Darjeeling Tour
Best places in Darjeeling
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Darjeeling is a town and municipality in the Indian State West Bengal. The place is famous for its tea gardens and Himalayan Mountain Railway which is an UNESCO World Heritage train route. It is located at an altitude of 6700 ft. Darjeeling can be an ideal weekend getaway for you if you love hill stations. Here is a weekend tour plan of Darjeeling.
Day-1
In order to go to Darjeeling 1st go to New Jalpaiguri railway station or Bagdogra airport from any part of India. From there take a car to reach Darjeeling. A local car will charge around INR 2500 for this trip. A share cab will charge Rs 200 per person. You can go to Darjeeling via kurseong or you may go to Darjeeling via tista bazaar. Here we are following the 2nd route. It will take 3 hours to reach Darjeeling via teesta bazaar. At Tista Bazar you can find local garments, spices and handmade products. You may enjoy shopping here. Here you may also enjoy beautiful view of river teesta.
On your way visit Peshok tea estate and Tukdah forest.
Upon reaching Darjeeling check in to your hotel.
In the evening you can take a walk around the Mall road.
Day-2
On day-2 early in the either go to Tiger Hill to see sunrise or if you book a good quality hotel then you can also view sunrise from your hotel room. After breakfast go for local sightseeing tour.
First visit Batasia Loop war memorial and Ghoom Monastery. Then go to visit Lamahatta. Lamahatta is a small village situated at an altitude of 5700 ft at a distance of 23 km from Darjeeling. It is a calm and quiet place famous for its natural beauty. On a clear day, mount kanchenjungha is clearly visible from this place. Spend some time in the well maintained roadside garden here. The entry fee to the park is Rs 10 per person.
From there go to visit Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park and Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. The entry fee here is Rs 60 per person.
The zoo was opened in the year 1958. It is situated at an altitude of 7,000 feet and is the largest high altitude zoo in India. It is the home of many rare species of animals like snow leopard, the endangered Himalayan wolf, white tiger and many beautiful birds. There is also one Royal Bengal tiger and a bear.
From Zoological Park go to Tenzing and Gombu Rock. It is a gigantic natural rock in Darjeeling named after Tenzing Norgay. It is used for rock climbing training by HMI.
From Tenzing rock go to visit Puttabong Tea Garden. On your way you can see famous St. Joseph’s School Darjeeling.
After visiting the Puttabong Tea Garden go to visit Japanese Temple. The two storied traditional Japanese style temple is built in the year 1972. Close to the temple there is a Peace Pagoda that showcases four avatars of Lord Buddha. From the top of the Pagoda, you can get a panoramic view of Darjeeling landscape including the Kanchenjunga range.
Day-3
On day 3 morning go for shopping in the Mall road. You may enjoy your breakfast at the famous Keventer’s Restaurant located on Neheru Road.
In the afternoon, start your journey towards NJp for departure.
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