Darjeeling

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Darjeeling......

Darjeeling town picture........

Darjeeling is popularly known as the "Queen of the Hills" and produces the famous Darjeeling Tea, one of the world's finest teas. It is also home to the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a World Heritage Site.

Darjeeling with its natural beauty provides a wide variety of activities from liesurely scenic walks to more gruelling activities such as trekking and river rafting for the adventurous ones.

Places to visit :-
Darjeeling has plenty of tourist spots in and around the city. Some of the most important are listed below :

*The Japanese peace pagoda depicts the various stages of the Buddha's life.Another attraction is the nation's oldest passenger ropeway which connects North Point to Singla Bazar.

*A visit to the Tiger Hills before dawn is a must for all Darjeeling visitors who want to see sunrise over the Mt Kanchenjungha. Tiger Hill is 2590 m above sea level and 11 kms from town (45 min).

*Two kilometers from Darjeeling is the town of Ghoom which is the highest railway station in the world. It also has a monastery.

*The Batasia loop (5 kms from Darjeeling) on the Darjeeling Himalayan railway is an engineering marvel and is another attraction even if someone doesn't want to take the slow train ride.

*Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park : It is located adjacent to the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. It is a high altitude wild life park and a new home for the Siberian Tiger, Himalayan Black Deer, Deer Panda, Llama and birds. It is open from 8 am to 4 PM.

*Senchal Lake : A favorite Picnic Spot about 10 k.m. from the town. The lake provides water supply to the Darjeeling town.

*The Dhirdham Temple, built in the style of Katmandu's Pashupatinath temple adds to the varied religious architectural styles of Darjeeling. It is near the railway station.


By Plane :
The nearest airport to Darjeeling is Bagdogra about 94-96 kms away from Darjeeeling. There are direct flight connections with Delhi, Calcutta and Guwahati. Tourists heading for Darjeeling can get direct taxis / cabs from Darjeeeling to Bagdogra or one can head towards Siliguri first and get a transport here. There are number of transport facilities available from Siliguri - one can reserve a taxi or choose to go by paying perhead (Rs. 80 this varies from time to time ) from the Bus junction area.

By Train :
The closest Railway Station is New Jalpaiguri [NJP] about 88 kms away from Darjeeling. It has direct railway connections with Calcutta, Delhi, Guwahati, Varanasi, Mumbai, Banglore, Chennai and other major cities of India. Once in NJP one can avail of taxis directly to Darjeeling or take an auto-rickshaw or richshaw upto Siliguri and thus proceed to Darjeeling by getting a taxi as mentioned above in "By Plane".

By Road :
Darjeeling is connected to Nepal , Sikkim, Bhutan and all of its surrounding hills. The major access to Darjeeeling is via Siliguri which is connected to all the major cities.
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