Darjeeling is a city in West Bengal, India.Originally just a array of villages that was administered intermittently by Nepal and Sikkim, Darjeeling grew in bulge during the mid 19th century.
Because it was a accepted acropolis base during the kingdomof the Raja, a admirable Victorian town congenital a part of the Himalayan foothills, the debris of which are still arresting about the Chow Rasta and Darjeeling charcoal a accepted summer and abatement resort for the citizenry of Kolkata today. For adopted tourists, the basic attractions are the cultural assortment of humans residing in Himalayan regions.
Get in
By PlaneThe abutting airport is Bagdogra , abreast Siliguri, 96 km from Darjeeling.Air India India's better airline, with the best network, best fares for boilerplate airlines, and acceptable service, has flights from above cities of India Jet Airways, a clandestine airline with appropriate account and an accomplished network, has flights from above locations of India Air Deccan (India's better account airline) aswell runs account flights to and from Bagdogra from basic city-limits of India
By TaxiSiliguri is the abutting town. Ample carriage is accessible to Darjeeling from here. The a lot of accepted modes of carriage are auto (usually aggregate by three to four passengers), allotment auto (ten passengers).
However a Auto from Siliguri will not yield you out for afterimage seeing already on the hills/or in the Darjeeling town ship. It is appropriate to yield a one way auto from Siliguri into Darjeeling, and book a Auto aural Darjeeling for afterimage seeing and your adventure aback to Siliguri. Taxi-fares are standard, and are about added on the rear wind absorber of the vehicle.
Share jeeps abandon regularly, from several locations about town. They leave if full, and are a cheap, fast and analytic adequate way to get to Darjeeling.
There is a approved bus account from Silguri to Darjeeling. However, they are absolutely apathetic due to the steep, arced ascend up to Darjeeling. Allotment jeeps are about as cheap, and faster.
By TrainNew Jalpaiguri is the abutting base on the basic inter-city band . Direct trains to NJP run above locations of India several times a day. The acclaimed Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, accepted to all as the 'Toy Train' completes the adventure to Darjeeling. This avenue is actual accepted with tourists as it passes through some actual arresting abundance scenery.
Get AroundDarjeeling is a baby town and the beneficial altitude agency walks about town are an acutely agreeable agency of accepting around. For best trips, taxis are accessible in stands abreast the access to the Mall.
Tourist places- Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
- Himalayan Zoo
- Buddhist monasteries
- Japanese Peace pagoda
- Kanchenjunga
- The Darjeeling Rungeet Valley Ropeway
- Deolo Hill, Kalimpong
- Mirik
- Tiger Hill
- Darjeeling Tourist Lodge
- Hotel Sinclairs
- Hawk's Nest Resort
- Hotel Dekeling
- Hotel Dil
- Hotel Fairmont
- Hotel Heritage
- Hotel Pineridge
- Hotel Prince
- Hotel Sonar Bangla
- Hotel Sunflower
- Hotel Windamere
- Jimkhana Resort
- Swiss Hotel
- Viramma Villa
