By Lambe Lamis 
Darjeeling, “the Land of the Celestial Thunderbolt”, is one particular of the most wonderful hill stations in India. A big attraction of the Darjeeling in the northern Bengal is the glory of mother nature at its very best at its switching faces in various seasons.
The most desirable way to travel to Darjeeling from Siliguri is by the “Toy Coach”, formally recognized as the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). The slender gauge prepare gasps its way up from the railhead at New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling, 2134 m previously mentioned sea level. This coach is honoured with UNESCO Globe Heritage Position and is a household experience traveller’ favorite. The Darjeeling area has the difference of providing a breathtaking see of 4 mountain peaks – the Everest, Kanchendzonga, Makalu and Lhotse.
Essential highways in Darjeeling are the Hill Cart Road, The Mall and Laden Highway, of which The Mall is the hub of Darjeeling. You can enjoy pony rides round the chowrasta sightseeing the colourful sector of the metropolis. The Yoga Choeling Monastery in the town has murals of Buddhist deities and attractive frescoes in the prayer hall.
At North Place in the north west corner of the Darjeeling, you can knowledge the cable vehicle (it is also India’s to start with passenger rope way) connecting the town to Singla Bazaar.
With your loved ones inside of the cable motor vehicle, you can enjoy people couple hour extensive journey which supplies a impressive watch of the mountains and the tea gardens of Darjeeling. The Himalayan Mountaineering Museum at Birch Hill has a intriguing contour design of the Himalayan peaks. This design will definitely tempt you to trek the adventurous Himalayas. The Himalayan Zoo situated adjacent to it is also renowned for its superior altitude animals like Siberian tigers, snow leopards and purple pandas.
The Tiger Hill provides stunning sights of the mighty Everest and other peaks of the Japanese Himalayan Array as they catch the 1st rays of the Sunshine. Photographers who love the mother nature can acquire a pre dawn push to Tiger Hill which takes 45 minutes in a jeep from Darjeeling.
To the west of Tiger Hill lies a beautiful mountain lake called “Senchal Lake” which attracts lots of visitors for its picturesque attractiveness of drinking water and blue sky. If you are fortuitous to check out Darjeeling all through plucking seasons (from April to November), the Content Valley Tea Estate, just beyond the city is a nice tea yard to commit your vacations, sipping those people environment course tea.
Darjeeling Tea experienced this sort of a top quality benefit in the European and US marketplaces that it was shortly considered to be a single of the very best teas in the globe in phrases of its aroma and delicacy of taste. For this reason, Darjeeling Tea has been named as “Champagne of the East”. The Darjeeling Gurkha Hill Council (DGCH) Tourism launched Unique “Tea Backyard Tour” from Darjeeling – Hima Falls-Marybong Tea Estate-Chongtong-Bijanbari within just 6 several hours tour deal.
Test out the A person-day Treks at Tiger Hill-Bara Durpin and back again (6 km, 2.5 hr journey) or Tiger Hill – Sonada by using Chatakpur, back again to Darjeeling by Bus (15 km, 5.5 hr journey). For for a longer period treks, you can consider out the Himalayan Encounter (8 days indicative) or the Singalila Trek (8 days). Other Adventures are Mountain Biking at Darjeeling-Kurseong-Darjeeling and river rafting on the Teesta/Rangeet