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Darjeeling,
the Queen of the Hills
Darjeeling
is the hill station of West Bengal. This has been called the
queen of hill-stations. 663 kms. from Calcutta.
Altitude is 2134 m. or 7000 ft. It is a famous hill resort offering
a breath taking sight of the numerous peaks of the majestic
Himalayas. The clouds seem to whisper to one another here and
from horizon to horizon stretches the Kanchanjunga, covered
with snow from the head to foot all round the year. The views
of Kanchanjunga and Mount Everest are particularly inspiring.
And viewing Sun rise is wonderful from the famous Tiger hill.
The Himalayan physiography of lofty mountainous terrain and
cascading rivers, offers adventure sports trekking, mountaineering
and river rafting.
Places
to visit
Batasia
Loop - Five kilometers from Darjeeling and three kilometers
from Ghoom, the meter-gauge, toy train winds its way over
this brilliant piece of engineering delight. It is a pleasant
and delightful descent from Ghoom - the highest railway station
in the world.
Dhirdham
Temple
Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute - A Training Centre for aspiring
mountain climbers situated about 2 Kms from Chowrasta, on Jawahar
Parbat. It also boasts of an unique museum displaying an array
of items used by famous mountaineers.
Padmaja
Naidu Himalaya Zoological Park
Natural
History Museum
Lloyds
Botanical Garden
Tibetan
Self-help Centre
Darjeeling-Rangeet
Valley Passenger Ropeway
Lebong
Race Course
Rope
way
Ghoom
Buddhist Monastery
Observatory Hill
Best
time to visit
For
mountain views the best time to visit is from mid September
to mid, and then from mid March to mid June, when it starts
becoming hazy, because of cloud cover. The average temperature
ranges from 8.5 - 15 degrees Celsius in summers and 1.5-6 degrees
Celsius in winters.
Access
By
Air: The nearest airport is at Bagdogra, 90 km away from
Darjeeling. Bagdogra is connected to important cities of the
country by domestic airlines.
By
Bus: There are bus connections to Darjeeling from Siliguri,
Bagdogra, Gangtok, Kurseong and Kathmandu.
By
Train: New Jalpaiguri /Siliguri is the rail head for all
trains, except the toy train running to Darjeeling. Siliguri
is connected to Calcutta and other parts of the country by train.
Or
you can take the famous toy train, which is a
meter gauge train operating over breath taking scenery. The
journey takes approximately seven and half hours.
 Toy
Train
The
most famous of the little trains, is the one linking the town
of New Jalpaiguri in the plains to the lovely hill station of
Darjeeling perched on the awesome Himalayas. More
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