Ilam Visit : Don’t Miss These Places While Visiting Ilam
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Ilam Visit : Overview
Ilam Visit , Anyone who wants to move to a new place. It is natural for people to want a new place and a new environment. There are many places to visit in Nepal. One of them is Ilam, a popular tourist destination. Even though it is located in the far east of the country, it is winning the hearts of tourists and creating a different identity.
Although the place of interest of tourists changes every year, Ilam is a place where it will always be unforgettable for the tourists. Whether it is a tea garden or Ilam Bazaar with a wooden structure. Narayanthan, Maithan, Sinhabahini Setidevi, Bear Dhunga are the areas that bring immense pleasure to the tourists or the greedy rural lifestyle and culture here. All these are attracting tourists to Ilam.
Tourist destinations have an important role to play in the success of the Nepal Tourism Year 2020 announced by the government. Here is an attempt to discuss some of the tourist places in Ilam that can play a role in making the year of visit really successful.
Pathibhara
Pathibhara is a religious tourist destination of Ilam. Pathibhara has become the main center of attraction for religious tourists mainly in Ilam.
This religious place, which falls under the Kolbung road section of the Mechi Highway, can be reached only after an hour’s drive from Jhapa Birtamod. Pathibhara is different from other tourist areas. Visitors come here to take vows and enjoy spiritual bliss. It is also a beautiful and quiet place surrounded by dense forests and high hills.
Over the past few years, the number of religious tourists has been increasing day by day and its popularity has also been increasing. Hotel and lodge facilities are being added for the visitors coming to Pathibhara. Due to the close proximity of Kanyam and Fikal Bazaar, tourists do not have to inconvenience to eat and stay here. Therefore, this place can be considered as a special place for the tourists who have religious faith and ideas.
Kanyam
Kanyam and the tea plantations here are the other most important places in the district that are most preferred by the tourists. This tourist spot belongs to Suryoday Municipality under Ilam Mechi Highway. After an hour’s drive from Jhapa Birtamod, you reach Fikal’s Kanyam Tea Plantation. Thousands of internal and external visitors come every day to see the beauty of Kanyam Tea Plantation.
Everyone is fascinated by the beauty of Kanyam. Seeing the green tea plantations around the Kanyam area, everyone likes to sign with this place. The picnic spot is full of people in the months of Kartik and Mansir. From Kanyam, you can enjoy the scenery of Darjeeling and Kalimpokong in India on horseback. Not only that, the sight of Kanchenjunga and Kumbhakarna shining like silver in the red rays of the sun one morning makes the mind happy.
Efforts are being made to provide state-of-the-art hotels and lodges for the convenience of tourists. Tourists visiting Chasa need warm clothes and hot food.
Dhappokhari
Dhappokhari has become a tourist destination through the initiative of the community. Residents of Sandakpur Gaonpalika-5 Jamuna have brought boats into operation by turning the wetland area into a pond.
The 1,700-meter-high pond has been flooded with domestic tourists. The locals have a plan to facilitate fishing and fishing in the pond spread over an area of 50 ropanis. Hangetham, Choyatar, Dobate, Todke Jharna, Maipokhari, Jaubari and other places where Red Panda is found in Sandakpur are a must visit place for tourists.
Maipokhari
Maipokhari is listed as a tourist area in the Ramsar area, 13 kilometers north of the Ilam headquarters. Rare animals and plants, such as native carpets, lizards, tree frogs, and knuckles, and more than 300 species of birds, experts say. The 12 hectare area including the two hectare reservoir in Maipokhari at an altitude of 2121 meters is considered sensitive in terms of biodiversity.
There are also hotels in Maipokhari. Located at a distance of 9 km from Bibliante on the Mechi Highway, it is crowded with worshipers. The festival is held on the big Ekadashi after the festival.
The lake, which is widely spread in 9 corners as a symbol of Nava Durga, is beautiful, calm and still. The beauty of the lake is further enhanced by the surrounding pine and Gurans. Tourists are fascinated by the colorful fish in the lake. The reptile species found here and the world’s rare rhinoceros have different characteristics.
Tourists are also fascinated to take pictures because of the garden decorated with various flowers. There is a motor road around the pond. Deurali hills and bazaars to the north make anyone happy. There are enough hotels and lodges in this place for the convenience of the visitors. Especially in this place, as it gets cold in the month of Kartik Mansir, warm clothes are needed.
