Sonajhuri Forest also known as 'Sonajhuri haat' or 'Khoai er haat' or 'Shonibaar er haat' is one of most famous tourist destination in West Bengal. It is situated in Bolpur-Santiniketan, Birbhum district 5km away from Bolpur-Santiniketan railway station. It is such a beautiful forest that your frustrations, moroseness, anxiety will be banished by its beauty. Especially in late winter and spring it's beauty reaches the topmost level. In this forest a temporary market or 'haat' has been happening from more than 100 years mainly in Saturday; but for tourist attraction some traders come here other days of the week also. Mainly the local handicrafts, cotton wears made by mostly by the tribes are sold here in a reasonable price; but you have to bargain 😁. If you are planning to visit Santiniketan then the forest and also the 'haat' should be in your list. The main attraction of this place is the tribal dance and 'khoai'. So please come here and feel the eternal peace and beauty of this place mainly in spring (in Holi or Dolyatra). Thank you very much. Do like and follow my profile so that you can get more information about the places I review.

Bolpur's Sonajhuri Forest is a breathtaking natural retreat. Exploring the dense foliage, vibrant landscapes, and colorful flora is a blissful experience. The forest offers solace to weary souls, making it perfect for nature enthusiasts and trekkers. An enchanting escape that should be on every traveler's list.

Clean and Peaceful place. Now a days it's famous for photoshoot. Some of the movie shooting has been done here like Belasese, Posto. You can connect your soul with nature. Special attraction is evening khoai hat. Baul songs, santali dance, varities of colourful shops, kathastich and many more snacks shops. Place became very lively in evening specially in Saturday.

Shanajhuri forest is a very beautiful place and really very peaceful. Weekly fairs are held here on Saturdays and Sundays. Handmade items are sold at very low prices. If the fair is not very big, it is a very beautiful fair, and honestly wonderful 🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 here bowels and dance are available 😉🤗

A memorable place for people who love adventures and trekking. Here sand floor breaks all the time so please be careful while bringing your kids. Children and aged people should be more careful when walking or playing around here. A small river flows through the Khoyai valley and creates a beautiful scenery. 🔰Here is a tip for the people who love trekking, carefully go deep in the valley and find out a true heaven.

A very beautyful place away from the cacophony of the city. U can buy Tribal Jewelry, tibal dress etc. One can easily join in dance with the tribals. Food stalls available. Items like dresses, bags, handbags, ornaments for man n women are available in cheap rate. Most important is its calm and cool atmosphere.From city it is 4 to 5km. Fare is approx 50 to 100 from rly station.

Away from the hustle-bustle of the city lies a hidden gem in the state of West Bengal – Sonajhuri, it is a small patch of forest in the Khoai region of Shantiniketan in Bolpur. Considered to be one of the cleanest forests in India, Sonajhuri Forest is a great retreat to be close to nature. Sonajhuri Forest is replete with lush green trees that has blooming flowers. Morning strolls inside the beautiful forest is itself a treat. And if you come sometime during winter, the entire forest ground is covered with tiny golden Sonajhuri flowers. A visit to the Saturday Haat is a unique experience.

I have nostalgia around this place. I started coming here in the year 2002 when I was a mere student. And still coming back. The forest has a bigger area where everyone doesn't go. The main tourist spot is Khoyai. Earlier it used to be a quiet place. But in last couple of years the place has been modified to a commercial one. As a old timer, i see how the place lost its natural charm. Although, it'll be always one of my loved places.

Very nice place to visit..spend your with your family and loved ones..do shopping take photos.. don't throw plastics make the green alive..

In one word: It's the Bengali Culture. Beautiful place to visit. It's a forest of Sonajhuri Trees. There's a haat, you can call it like a group of shops. Very beautiful items available at cheap prices. The best thing is they are mostly handmade and the designs are pretty awesome. This place is all about the HAAT. Thursday and Friday is closed, rest all days are open. F.Y.I. if you want to enjoy the beauty of this Forrest, visit in the day the Haat is closed. You wouldn't regret it. It's a beauty. Even in rainy season they sit, sometimes with umbrella. Bangla Sahitto is maintained. If you're a Bengali, you would love it to the most. Beautiful place, must visit. Bolpur's one of the best place.

Sonajhuri forest is also known as Sonajhuri haat . The place is full of Santhali and Lokgeeti vibe . You can find many handcrafted things as well as different types of clothes like kathastich, handloom saree ,kurti,skirts, shirts etc . If you are not going for the shopping and want to spend quality time here ,then avoid the Haat days .

Good place to visit and buy from local hat if you are near Bolpur or Santeneketan. I visited the palace as a part of a Two wheeler event and I thoroughly loved it. Suggest to visit if you are around Bolpur and see the local market. Its open ftom sunrise to sunset.

