Hello friends, today I am going to tell you all the 5 best tourist places in Darjeeling and will try to tell you all the things about it and if you are planning to go there, you will not have any problem finding the best places.
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Happy Valley Tea State’ –
Darjeeling is world famous for its delicious tea. There are several dozen tea gardens here. The most beautiful tea garden is ‘Happy Valley Tea State’. Here you can see workers plucking tea leaves. Together you can also enjoy plucking those leaves. Here you can also see fresh leaves turning into tea. But first of all, you have to get permission from the managers of these gardens. [ Best Tourist Places in Darjeeling ] There are many trekking routes in Darjeeling, tourists can enjoy trekking on these routes at per convenience. Here tourists can shop of their choice from places like Manjusha, Bengal Emporium, Hayden Hall, Village Craft Center, etc. The white snow-capped hills here look like this while going to Darjeeling, the confluence of forests, and colorful rivers on the way is worth seeing. Stopping by and spending time at Tiger Hill is fun on its own.
There are attractions like tea gardens, and natural history museums which fascinate the mind. The town is located on top of the mountain. There is a network of roads here. These roads
Tiger Hill –
The main reason for Tiger Hill’s popularity is its breathtaking sunrise views. Every morning, hundreds of tourists gather on the hilltop even before sunrise and witness this magical sight, when the first rays of the sun paint the snow-capped peaks in pink, orange, and gold. The sight is truly mesmerizing and is considered one of the most awe-inspiring experiences in Darjeeling. The best time to visit Tiger Hill is the time before dawn, usually between 4:00 am and 6:00 am, when the sky is clear and the weather is favorable for watching the sunrise. [ Best Tourist Places in Darjeeling ] The months of October to December and February to April are generally considered the best times to visit, as the sky is generally clear, giving an unobstructed view of the Himalayan ranges.
Apart from mesmerizing sunrise views, Tiger Hill also offers natural beauty and opportunities for nature lovers and photographers. Surrounding landscape Lush greenery, tea gardens, and rhododendrons
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway –
Historically, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway originated in 1878, when Franklin Prestage, an agent with the then Eastern Bengal Railway (EBR), proposed a 2-foot gauge (610 mm) hill tramway followed by a hill cart road from Siliguri to Darjeeling. EBR’s interest was in developing rail links to the city as he and the North Bengal State Railway operated associated broad and meter gauge systems – connected by steam ferry crossings of the Ganges (River Ganga) – connecting Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Siliguri. By 1887, these two railways were merged to form the East Bengal State Railway. Construction of the DHR by the Darjeeling Steam Tramway Company began in 1879, with work carried out simultaneously on unconnected sections to complete it as quickly as possible. By February 1880, good progress had been made and on 4 March a whole section of line was available up to Tindharia, to operate a special train (pulled by the contractor’s loco ‘Tiny’) to the Viceroy Lord Lytton. [ Best Tourist Places in Darjeeling ] In July 1881 the line finally reached Darjeeling and in September the company was renamed the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Company. Managing agents were appointed to look after legal and financial matters and the firm of M/s Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. of Calcutta was appointed.
This relationship lasted for more than 50 years until the DHR was effectively nationalized, which was taken over by the Government of India in 1948 after the country’s independence. On 2 December 1999, UNESCO declared DHR a World Heritage Site. Later two more railway lines were added and the site came to be known as one of the mountain railroads of India.
Batasia Loop –
While going from Siliguri to Darjeeling by the famous toy train, the journey passes through the Batasia loop (a windy place) and the war memorial. This place is 5 km from Darjeeling city. It is located between the cities of Ghum (the highest point in the world where locomotive engines work) and Darjeeling.
The Batasia Loop attracts people for a spectacular view of the Kanchenjunga Mountains and other snow-capped Himalayan peaks and see the remarkable engineering marvel of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, where almost imperceptibly the railway line forms a circle and descends from a height of 1000 feet.
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Singalila National Park –
Creamy magnolias on bare trees were scattering the last rays of the sun. I wanted the star-shaped flowers to keep twinkling even at night. A pair of yellow-throated Martens, clearly more golden than the other, were grazing under the magnolia tree. Alert animals were running around, while a sturdy, aluminum-bodied Land Rover was moving along the paved mountain road within Singalila National Park. Singalila is a park of 78 square kilometers [ Best Tourist Places in Darjeeling] It is famous for the trek route to Sandakphu that passes through it. There were blue primulas along the road of the bone. Canopined ferns were hanging on the road cut from the mountain.
The pits formed by light rain overnight were shining in the sun. Waterfalls were flowing slowly from the slope of the mountain.
5 Best Tourist Places in Darjeeling
