Agartala

Agartala, capital of Tripura (India), lies on the Haora River. It is just two km from Bangladesh.

When to go:

Agartala has moderate weather throughout the year. The climate is neither very hot nor very cold but still the best time to come Agartala is between October to March.

 How to go:  

Agartala Airport or Singerbhil Airport, located 12 km from the city of Agartala, is ready to welcome you if you are coming to Agartala by plane. The city is well connected to other major cities of India like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Chennai. Several other cities are connected via Kolkata or Guwahati.

There are direct trains for Agartala from Silchar and Badarpur in Assam. There are also direct buses from Guwahati, Shillong and Silchar.

What to see:

Ujjayanta Palace: It is a two storied mansion built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya and it has pools and Mughal style gardens.

If you are interested in history and historical things then Tripura Government Museum will surely be worth visiting. Sukanta Academy, a science museum will surely attract the lovers of science. A small planetarium in Sukanta Academy complex will attract students, research scholars and scientist.

Jagannath Temple and Lakshmi Narayan Temple are famous from the pilgrims’ point of view.

Venuban Vihar is a Budhha Temple. It is an attractive Buddhist destination of Tripura.

Nehru Park and Rabindra Kanan are two famous parks in the city which will attract people of every age.

Akhaura Check post, near the border of India and Bangladesh, handles the largest number of visitors to and from Bangladesh.

Travel within city:

You can travel in the city by taking Paddle Rickshaws as they are the main mode of travel within the city. In some specified routes, you can also find auto rickshaws. The government city buses also run but their frequency is low.

Food:

All varieties of food are available in any good hotel. You can find Indian, Chinese and Continental foods.

Shopping:

You can buy cane and bamboo artworks here. The traditional handicrafts made of wood, clay and palm leaves are famous. You can check out for tablemats, room dividers, lampshades, wall panels, floor mats etc.

Where to stay:

Though splurge hotels are not available in the city but you can find some very good hotels. Hotel City Centre and Welcome Palace Hotel in Hari Ganga Basak Road, Rajdhani Hotel in B.K. Road, Radha International Hotel in Central Road and Rjarshi Badsha Hotel near Circuit House are some of the good hotels in the city.