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West Bengal Honeymoon — Tea, Hills & Heritage
The romantic route — a planter's bungalow at a tea estate, a Kalimpong garden hotel, and a Kolkata heritage stay.
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7 Days, In Full
West Bengal slowed down for two, staying in the state's most characterful hotels. Two nights in a planter's bungalow on a working tea estate above Darjeeling, with a full day given over to the garden. Two nights in a colonial cottage hotel in quiet Kalimpong, for Deolo Hill and the monasteries. A flight to Kolkata for two nights in the city's 1892 grand hotel, for the Victoria Memorial and Howrah Bridge. The pace throughout is unhurried.
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 — a Full Day in the Tea Garden
A slower day built around a longer stay in a working tea estate rather than a short factory visit. A full walk through the garden with the estate manager, from the oldest bushes to the newer plantings, and time in the factory to see a full processing run rather than a snapshot of it. A tasting through several grades, first and second flush side by side. The afternoon is unhurried, on the estate's own grounds or by the river below it.
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 → Kolkata
Kalimpong to Kolkata — via Bagdogra
The hills and the delta halves of West Bengal are not linked by a practical road route, so the transfer is by air. A drive of about an hour and a half down to Bagdogra airport near Siliguri, then a flight of roughly ninety minutes to Kolkata. You land in the afternoon, and the sudden change from hill air to the heat and density of the city is immediate. The evening is free, or an early look at Park Street.
Kolkata
Kolkata — Howrah Bridge and the Indian Museum
A morning at the Indian Museum, the country's oldest, for its Egyptian, Mauryan and Buddhist collections, best seen before the midday heat. The afternoon is Howrah Bridge and the Hooghly riverfront, including the Mullick Ghat flower market beneath the bridge's Kolkata end, one of the largest in Asia. A short boat ride on the river at dusk gives the classic view of the bridge lit against the sky.
Kolkata
Kolkata — Departure
A free morning, for New Market or a last Park Street breakfast. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose airport has wide domestic and international connections, and Howrah and Sealdah stations run rail links across eastern India. It suits a trip that does not continue on to the Sundarbans.
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