It is a forest in the suburbs of Bolpur Shantiniketan. It is an eucalyptus (sonajhuri) forest thats why it called sonajhuri bagan or forest. You can visit this place whole year but the best time is during winters. The famous Sonibarer haat { handloom market on Saturdays} is also held here. It is a must visit place for nature lovers, you can enjoy the beauty of nature and can also see many breeds of birds.

Once in a lifetime experience...visit bolpur and this place will make you go mad...such an amazing place with such great colors ambience and above all green ... best place to escape to nature... Recommend it for atleast once

Excellent experience with handicrafts items. Colourful place. A bit network issue.. Home decor items, sarees, jewellery, artworks. Great collection they have. Please carry cash as they mostly deal with cash transactions.

If you want to truly experience the beauty of the Sonajhuri forest, choose a day when the Sonajhuri Haat is closed. With the absence of the insanely large crowd, you could walk along few trails inside the forest. Or, simply sit in an open space, sing a song, enjoy a cup of hot tea.

Nice and clean forest which is located quiet close to all major hotels or guest houses. The saturday market timings are 2 pm to sundown. Same timing for sundays also. Varities of materials are available at really cheap price. Parking at owners risk. The approach road will be blocked duting the market timing.

Very calmful place and here you get any handcraft things.

Heritage, culture and ethnicity of West Bengal is exclusively evident at the SONAJHURI MARKET" located within Shanitiniketan. It depicts and displays the exquisite expertise talent of the local artisans. Hand weaved clothes, Terra cotta statues and beautifully hand crafted products along with wooden carvings of explicit beauty is available here. The best thing about the products are that they are reasonably priced and bargaining may be to an extent of a maximum of 15% because there are huge number of sellers. At some of the places, the prices are fixed. So if one is a game for cultural wear, the sarees, shirts t-shirts and kurtas are a must try. A great place to be within the cultural diversity of our Country. The local *ADIVASI DANCE* and SONG is absolutely captivating and a must to be enjoyed by one and all.

A memorable place for people who love adventures and trekking. Here sand floor breaks all the time so please be careful while bringing your kids. Children and aged people should be more careful when walking or playing around here. A small river flows through the Khoyai valley and creates a beautiful scenery.❤👍😊

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Away from the hustle-bustle of the city lies a hidden gem in the state of West Bengal – Sonajhuri, it is a small patch of forest in the Khoai region of Shantiniketan in Bolpur. Considered to be one of the cleanest forests in India, Sonajhuri Forest is a great retreat to be close to nature. Sonajhuri Forest is replete with lush green trees that has blooming flowers. Morning strolls inside the beautiful forest is itself a treat. And if you come sometime during winter, the entire forest ground is covered with tiny golden Sonajhuri flowers. A visit to the Saturday Haat is a unique experience.

Sonajhuri hat is one of the best place in santiniketan

A place where peace meets your heart. The Adivasi dance, baul song, and live portrait, anyone can grab the rich bengali culture and art.

Wonderful wonderful!!! But tourists made the location dirty. It's pathetic from the tourists! Please don't throw garbages, plastics in the forests. You can sit here and spent hours without doing anything. that's the beauty of this place.

You can get variety types of handicraft products & as well as traditional dresses kathastitch, handloom Sharis, junk & Dokra jewellery at Sonajhuri Haat.

Great

In sonajhuri forest Weekly market held every Saturday and Sunday but on Saturday there is more crowd as compared to the Sunday market. There is lot of things available like handcrafted things, clothes, dresses, bangles, wooden materials or products, ice-cream, sugarcane juice,tea, fruits, fruit product, chat, and many other food items, painter draw live portrait of anyone with payment, musicians entertaining public, also different tribal dance group performing their culture and interested parties can dance along with them. That really awesome place to visit. For any problems and assistant police station is also there. I hope my review is helpful for you. If Yes please like my review. Thank you.

Sonajhuri forest one of main attraction in Bolpur. A peaceful place, you can spend sometime with nature. Some resorts are situated here. Sonajhuri haat also situated here.

Sonajhuri forest is located nearly 3 km away from Santiniketan... calm place... with scenic beauty.. best visit time is winter..

Near to Shantiniketan...its a big village market of handicraft in the middle of Sonajhuri or Ekasia tree and Eucalyptus tree. You may see the Khoai and Kopai river side also.

You can spend your whole day here. Varities of shops are present here. Tribal dance, lush green nature, local shops are present here.

It's mainly famous for being one of the biggest markets in Shantiniketan.

Must go place

Awesome

Greenery

Very peaceful place. People comes here for photo shoot

(Translated by Google) Very good. (Original) খুব ভালো।

There is no word which can express my feelings. I was absolutely amazed by the beauty of the nature. And the shanibar er haat is also wonderful. Every bengali has an emotion on this location. Will visit soon.. ☺️

Very beautiful

A place Tht Holds Much Memories and Emotions

(Translated by Google) khub valo ... okhane ekta adibasider gram o ache ... j ta amar chokhe bes sundor, santo n khati lege6e (Original) khub valo...okhane ekta adibasider gram o ache...j ta amar chokhe bes sundor ,santo n khati lege6e

It's wonderful wilderness!

