West Bengal · 6 Days
West Bengal — Darjeeling & Kalimpong
The hill-station half alone — three nights in Darjeeling, two in Kalimpong.
Day by Day
6 Days, In Full
The Darjeeling hills without the delta half of the state. Three nights in Darjeeling: the Tiger Hill sunrise over Kanchenjunga, a tea estate tour and tasting, a ride on the UNESCO toy train, and the town's monasteries and viewpoints. Two nights in Kalimpong, quieter and less visited, for Deolo Hill, the Durpin monastery and the flower nurseries. It suits a shorter trip focused purely on the hills.
Darjeeling
Arrive in Darjeeling
The gateway is Bagdogra airport, near Siliguri, about three hours by road up into the hills, or the New Jalpaiguri rail junction a similar distance away. The drive climbs steadily through tea gardens and forest, with the views opening out in the last stretch before town. You settle in by the afternoon. The evening is for the Mall and Chowrasta, Darjeeling's pedestrian square, and a first look at the hills as the light drops.
Darjeeling
Darjeeling — Tiger Hill Sunrise and a Tea Garden
A pre-dawn drive to Tiger Hill for sunrise over Kanchenjunga, with the convoy of jeeps that makes the same trip every clear morning. The return stops at Ghum monastery and the Batasia Loop war memorial. Back in town for a late breakfast, the rest of the morning is Happy Valley Tea Estate, a short walk from the Chowk Bazaar, for the factory tour and a tasting. The afternoon is free for the Mall.
Darjeeling
Darjeeling — the Toy Train and the Town
A ride on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the UNESCO-listed toy train, usually the joy-ride up to Ghum and back with a stop at the Batasia Loop. The rest of the day covers the town itself: the Peace Pagoda on Jalapahar Hill, the Himalayan zoo and mountaineering institute below Observatory Hill, and Chowrasta for the evening. A cable-car ride, when the Darjeeling ropeway is running, adds a different angle over the tea gardens on the slopes below.
Darjeeling → Kalimpong
Darjeeling to Kalimpong
A short drive of about two hours, dropping down toward the Teesta river before climbing again to Kalimpong's ridge. The road passes tea gardens and, in season, the Teesta itself running high and green below the highway. You reach Kalimpong by early afternoon, with time for a first walk around the small Mall and the old market before dinner.
Kalimpong
Kalimpong — Deolo Hill and the Monasteries
A morning drive up to Deolo Hill, the highest point above the town, for its landscaped park and, on a clear day, a Kanchenjunga panorama from a different angle than Darjeeling's own viewpoints. The rest of the day covers Durpin Monastery, consecrated by the Dalai Lama in 1976, and one of the flower nurseries the town is known for, orchids and cacti grown for export since the early twentieth century. The pace is gentle throughout.
Kalimpong
Kalimpong — Departure
A quiet last morning around the town's small Mall. Bagdogra airport is about an hour and a half away, and New Jalpaiguri's rail junction a similar distance, both reached via Siliguri. It suits a hills-only trip that does not continue on to Kolkata.
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