FIRST phase of the project, already underway at Village Patharpratima in the Sunderbans, West Bengal, is attempting to address the problem of rural poverty through Tourism. Services: train village communities to leverage traditional hospitality skills and their knowledge of the natural environment to create conditions that will attract a visitor interested in a long stay, as has been the practice
in the past and which has contributed to the creation of what we now call Jungle Safari, Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Corbett etc. In this way, the tourists get informed about the positive benefits the company is trying to bring to Sunderbans and its local people, plus the local people benefit because learn alternative ways of making a living. Working with local villagers brings a set of challenges to work but they have found that they are actually very keen to learn the business of tourism and to access its opportunities. By working for this project they receive training on the requirements and needs of tourists, plus they are also exposed to the conservation aspect of our work. They also maintain a small school in the nearby village and hold monthly medical camps, in an attempt to improve the social fabric of the community they work in. Many of the materials are produced locally, such as the thatched rooftops of the accommodation or its mud walls. As much as possible they use locally produced materials as it saves money. Marketing: Create infrastructure and capacity to distribute and sell units thus created, through innovative marketing techniques that will include introduction of the concept of time shares, creation of niche destinations for interested corporate bodies and interest groups (art villages/religious retreats/self improvements stays/yoga courses/nature retreats, that will include bird watching, nature trails etc.). We are helping tourist to discover sundarban for its richness in diversity of flora and fauna is the only mangrove tiger land in the globe. Sundarban is the largest mangrove eco-system of maximum Bio-diversity in India..Sundarban is Unesco designated 'World Heritage Site’. "Sundarban is one of the largest delta on the globe in the esturine phase of the river Ganges is a unique bio climatic Zone in a tropical geographical situation in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal and the largest single natural mangrove block of the world consists of about 102 low-lying islands.The total area of sundarbans region is 9360 sq.km out of which 54 are reclaimed and human inhabitable by 4.5 million people and 48 are under reserved forests. Sundarban is famous for its pristine beauty, Complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of mangrove fore. It is home to at least 260 Bird species, Indian otters, spotted deer, wild boar, fiddler crabs, mud crabs, three marine lizard species and five marine turtle species. They also host threatened species such as the estuarine crocodile, Indian python and the iconic Bengal tiger. The long stay visitor, a discerning traveler, looking to explore and engage with local culture, ancient history and ecology. Sunderban Nature Resort Pathar Pratima, Sundarban affiliated with Youth Hostel Association of India. The resort situated on the banks of the river Ram Ganga, amongst Palm groves, ponds and Mangrove forests. Different kinds of accommodation available. Find Your Way
Sundarban has easy accessibility from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal by road, rail and boat. Sunderban Nature Resort has its own transportation to pick up from any Railway stations or Kolkata Airport and its specious boat to organize different Sundarban cruise.
