Bagdogra Airport 2 hr 18
Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre (16 min) Weaving and monastery Observatory Hill View Point (6 min) Mountain Mahakal Temple (9 min) Hindu temple on Observatory Hill featuring a sacred cave & a variety of colorful flags. Yiga Choeling Monastery (24 min) Elevated 19th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery featuring a 15-ft. Buddha statue & sacred texts. Lloyd Botanical Garden (8 min) Nature preserve with walking paths & a range of flowers & plants including many succulent species. Happy Valley Tea Estate (19 min) Historical tea plantation offering tours showing the harvesting & processing of tea leaves. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (7 min) Established educational venue with a museum & indoor climbing wall plus classes & expeditions. Bhutia Busty Monastery (19 min) Quaint Tibetan-style Buddhist monastery featuring an ornate front gate & vibrant wall murals. Peace Pagoda (12 min) Serene Buddhist temple with a domed roof gilded statues ornate carvings & valley views. Rock Garden (28 min) Photography is popular at this scenic hilly hangout next to waterfalls with flowers & rocks. 虎丘 (1 hr 2) Darjeeling Rangeet Valley Passenger Ropeway (11 min) Opened in 1968 the country s first cablecar system offers panoramic views of historic tea gardens. Shrubbery Nightingale Park (14 min) Peaceful green space with landscaped gardens sheltered benches & a large state of Lord Shiva. Singalila National Park (1 hr 40) National park ranging from around 8 000 to 12 000 ft. in altitude with many walking & jeep trails. |