Taki
Discover Taki
Taki (Bengali: টাকি Ṭāki) is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. A border town on the Ichhamati River, Taki is a scenic spot with beautiful views of the river. Taki is a popular day trip and weekend getaway from Kolkata. During the winter months, it doubles up as a picnic spot. There are great views of the river and boat trips on the river are enjoyable. Taki also has a couple of temples, ruined mansions and a small mangrove forest.
What to Experience in Taki
Taste of Taki...
With the nearby river, fresh fish is a local favourite. The guest houses often have a restaurant that serves meals at a reasonable price.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsTaki is roughly 70 km east of Kolkata and can be reached both by road and rail. Kolkata bus route #252 runs from Esplanade in Kolkata to nearby Hasnabad, travelling via Barasat and Basirhat past Taki to Hasnabad. Another bus, #79C, follows a similar route but starts/terminates in Shyambazar rather than Esplanade. The trip takes 2-3 hours. Taki is part of the Hasnabad section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway, connecting to Sealdah railway station via Barasat. Trip time is about 2 hours and there are several departures daily. Rickshaws can be hired for getting around. 22.587988.93553 Taki Ghat is the main dock with boats for travelling the river. Taki is known for its confectionery called Chhanar Malpoa. With the nearby river, fresh fish is a local favourite. The guest houses often have a restaurant that serves meals at a reasonable price....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Rickshaws can be hired for getting around. 22.587988.93553 Taki Ghat is the main dock with boats for travelling the river. Taki is known for its confectionery called Chhanar Malpoa. With the nearby river, fresh fish is a local favourite. The guest houses often have a restaurant that serves meals at a reasonable price.
Money & Budget
Taki is known for its confectionery called Chhanar Malpoa. With the nearby river, fresh fish is a local favourite. The guest houses often have a restaurant that serves meals at a reasonable price.
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Glimpses of Taki
a couple of horses lying in the grass
a small waterfall in the middle of a forest
Two Mongolian takhi (Przewalski horse), the last remaining wild horse in the world, came back from wild extinction.
A family of takhi (Przewalski horse), with stallion, mare, and a young foal, walking up a hill for better grazing in the fall months.
Young takhi (Przewalski horse), looking at the camera, fully wild horse.
טאקי - משחק קלפים ישראלי נפוץ
brown rock formation near waterfalls during daytime
a large waterfall with lots of water coming out of it
Shirahige-no-Take falls - one of the rare waterfalls in Japan where the subterranean water flows down out of the cracks in the rock wall with great force! The Biei River or Blue River flows underneath.
a river running through a lush green forest
a couple of horses lying in the grass
a small waterfall in the middle of a forest
Two Mongolian takhi (Przewalski horse), the last remaining wild horse in the world, came back from wild extinction.