16 best attraction in Darjeeling tourist places

Darjeeling tourist places is very famous in tourist specially by couple. Tea garden, lush green valley, Kanchenjunga mountain view etc are very famous among tourist.

Darjeeling is located to the north of the Indian state of West Bengal and is located in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas.

It is situated at an altitude of 2134 meters above sea level. The district is famous for its hill stations (often known as the Queen of the Hills) as it is located in the foothills of the Himalayas.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as “Toy Train”, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1919 which runs at a very slow pace allowing you to admire the beauty and scenic beauty of Darjeeling.

Toy train runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in West Bengal. Darjeeling is famous for specific types of tea, especially black tea grown on the slopes of the hills.

It has a mount in the background. The town is famously known by the Kanchenjunga range, the third highest peak in the world.

Which is the third highest peak in the world. On the roads leading to Darjeeling, it is difficult to recall the Victorian city, which was under British control.

The colonial era is still a part of the popular boarding schools located in this famous hill station.

After experiencing such a climate to enjoy Darjeeling tea and waves of cold air, remove the soft combed skin until the swan comes out, the path of the divine in the pilgrimages is in auspicious times. With photography, one travels from memory lane to indelible.

16 best attraction in Darjeeling tourist places

Mall Road, Darjeeling tourist places

Darjeeling Mall is located centrally in this famous Indian hill station Darjeeling and also know as heart of Darjeeling. Tourist can find various budget-friendly hotels, glorious restaurants, shopping, household goods, garments, food  and more. Located on top of Neheru road, it is a flat stretch of land where four main roads of the Darjeeling town meet. Mall Road is a mountain walkway the British families once used for leisure strolls to enjoy the sheer serenity and the best views that Darjeeling beauty. The view of Kanchenjunga from the Mall Road, which is also known as Bhanubhakta Sarani, attracts the tourist for its awesome scenic beuty. One can take a seat and enjoy the stunning views of surrounding mountain peaks and valleys with gymslips of Sunrise. Tourist can enjoy the round walk of Observatory hill, which meet itself from Mall Road. In the evening, you can be entertained with some live music performances here in the Mall. The Mall is the most happening place of Darjeeling and is a must visit.

Tiger Hill, Darjeeling tourist places

Best place to go from Chowrasta for a great view of the mountains during Sunset. Their are several lookout points during the windy walk from Mayfair hotelto Chowrasta, which is the centre of this small town Darjeeling.Everyone of those lookouts is beautiful and itis nice to see the red flowering trees even in winter. There are interesting statues along the way including Tenzing Norgay and Ghandi. Quite crowded during peak tourist seasons . There is no entrance fee unlike Tiger Hill. The view is abouslutely free and worth to visit.It’s best for nature lovers and for those wishing to relax and take in the beauty of Darjeeling act their own pace.

Gorkha War Memorial, Darjeeling tourist places

Situated at the center of Batasia Loop garden in Darjeeling, the War memorial is the place for worth visit. It has been created to honor Gorkha soldiers of Darjeeling sacrifcised their life for India’s independence. If you are taking a toy train Ride, then it halts for 20 min at the famous Batasia loop.It is beautiful place and neatly maintained. The War Memorial consists of an oval shaped raised marble platform with a tall bronze statue of a Gorkha Soldier in “Shok Shastra” along with a 30 feet high triangular granite cenotaph on an octagonal base, entry Fee of Batasia Loop is Rs.15/- per person.

Shrubbery Nightingale Park, Darjeeling tourist places

Shrubbery Nightingale Park is located Richmond Hill of Darjeeling in West Bengal about 10 minutes walk from the Mall. It is a beautiful public park area, peaceful green space with landscaped gardens, sheltered benches & famed with a large state of Lord Shiva. Tourist can also experience a musical fountain along with the great scenery. Tourist relax here for an hour, children also enjoy the play, Nepali dance also in the peak season give advantage to worth watch. Entrance fee charges arround 10 Rs per head for adults, remained opened from morning 7 am to night 8 pm. Can have time arround 2 to 3 hours to spend over there.

Japanese Peach Pagoda, Darjeeling tourist places

It is located in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Peace Pagoda here showcases four avatars of Buddha. This is the tallest free standing structure in Darjeeling. A Peace Pagoda is a peaceful and spiritual place with beautiful Japanese temple. Their designed give massage to the people of all races and creeds, and to help unite them. There is a wonderful Japanese temple is also known as the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Temple. the temple is the Peace Pagoda that showcases four avatars of Lord Buddha. One of the view is famed a lot because the top of the Pagoda, you get a panoramic views of Darjeeling landscape including the Kanchenjunga range. Even the prayer rooms are available, the prayer timings are from 4:30am to 6am in the morning and again from 4:30pm to 6:30pm in the evening. Can have time arround 3 hours overall Japanese Peach Pagoda views.

