Description
Darjeeling Tour Packages Known For Hills of Bengal Itinerary: 7 Days/ 6 Nights
Darjeeling-Kalimpong-Kurseong-Mirik
Day 1: Arrive at NJP Rail Stn/Bagdogra Airport/Siliguri
Drive to Darjeeling, check in to the hotel/resort in Darjeeling. Evening free to roam around in the Mall area. Night stay in Darjeeling.
Day 2: Darjeeling sightseeing
Never miss out on Darjeeling sightseeing while booking Darjeeling Tour Packages. Early morning drive through primitive forests of oak, and magnolia to Tiger Hill (8000ft) to view sunrise over Mt. Kanchenjunga. On the way back visit Ghoom Monastery, Peace memorial & Batasia Loop. After breakfast, a full-day city tour includes a visit to the following places of interest namely Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park, Himalayan mountaineering Institute (closed on Thursday), Ropeway, Tenzing– Gombu Rock, Tibetan refugee self-help center (Closed on Sunday), Beautiful Tea estate, Lebong race course, Japanese temple. Other places of visit are Peace pagoda, Lalkothi, Dhirdham temple, Ava art gallery, and Natural history museum (Sunday closed). Back to the hotel. Evening free to stroll around the Mall or the Local market area.
Overnight in Darjeeling.
Day 3: Darjeeling to Kalimpong
Breakfast at the hotel. day free for shopping. After lunch, start the journey to Kalimpong. The road is picturesque and runs along with the River Teesta– Kalimpong is a quieter destination. Situated on the foothills of the Himalayas at an elevation of 1243 meters/4078ft, it is a beautiful hill station and district town offers spectacular views via Dello. Kalimpong is fabled for orchids, rarest cacti, and nurseries.
Overnight in Kalimpong.
Day 4: Kalimpong Sightseeing
Take early morning breakfast and start the day for sightseeing.in Kalimpong- with Durpin Monastery, Army Golf Course, Nursery, Deollo (Hill), Hanuman Tok, Dr. Graham’s Home (school with a high standard of education), etc. If time permits, visit some heritage buildings like Gouripur House and Morgan House.
Overnight in Kalimpong.
Day 5: Kalimpong to Kurseong
After breakfast, proceed towards Kurseong (35km, 4783ft). Few of the World’s Best Tea estates are situated in this region. Visit a few of the places of interest in Kurseong- Ambootia Shiva temple, Giddha Pahar, Sita Ram mandir, Giddahpahar Durga Mata mandir, Jagdish Mandir, Buddhist gompa in Monteviot, Kunsang Choiling monastery at Upper Naya busty, Juma mosque in hat bazaar, Goretto and the Catholic church in St. Mary’s hill. For Natural places of interest, there are Eagle’s Craig, Deer park now known as Dowhill park, The Kholas (Water Falls) like Whistle Khola (named by the British, as there is a bend and the toy train whistles when passing through it). The Kettle valley, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose museum, and NSC Bose institute of Asiatic studies. Netaji was interned in this house by the British government in the late thirties, Evening visited the local area, shopping center, and DHR railway station.
Night stay in Kurseong.
Day 6. Kurseong Sightseeing
After breakfast, visit Dow Hill Park. Post lunch sees Ambotia Shiva Temple, Eagle’s Craig, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Museum, and the Tea Estate of Makaibari.
Overnight in Kurseong.
Day 7: Return journey
Drop at Bagdogra Airport/New Jalpaiguri Railway (NJP) Station.
Interesting Facts About Darjeeling.
Darjeeling is a town and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Lesser Himalayas at an elevation of 6,700 ft (2,042.2 m). It is noted for its tea industry, its views of Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain, and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Darjeeling is the headquarters of the Darjeeling District which has a partially autonomous status within the state of West Bengal. It is also a popular tourist destination in India. Nepali is the native language of Darjeeling.
The recorded history of the town starts from the early 19th century when the colonial administration under the British Raj set up a sanatorium and a military depot in the region. Subsequently, extensive tea plantations were established in the region and tea growers developed hybrids of black tea and created new fermentation techniques. The resultant distinctive Darjeeling tea is internationally recognized and ranks among the most popular black teas in the world. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway connects the town with the plains and has some of the few steam locomotives still in service in India.
Darjeeling district has three wildlife sanctuaries: Jorepokhri, Mahananda, and Senchal. The varied culture of the town reflects its diverse demographic milieu comprising indigenous Bengali, Nepali, Lepcha, Bhutia, Tibetan, and other mainland Indian ethnolinguistic groups.
Update February 2017: Kalimpong which was earlier a subdivision of Darjeeling district has become a separate district of West Bengal effective 14th Feb 2017 with an area of 1,056 square kilometers of its own. It is no longer a subdivision of the Darjeeling district. But that makes no difference to the tourists. In fact, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, and various parts of Sikkim including Gangtok have been loved tourist destinations for ages and several of them can be combined on a single trip.
