Monday, December 26, 2011

Chopper trip and golf in hill fest



Kalimpong, Dec. 25: The Kalimpong leg of the tea and tourism festival will kick off from tomorrow with ?helicopter-hop?, rickshaw rides and a golf competition, events that are not being held in any other hill town hosting the winter extravaganza.

The main venue for the four-day fest will be the Mela Grounds where cultural programmes and musical soirees will be held on all four days.

The Kalimpong leg will begin with a rally that will snake through the main roads of the town before assembling at the Mela Grounds.

To lend an extra flavour to the festival, cultural groups from Assam and Odisha will perform on the first day along with an army band that will march along the streets.

Tourists can also enjoy ?helicopter-hop? where one can buy a ticket and go around town for almost 30 minutes in a chopper.

The helicopter will take off from the playground of Dr Graham?s Homes and drop the visitors at the same spot after the trip.

The organisers said the ticket prices have not been decided yet.

Visitors can also take a rickshaw ride from Thanadara to Jeevan Jyoti, a distance of about 1km.

?Rickshaws may be common in the plains but it is a novelty in the hills. We are hiring four rickshaws from Siliguri for the event,? said Tshering Topgay, the secretary of the organising committee.

For those who are not too enthusiastic about taking a rickshaw or a chopper ride, the fest also has to offer a flower show at Janmukti Park near Damber Chowk. The flower show will be open on all four days of the festival.

Those who love golf can get themselves registered and participate in a tournament that will be held at the picturesque Durpin course that belongs to the army.

The tea and tourism festival started in Darjeeling on December 20 and several cultural programmes were organised for the visitors. Mirik and Kurseong will also hold the fest that will end on January 5.

Sourabhee Debbarma and Kapil Thapa, the winner and the first runner-up of Indian Idol IV, will perform at the Mela Ground on the last day of the Kalimpong leg.

?Apart from the two, local singers and bands will also perform on all four days of the fest,? said Topgay.

The organisers are hopeful that the festival will draw a huge crowd. Hotels have registered almost hundred per cent bookings on all four days of the fest. ?All the 10 rooms in our hotel are booked till December 29. It is tourist season once more,? said Sarat Rai, the manager of Tribeni Lodge at Thanadara.

Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111226/jsp/siliguri/story_14927090.jsp

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