a memorable trip and we don't want to get back from there we all know that we all have to get back home someday. But this was the trip we won't forget.

Here are some important Distances charts:-

New Jalpaiguri to Gurdum - 130 K.M.

Bagdogra to Gurdum         - 125 K.M.

Darjeling to Gurdum          - 93 K.M.

Maneybhanjang to Gurdum- 12 K.M.

Sandakphu to Gurdum (via trekking route)  - 10K.M.

Other Ways to Reach Gurdum:-

By Air Route

The nearest airport around Gurdum is Bagdogra which is about 125 K.M. This airport has direct connectivity from Kolkata and Delhi.

By Train Route

The nearest railway station around Gurdum is New Jalpaiguri which is about 130 K.M.

Cabs can be hired from NJP for Rs. 3500/-

Shared cabs are also available to Gurdum.

Best Time to visit Gurdum:-

This village can be visited throughout the year except for monsoons. Weather remains pleasant during summers(March to May) and spring(Oct to Nov). During winter (Dec to Feb) temperature is quite low but still, you can enjoy the chills.

Suggestions to Explore Gurdum (Day Wise):-

Day 01: On-  First day you can travel from Baghdogra and New Jalpaiguri to Gurdum by making a short halt at Mirik and Pashupatinath Market. Take a rest at Gurdum at night.

Day 02:- Go trekking in the early morning, passing through lush green forests to see the Kanchenjunga. After this track, you will get tired so you can rest at night.

Day 03:- Next day morning enjoy your breakfast then you can go on a short river track. You can visit Gurdum village and meet with the residents there. You will feel respectfulness and hospitality there like anything. People, there are so humble and kind. At night time you can enjoy the campfire and food.

Day 04:- Next day you can come back to Bagdogra or New Jalpaiguri to catch the train or your respective flight.

Where to stay at Gurdum:-

The best option to live at Gurdum is The Backpacker's Camp. This camp is available with three option

Homestay - Homestay will cost around Rs 1100/- per person which includes food, stay and a campfire at night.

Tents - Tents will cost around Rs 1000/- per person which includes food, stay and a campfire at night.

Camper Vans - Camper Vans are the best option there because they can accommodate two people very well and with a lot of comfort. It will cost around      Rs 1200/- per person which includes food, stay and a campfire at night.

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