Sandakpur
Sandakpur is another famous sunrise place in Ilam. From Ilam Bazaar to Barbote Sulbung, Tinkune Bazaar road leads to Sandakpur. You can come here through Sukiya of India and Manebhanjyang of Nepal. Tourists come here even though Maipokhari is Mabu.
The specialty of Sandakpur is also different from other places. Tourists like to enjoy the snow and see the sunrise.
Due to the high altitude of Ilam (3636 m), it snows and feels cold here. From here, mountains like Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu can be seen.
As Nepal borders India, a large number of domestic and foreign tourists enter the country via India. Another attractive aspect of Sandakpur is the abundance of Gurans species found here. Guransama, which blooms in the months of Chait and Vaishakh, fascinates everyone. Therefore, tourists visiting Sandakpur do not have to feel remorse once they visit this place.
Gajurmukhi Dham
Gajurmukhidham is a religious place that can be reached after a 41-42 km motor journey from the Ilam headquarters to the western region. To reach here, one has to cross a concrete bridge connecting Dhuseni and Gajurmukhi from the district headquarters to Nepaltar, Mangalbare Bazaar. Gajurmukhi, on the banks of the Deumai, is frequented by religious believers.
There is a religious belief that swearing in the name of Gajurmukhi will bring success and success.It is believed that after taking a vow in Dham, one will succeed in the work that has failed and if one does not have children, one will have children and those who have stopped speaking will be given back the speech.
Since the fair is held on the full moon day of Kartik in this Dham, especially those who come to enjoy the fair come. There are convenient hotels and lodges for the convenience of tourists. Transportation is operated from Gajurmukhidham to Jhapa Birtamod to increase transportation facilities.
Siddhithumka Danda (Hill)
Another tourist destination for sunrise and sunset observation is Siddhithumkadanda. After traveling 14-15 km by road from the district headquarters, Siddhithumkadanda is reached. There is a legend that the name of this place was changed to Siddhithumka Danda as one can fulfill his wish by worshiping / worshiping in the temple located at Siddhithumka danda on the border of Soyak.
A spectacular view of sunrise and sunset can be seen from Siddhithumka hill in Deumai municipality. From here, you can see the panoramic view of Jhapa and Morang’s Lamatanna field. The number of internal and external tourists can be estimated to increase if there is a motor road to reach the destination and if there is a view tower for sunset and sunset.
There are also homestays, hotels and lodges in Siddhithumka Danda targeting tourists and reflecting the local and ethnic cultural diversity.
Shri Antu Danda
Sri Antudanda is known as one of the best sunrise scenery in Nepal. It is also called Dipendra Shikhar as Yuvaraj Dipendra of Ekta came to this place.
To reach this place, which is 14 kilometers east of Fikal in Ilam, you have to cross Siddhikhola by walking for 1 hour. From here, Kanchenjunga can be seen along with Karsang, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Surya Kiran of neighboring countries.
Green tea plants can be seen everywhere in Antudanda, where thousands of tourists are fasting. The attractive lifestyle has fascinated the tourists and the endangered Lepcha Museum and the culture of the Lepcha people have added to the vibrancy of the tourism here.
Mangsebung (Larumba)
Mangsebung (Larumba) in Masebangu village municipality of the district is a famous place for the followers of Kirant religion. It is located at a distance of about 20, 21 kilometers west of the Ilam headquarters.
Known as the religious pilgrimage site of the Kirant devotees, the people here also call it a vegetarian city. Due to the large population of people of religious nature, smoking and drinking are not allowed here. Devotees from home and abroad come here every year on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Mahaguru Falgunand and Angsimang Atmananda in Kartik and Mansir.
Todke waterfall
Todke Falls is the only famous and tallest waterfall in Ilam. The waterfall is located in the former Maimzhuwa VDC of the district, i.e. 2 Maimzhuwa in the present Sandakpur Gaupali. To reach this place at an altitude of 250 meters, one has to travel about two and a half hours by car from Ilam headquarters.
Todke Waterfall is the longest waterfall in the district and its importance has increased as it is an attractive waterfall. The mind is thrilled by the greenery all around and the splashing waterfalls in the middle. Anyone with a waterfall likes to get wet for a while.
Another feature here is the red panda. Red panda (Habre) which is rare in Nepal is found in this area. The red panda has been specially protected in this place where tourists can enjoy immense entertainment.
