Bagdogra Airport 2 hr 20
Bhutia Busty Monastery (10 min) Quaint Tibetan-style Buddhist monastery featuring an ornate front gate & vibrant wall murals. Happy Valley Tea Estate (10 min) Historical tea plantation offering tours showing the harvesting & processing of tea leaves. Rock Garden (31 min) Photography is popular at this scenic hilly hangout next to waterfalls with flowers & rocks. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (7 min) Established educational venue with a museum & indoor climbing wall plus classes & expeditions. 虎丘 (1 hr 5) Peace Pagoda (14 min) Serene Buddhist temple with a domed roof gilded statues ornate carvings & valley views. Singalila National Park (1 hr 42) National park ranging from around 8 000 to 12 000 ft. in altitude with many walking & jeep trails. Darjeeling Rangeet Valley Passenger Ropeway (11 min) Opened in 1968 the country s first cablecar system offers panoramic views of historic tea gardens. Lloyd Botanical Garden (10 min) Nature preserve with walking paths & a range of flowers & plants including many succulent species. Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre (17 min) Weaving and monastery Yiga Choeling Monastery (26 min) Elevated 19th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery featuring a 15-ft. Buddha statue & sacred texts. Observatory Hill View Point (4 min) Mountain Shrubbery Nightingale Park (14 min) Peaceful green space with landscaped gardens sheltered benches & a large state of Lord Shiva. |