Purbasthali Activities
Things to Do in Purbasthali – Bird Watching, Fishing and Boating.
Explore top activities in Purbasthali. Enjoy bird watching boat rides, angling at Oxbow Lake, nursery tours, village walks, and traditional Durga Pujo.
Activities
Ask the boatman to take you for the bird watching ride when the first rays of the sun kisses the lake waters. The early morning is the best time to catch the feathered friends. You can take a village walk and visit the weekly village market “Haat”. Then you can grab our bicycle and take a ride across the mustard fields and paddy fields. You can also try fishing some carps in the still waters of one of the largest Ox Bow lakes in Asia. During the evening, you can become a chef and try out making some delicious chicken kababs using our barbeque set
Bird watching
You can take a walk along the lakeside and fruit gardens in early mornings or late afternoons with your binocular to spot a wide variety of local birds. The Panchayat has also built a watch tower for the birdwatchers at a strategic location. However, if you want to catch a glimpse of the migratory birds who arrive from November to March then you would need to hire boats from the Ghat adjacent to our resort. The boatmen of Chupi Kasthashali Pakhiralay would help you to spot the Ospreys, Teals, Pochards, Coots, Moorhens, Jacanas and a host of other types of egrets and storks. You can find pictures of the birds of Purbasthali here.
Fishing
The Purbasthali Oxbow Lake has a high underwater vegetation and supports a wide variety of aquatic life. Although net fishing is very limited and the villagers are barred from using fishing nets most of the year, angling or rod fishing is allowed. You can find a suitable spot along the lakeside and cast your fishing line. The usual catch comprises Rohu, Kalbaush, Katla and more.
Nursery Visit
In Purbasthali, flower beds of every colour are spread over endless stretches of land all through the year. In winters you will find Roses, Camellias, Carnations, Petunias, Cinerarias, Marigolds and others populating every corner of the nurseries. In Summers, the Lilies, Sunflowers and Chrysanthemums take their place. There are nearly 30 nurseries covering a major part of Purbasthali. You can visit these nurseries to learn about different types of plants and if you want, you can also buy a few plants for your collection. Apart from the flowering plants, here, you would also discover a wide of range of indoor plants, cactus, foliage plants, medicinal plants, fruit plants and vegetable plants.
Village Walks
You can start early and take a walk along the lakeside skirting your way through paddy fields, mustard fields and vegetable gardens. Return to your Purbasthali resort, have your breakfast and tread along the mango orchards till you reach the Kasthashali Football field and enter the village. You can take refuge in a quiet corner and watch the village life unfold in front of you. The early hours in the village are brimming with brisk activities like the village priest hurrying towards the temple, vendors selling their goods, village elderly taking to their seats below the banyan tree for the day long gossip sessions and the fishermen bragging about their catch of the day.
Boat ride
If you are planning for an idle weekend, then just hire a boat for a few hours in the early mornings or late afternoons and take a boat ride in Purbasthali Pakhiralay savouring the soft gusts of wind and gentle sway of the lake waters. You can ask your boatman to row you to the middle of the lake so that you can catch a glimpse of the setting sun.
Barbeque
You can enjoy the evening with your family and engage everyone in making a special chicken dish with the available barbeque set. We will help you with the barbeque setup and leave you with the marinated chicken, so that you can bring out the chef in you.
Mango Safari
Our lakeside resort is located within a Mango Orchard and Purbasthali is one of the highest producers of mangoes in this region. Moreover, a mango festival is also organised by local authorities every year in Purbasthali. Here, we welcome the humid months of May and June with fragrance of ripe mangoes like Himsagar, Langda, Chousa, Amrapali and more. Our guests take tours in mango orchards and get the chance to pick ripe mangoes straight from the tree and satisfy their taste buds. There is nothing more satisfying than tasting a ripe mango straight from the tree in a Mango Orchard.
Durga Pujo
The village of Purbasthali hosts Durga Pujos which are centuries old. The extended traditional and thriving families of Purbasthali village come together every year in their vintage mansions to celebrate Durga Pujo with much grandeur and fun. Our guests are whole heartedly invited to partcipate in these Durga Pujos and immerse themselves in the rustic charm, which is far from the glitters and glam of Kolkata’s Durga Pujo celebration. So, if you are thinking of escaping the city’s chaos during Durga Pujo and enjoy a day in solitude, participating in a traditional Darga Pujo celebration then you are welcome to our resort.
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Address
Purbasthali Pakhiralay
Chupi-Kasthashali
Purba-Bardhaman, Pin - 713513
Phone/ WhatsApp
9073565723
(Mon-Sat, 11am to 7pm)