Darjeeling

Popularly known as the "Queen of the Hills” Darjeeling is the dream destination of the East and since the British period it used to be a well-liked hill station. Darjeeling is bordered by grand mountains and the vistas above the mountains to the snowy peaks of Kanchenjunga and down to the bloated rivers in the valleys are splendid. If you want to go Darjeeling, then you must see the various Buddhist monasteries, visit a tea plantation and observe how the tea is processed, take a ride on the chairlift, hang around in colorful markets and handicraft shops, go trekking to high-altitude spots to enjoy the closer views of Kanchenjunga. With its natural beauty, Darjeeling presents an extensive selection of activities, ranging from liesurely scenic walks to explore the magnificence of the city to exhausting activities like trekking and river rafting for the visitors, who like adventures.
Darjeeling is a mesmerizing place, which offers its visitors every thing they like. For a long time, different kind of tourists visit to this wonderful place to explore the natural beauty of this place and the number is increasing day by day.

Darjeeling is the producer of the well-known Darjeeling Tea, which is considered as one of the finest teas in the World and it is the house of the famous Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a World Heritage Site. This famed hill station is situated very close to the three international borders, though this place is strategically very significant.

How to get to Darjeeling:

The nearest airport to Darjeeling is Bagdogra, which is more or less 94-96 kms away from Darjeeling. Many direct flight connect Bagdogra with Delhi, Calcutta and Guwahati. Tourists who want to go to Darjeeling can take direct taxis/cabs to Darjeeling from Bagdogra or one can go to Siliguri first and get a transport there. Several transport facilities accessible from Siliguri to Darjeeling, visitors can reserve a taxi or choose to go by share taxi from the Bus Junction area.

The closest Railway Station to Darjeeling is New Jalpaiguri, which is more or less 88 kms away from Darjeeling. New Jalpaiguri has direct railway connections with Calcutta, Delhi, Guwahati, Varanasi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and other major cities of India. From this place, the visitors can take taxis directly to Darjeeling or take an auto-rickshaw or rickshaw upto Siliguri and from Siliguri to Darjeeling, visitors can reserve a taxi or choose to go by share taxi from the Bus Junction area.
If you want to make your holiday memorable then you must take a ride on The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), which is the earliest and yet the most wonderful example of a hill passenger railway. It was inscribed on the list of World Heritage sites.