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Travel Darjeeling in Style - Cultural Trip West Bengal

Introduction

Let your journey into the northeastern Himalayas begin and end peacefully and in style. We will take you into a world facing Mt. Khangchendzonga, far away from the hectic and chaotic cities. The Tea Garden Retreat, which is lovingly furnished and run with a lot of charm amidst the private, extensive plantations, invites you to relax. 

One hour’s drive from Darjeeling city, you will discover the secrets of the world-famous Darjeeling tea, enjoy tea-tasting, meet the tea-pickers and undertake an optional hike through the extensive tea garden with an idyllic picnic by the river. Discover if you wish the exotic markets and other attractions of the tea town Darjeeling, or experience a ride with the world famous Toy Train.

Highlights

  • Explore extensive tea gardens, taste different tea qualities, get insights into the manufacturing process of the orthodox Darjeeling black tea
  • Experience colonial flair in Darjeeling and on the tea estate
  • City tour of Darjeeling with optional Toy Train trip, Mountaineering Museum (HMI), Buddhist-Hindu pilgrimage site, local market, Peace Pagoda, Botanical Garden, Buddhist Temple in Aloobhari and Bhutia-Busty and other sightseeing places depending on your interests, for example the beautiful statue of the future Buddha Maitreya in Ghoom Monastery
  • View of Mt. Kanchenjunga and various 7000 meter high peaks of the north-eastern Himalaya

Travel Itinerary

Day 1:     Arrival from Travel Module „Delhi“, „Kolkata“, „Sikkim“, „Kalimpong“, „Bhutan“ or from Bagdogra Airport, West Bengal.

Day 2:     Tea tasting, round tour of the tea factory, optional hike through the extensive tea garden with picknick by the river.

Day 3:     Darjeeling City Tour

Day 4:     Transfer to Bagdogra Airport and / or continue with Travel Module "Sikkim", "Kalimpong", "Bhutan", "Delhi", "Kolkata", "Northeast India".

Best Travel Period

March to June and October to December

Options

  • Makaibari, Kursong & Darjeeling City: + 2 - 3 days : Travel from Bagdogra Airport to Kurseong, visit the Makaibari biodynamic tea estate and drive on to Darjeeling city for your  overnight stay, for example in the traditional Heritage Windamere Hotel. Sightseeing in Darjeeling according to your interests.
  • Kursong: + 2 - 3 days: Extend your stay in Kurseong. It will be our pleasure to advise you about the numerous possible activities like the visit of a shaman with a ceremony, make-to-measure dresses, cooking classes for Indian cuisine and Tibetan tea, ornithological observations, climbing, yoga, etc.
  • Sherpa-Trekking: + 3 - 5 days : Trek with us over the Singelela ridge along the border between India and Nepal to a height of max. 3600 m above sea level; In good weather with a fantastic panorama view of the Himalayas of Nepal and Sikkim.
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