Nice peacefull area. You can walk or spend sometimes here. Relaxed and nice place.

A calm & serene place which would blow your mind to somewhere...... Must visit if you still not visit the place...... I went thrice but want to go again and again......

Shopping with the flavor of nature... "Boul" local folk song....

A place which reminds you a place of story, a place of new experience, a place of knowing the history a place of peace.

Nothing is new in the forest as it is known to us. In rainy season it is more beautiful and charming.

It is a very nice place to visit with your family. Handicrafts and ethnic dresses can be purchased. A true taste of Bengal.

Beautiful handicrafts Womenswear from local weaver’s Affordable prices Scope to bargain and buy Tribal dance and folk songs from local artist live performance will make ur day💕💕

Nice place. You can enjoy green forest, open market , restaurant, hotels, tribal dance etc.

Good place to spent your free time You can also buy good handmade stuffs...and that's main attraction 🧲 of this area

Sonajhuri is situated very close to Visva Bharati, Santiniketan's northern side. Sonajhuri should be the preferred option for those who want the serene Shantiniketan but dislike the crowded Visva Bharati area. It is among the nicest locations in the city. Between the Shyambati Canal and the Sonajhuri wilderness lies the area under question. Here is a sit out of gear site to pay special attention to calm that you typically overlook in the busy city life, with a lot of flora beside Santhali communities and the well-known Khoai region gully produced by water and wind disintegration.

Awesome

Nice and soothing place!

aawesome place to visit. Bengal's authentic beautiful handicrafts are sold.

Local cloth market

This place is really beautiful. It is one of the most visited place in Bolpur. If you come to visit Bolpur, you must visit Sonajhuri.

Love place

What a place...wow.

Nice place.

I just love this place ❤️😘😘❤️

This place is in Bankura and forest is covered in vast area. Occasional sight seeing of Elephants.

Best place handcraft items

Its a lovely place. I was very happy to visit there.

Good for Visit

Good

Crowded in season....however a different flavour of laalmati

Very nice... For Bengalis it is an Emotion...

A place who love nature. Nice place to stroll in and to pass some leisure time. Good place for photography as well. Walking distance is Khoai "Sonibarer Hut". You can enjoy overall. Must visit for people visiting Shantiniketan

Excellent place to hangout , Saturday hat is amazing

This is a nice place. Those who love to spend some time in shantiniketan they should visit this place. It's not a very deep forest but it is very eye soothing and a small market normally held everyday.

6 a.m. is the time if you wanna enjoy the nature.

Very pleasant environment here, must place for the couple. Hotel, resort all are available stay at least one day here..let yourself get detached from the boring city life and enjoy the nature, happy travelling

Good but... But need to be cleaned

Nature's beauty. Enjoy shopping in the second half of Saturdays and full day on Sundays. You will get handicraft items here.

Good place

Must go

(Translated by Google) A beautiful environment of Bengal biodiversity. Comes here from far and wide. Many histories of Bengali literature have been born here from Rabindranath Tagore. Very nice pleasant environment. (Original) বাংলার জীববৈচিত্রের একটা সুন্দর পরিবেশ। দূর দূরান্ত থেকে ছুটে আসে এখানে। বাংলা সাহিত্যের অনেক ইতিহাস এই খানে রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের থেকে জন্ম নিয়েছে। খুব সুন্দর মনোরম পরিবেশ।

Always a treat to eyes

In case, you figure out to get down while the sun sets, through a route less taken, a world of mystery will engulf you

This is one of the main attraction of Shantiniketan after the University campus. Shop at Saturday Hat ,enjoy folk songs , tribal dance along with local foods. ( Hat timings - Saturday & Sunday 1 pm to til evening)

Nice place, good place to go with anyone, family, friends

Loved it😘😘😘😘

It is a good picnic spot and famous for Saturday and Sunday hat

It is too peaceful place during winter morning..

Wonderful place

Good place

Fantastic place.. Just loved the place..

Lovely

Good

This place is very beautiful

Very beautiful.

Sonajhuri Forest is situated at Khoai region in Bolpur. This place was named so because of the Sonajhuri tree. Sonajhuri tree are located in huge numbers and in winter's they shed their yellow flowers. The whole forest looks as if drops of gold has been scattered on the ground. This place is inhabited by tribal who lead simple lives. The pristine river flowing alongside the forest makes the whole place look even more magical. This unique look of the forest was immortalised by Rabindranath Tagore in many of his compositions. Sonajhuri Forest is a great retreat to be close to nature.

(Translated by Google) Great (Original) দারুন

Beautiful

Awesome

Beautiful 🔥

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