Hotels in West Bengal, India

West Bengal stretches from the snow-capped Himalayas in the north to the Sundarbans mangrove forest in the south, with a climate that shifts from cool winters (around 50°F/10°C in Darjeeling) to hot, humid summers (up to 95°F/35°C in Kolkata). The state is famous for Darjeeling tea plantations and Durga Puja, Kolkata's massive festival with thousands of themed pandals. During the dry winter months from November to February, you can trek through tea gardens in Darjeeling or spot Bengal tigers on a boat safari in the Sundarbans, while the monsoon season from June to September brings lower prices and fewer tourists to Kolkata's historic Marble Palace and Kumartuli's idol-making district.