Mahakal Temple, Darjeeling tourist places

Located in Chowk Bazaar in Darjeeling, West Bengal state of India. Mahakal Temple, also known as Mahakal Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Shiva, the third deity in Hinduism. The temple was built by Lama Dorje Rinjing in 1782 and is located atop the Observatory Hill in Darjeeling and is an amalgamation of Hindu and Buddhist religions. Where the two meet in a harmonious manner of religion. It comes to the devotees of all sections of the society and religions, who most go for both temple or rest. The line of bells and hundreds of colorful prayer flags describe the devotion in their vision, as in the trek up the hill and the temple. The three gold plated Lingams inside the main temple represent the Hindu deities Brahma, Bishnu and Maheshwar. Along with the lingam are statues of Lord Buddha where both Hindu priests and Buddhist monks perform religious rituals and pray together to feel completely refreshed. It is a unique religious place where the two religions meet harmoniously.

Buddhist Temple, Darjeeling tourist places

The Tibetan Buddhist Temple is a popular Buddhist pilgrimage centre. This is one of the most famous and well visited places in Darjeeling. This is a perfect place for the whole family to spend quality time. There were some students reciting prayers there, the Priest were reciting some prayers and plating a very unique kind of drum kind of thing but it could easily be lifted in your hand, a Kind of Hand fan.                         

HMI, Darjeeling tourist places

The HMI(Himalayan Mountaineering Institute) is located in Jawahar Parvat of Darjeeling, West Bengal. It was founded on 4 November 1954 by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary to encourage mountaineering. This institute provides Basic and Advanced Mountaineering course also they conduct the mountaineering sports.

Rangeet Valley, Darjeeling tourist places

The Darjeeling Ropeway is a ropeway in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. It consists of sixteen cars and plies between the “North Point” in the town of Darjeeling and Singla on the banks of the Ramman river. First need to board the cable car from Singamari which is 3kms (1.8 miles) away from Darjeeling Chowk Bazaar. Tourist can see breathtaking view of valley that is spred of lush green tea gardens on the hill slopes and to top it all the magnificent view of the Eastern Himalayan range including the snow capped peaks of the Kanchenjunga can have a great look into the peaks worth to visit.

Ranjit Tea State, Darjeeling tourist places

Lebong Cart Road is located in Darjeeling Pulbazar in Darjeeling district of West Bengal. A good place to learn about the art of tea production. The guide explained the process very clearly and showed us around the factory. You have to taste 5 to 6 different varieties of tea and I would say that the tea with rose aroma was unique and different to my experience. I would recommend everyone to visit this place. And don’t forget to visit the garden behind the factory which is really peaceful and nice. The months from March to May are the busiest times here. When plucking and processing continues. Ranjit tea state is open from Tuesday to Saturday, it is open from 8 am to 4:30 pm and can also have good photography.

Batasia Loop, Darjeeling tourist places

It is situated on Hill Cart Road (National Highway 55), it is about 5 km from Darjeeling, down the hill. A toy train ride from Darjeeling, you will pass through this magnificent loop and can take 20 minutes by taxi from the city of Darjeeling. This place was built to pay tribute to the various martyrs, Batasia Loop is a spiral railway that can be seen standing on the Darjeeling Himalayan to see the entire Kanchenjaga view. At this point there is no better place to get a 360 degree view of the landscape of Darjeeling including the hilly city, the track spirals one way with the majestic Kanchenjunga through a tunnel and over the snow-clad peaks of the Himalayas. There is also a memorial for the Gorkha soldiers of the Indian Army, who sacrificed their lives after Indian independence in 1947. The entry fee is 15 rupees, it can be visited from 5 am to 8 pm. Can spend time around 1-2 hours.

Orange Valley Tea State, Darjeeling tourist places

Orange valley tea garden located near Risheehat, &, Bloomfield Rd in Darjeeling of West Bengal. Tourister allowed to walk into the tea garden with titetian ward robes and enjoy the tea leafs plucking experience. There will some local peoples to give you an explanation of the types of tea in Darjeeling tea garden. People can enjoy to wear local clothes and taking photos and can purchase different types of tea also. It is huge factories where they tell you about plucking, sorting, processing, importance of tea trade and so much info. Museums that show how tea processing was done during British rule. Hence have a look up over their.

Ganga Maya Park, Darjeeling tourist places

Ganga Maya is a park area located near the Rock Garden, turn right from Darjeeling’s Main Hill Cart Road towards Rock Garden. And in 25 minutes, its narrow and winding sloping road descends into a valley of several thousand feet, which can look terrible, where the rock garden is located. That you are for a nature cure. This place has tremendous potential. Boating can also be done here. Some cherry blossom trees, because the weather is favorable for it. A place that can be very beautiful and peaceful if maintained properly.

