The Buxa Hills viewed from Jayanti forest

Buxa Tiger Reserve, also known as Buxa National Park, is a forested area in the northern plains of West Bengal. It is a habitat for tigers, Asian elephants and other mammals plus a variety of birds, amphibians and reptiles.

Understand

Landscape

Buxa Tiger Reserve is the largest forest in the Dooars region. It is bounded by Bhutan at the north, the Jayanti River at the east and the Checko River at the west.

Flora and fauna

Other than tigers, the wildlife in Buxa Tiger Reserve include leopard (black panther also), elephant, clouded leopard, Himalayan black bear, barking deer, gaur, pangolin, and python. The national park also serves as a migration corridor for elephants between India and Bhutan.

Get in

Rajabhatkhawa (রাজাভাতখাওয়া Rājābhātkhāoẏā) is the usual starting point for Buxa Tiger Reserve. Rajabhatkhawa is north of Alipurduar and it can be easily reached by train, bus or car.

By plane

The nearest airports include Cooch Behar (COH ^IATA) and Rupsi (RUP ^IATA).

By train

• 1 Rajabhatkhawa railway station. (updated Aug 2022)

By car

From Alipurduar, take SH 16 till Rajabhatkhawa.

See

• 1 Buxa Fort. A fort at an altitude of 867 m (2,844 ft) on the Sinchula Range guarding the most important of the eleven routes into Bhutan. It was previously used as a detention camp used by the British Raj to detain the freedom activists of India. (updated Aug 2022)
• 2 Jayanti Hill. A beautiful picnic spot at the Jayanti River that provides an excellent view of the hills of Bhutan. (updated Oct 2022)
• 3 Rajabhatkhawa Nature Interpretation Centre. This is a museum inside Buxa tiger reserve. (updated May 2023)

Sleep

Lodging

• Forest Rest House, ☏ +91 3564-256005. 
• Eco Development Guest House, Buxa Duar. It is a 16-bed dormitory, at an altitude of 2600 ft, run by local Eco Development Committee for Buxa Duar. 
• Leo House, Rajabhatkawa, ☏ +91 3564-2551. 3 rooms with total six beds 
• Tiger Lodge, Rajabhatkhawa, ☏ +91 3564-2551. 2 rooms with total four beds