Darjeeling a Perfect Hill Station for Holidays and Tours

Sobriquet as Queen of Hills, Darjeeling a picturesque town snuggled amid the picturesque Himalayas, is a perfect peaceful hill town ideal for holidays and tours. The hill town has earned immense respect and fame from all over the world for its world class tea,

timber and the exquisite natural beauty. It is an ideal destination where you can have lots of fun and enjoy every moment of your holidays with immense fun and joy. 

Here are brief details on Darjeeling and what are the places you can visit, how to reach and what are the possibilities to make the tour exciting and memorable. 

 Places to visit in Darjeeling

Darjeeling is a wonderful hill station with many sprawling tea gardens, alpine villages and picturesque sightseeing spots. Tourists who visit Darjeeling enjoy the company of this cool and calm hill town and enjoy visit to some of these wonderful and interesting places. 

Tea Gardens

Darjeeling is world known for production of quality tea and the tea leaves of this hill is exported across the world. the nearest tea gardens in Darjeeling is Happy Valley Tea Estate, though there are many other located in different parts of India, but this tea garden receives the highest numbers of tourist. Stroll along the manicured tea gardens, get some knowledge about how the teas are manufactured and how they are processed and packaged. You can also enjoy plucking the fresh tea leaves with the locals working in the tea gardens, which is surely going to add more fun to your holidays. 

Darjeeling Toy Train

The crowning glory of Darjeeling, this small toy train that runs down and up the hill, through the gorges and amid the thick forest of Sukna is the must see attraction of the town. Running for century up to the hills and down to the plains, Toy train journey is must for every individual, who want to enjoy a complete package tour of Darjeeling. Journey on a toy train is just once in a lifetime experience. 

Museum of Natural History

The museum of Natural history has wide collection of the fauna of the Himalayan region. It is also a worth visiting place to know about the various features of fauna found in Darjeeling

Darjeeling Zoo

It is a must visit place in Darjeeling as one get to see various species of animals found in the Darjeeling Himalayan region. 

Lloyd Botanical Garden

Surrounded by alpine pine trees, the botanical garden is enriched with rich collection of magnolia, rhododendrons and orchids. The Garden also has various Himalayan medicinal plants. 

How to Reach

Darjeeling has excellent roadways system and it can easily be reached from NJP. The nearest airport is Bagodgra which is around 85 kms from Siliguri and the nearest railhead is New Jalpaiguri (NJP) which is at a distance of 79 kms. From NJP you can reserve Taxi or hire shared taxi to reach Darjeeling.

Ref: http://www.incredibleindia-tourism.org/