Rock Garden, Darjeeling tourist places

The Rock Garden located in the hilly town of Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India. It is also known as Barbotey Rock Garden and is an exquisite picnic spot terraced with natural fall known as Chunnu summer fall. As it is surrounded by beautiful hill stream along with the slope covered with fascinating flower gardens and sitting arrangements at various level. It is favorites places for nature lovers they can spend some quality time with friends and family. You have to take a car to visit this place as its far from Darjeeling town and experience driver only can drive to the road here. A perfect place for honeymoon couples for a photo shot. Small shops are also here for fooding purpose. A must visit place while visiting Darjeeling. No entry fees even to visit.

Ghoom Monstary, Darjeeling tourist places

Ghoom Monstary is about 7km from Darjeeling town and located at an altitude of about 7,407ft. The monks of Ghoom Monastery follow the Gelugpa order of Buddhism. There is no entry fees and can visit from morning 10 am to evening 6 pm. There are some beautiful paintings are placed in a symmetrical manner, facilitating the ease of understanding the basics of Buddhist philosophy to visitors of the monastery. The hilltop above the monastery holds the Ma Kali temple too can visit over there.

Singalila National Park, Darjeeling tourist places

Singalila National Park is wildlife Sanctuary and it is declare in 1986 as sanctuary and national park status in 1992. It is reserved forest arera at the Singalila ridge. The protected area is the home of many plant and animal species. The tree, plant, birds, animals and the weather makes the scenery unforgettable. It is most famous for the breathtakingly mind-stirring view of the Himalayan peak that it offers panoramic view of the gigantic Himalayas. Visiting time is between 6 am to 7 pm, with entry fee varies arround 100 Rs (Indians) to 2oo Rs (Foreigners). Can spend arround 3-4 hours.

How to reach Darjeeling

Darjeeling By Air:

By Air- [Bagdogra Airport (IXB), Bagdogra in Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal]. It takes little over 3 hours to reach Darjeeling from Bagdogra airport.

Darjeeling By Train:

[NJP (New Jalpaiguri)] railhead is the nearest railway station from Darjeeling (approximately 88 kilometres). You will also get plenty of shared jeeps, taxis and buses at Siliguri (takes about 2.5 hours to Darjeeling)

Darjeeling By Bus:

There are regular buses including Rocket and Volvo services between Kolkata (Calcutta) and Siliguri Main Bus Terminal (known as Ten-zing Norgay Bus Terminus located on Hill Cart Road). From Siliguri main bus terminal area, you will get buses, shared Jeeps and private taxis for Darjeeling. Distance between Siliguri and Darjeeling is 80kms.

Darjeeling Self Drive:

Self Driven Car is the best option as you can explore more and as their own choice. The best rout for this Kolkata, Gangtok or near by area. The drive offers scenic views making it a pleasant experience but take care about hill sleekness like vomiting, drizzling.

Where to stay in Darjeeling

     There are plenty of budget to luxury accommodations available in Darjeeling, It cost under 1200-2000/- Per Night, depends on Pick and Off seasons

Best Time To Visit Darjeeling

      Darjeeling with its ideal climatic conditions makes it one of the very few places which may be visited all year round. However, February – March and September – November are the best months to visit Darjeeling.

Darjeeling travel guide

Any hotels, resorts or home stay in the areas of Mall Road or Chowrasta is best for staying..         

Once you reach in Hotel, take rest, get fresh-up, take break-fast and head towards local sight seeing. Start your first day with Local Sightseeing as you already come with Long Journey. Ask you Hotel owner if they arrange Car, because many hotels having their own travel facility else You can hire the independent cabs near the bus station or you can book one tourist van from the tour agency’s offices that line up the entire Road of Darjeeling. It is one of the best way to roam in Darjeeling.
One can rent Bike or Car Locally.

Darjeeling Itinerary

Places to visit in Darjeeling in  3 days

Darjeeling tourist places day 1(Local Sightseeing)

• Mall Road-To View Kanchenjunga Hill
• Shrubbery Nightingale Park
• Japanese Peach Pagoda
• Buddhist Temple

Darjeeling tourist places day 2

• Observatory Hill, Tiger Hill-Sunset
• Mahakal Temple
• Tiger Hill Sunrise Observatory Point
• Mahakal Mandir
• HMI(Himalayan Mountaineering Institute)
• Himalayan Zoological Park
• Darjeeling Rangeet Valley Passenger Ropeway
• Ranjeet Tea State

Darjeeling tourist places day 3

• Batasia Loop
• Orange Valley Tea State
• Ganga maya park
• Rock Garden
• Ghoom Monstary

Places to visit in Darjeeling in 4 days

Darjeeling tourist places day 4(Optional)

• Singalila National Park
• Hima Fall
• Gorkha war Memorial

Darjeeling Travel Cost for 1 Couple for 2 Night & 3 Days.

• Food-3 Days                            :-6000/-    
• Travel By Car- 2 Days            :-5000/-    
• Hotel-2 Days                           :-3500/-    
• Other Activity                         :-1000/-

Total cost around 5,000-12000/-Rs for One Couple for 2 Night & 3 Days. You Can Negotiate and plan your own trip as per Distance, Enjoyment, Food, Transport and stay.
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