A Wonderful Trip To Darjeeling

By Author: Sanyukta Jain
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Darjeeling is a lovely hill town, situated in the state of West Bengal in India, and is located in the foothills of the Kanchan Junga range of Himalayas. It is gifted generously by the nature whose beauty and charm are beyond words to describe. It is also known as Queen of hill stations.

Situated at an altitude of 7000 ft, Darjeeling offers breath taking views of the Himalayan range. The view of the majestic Kangchendzonga or Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest peak, is breathtaking. Darjeeling is not just popular for its picturesque scenery with brilliant views of snow peaked mountain ranges but also for the extensive cover of plush tea gardens.

The major tourist attractions of the place include Nightingale park, Lloyd Botanical Garden, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Passenger Ropeway, Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Zoo, Museums and the fun filled ride on the Himalayan toy train which is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other than these you can include a tour of Gangtok in your Darjeeling trip. The tour in Darjeeling is a visual treat with its lush green hills.

Darjeeling Toy ...
... Train is one of the prime attractions among the tourists. The narrow gauge train that runs from Darjeeling to Ghoom for happy journey engulfs the heart of the tourists offering them incredible opportunity to enjoy moments of sheer glory with immense pleasure and delights. More of all Darjeeling toy train is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the reasons, tourist flock to Darjeeling to pay visit to this world famous toy train.

Darjeeling is dotted with many Buddhist Monasteries and Gompas. On top of the observatory hill is a Kali temple which previously was a Buddhist Monastery called Bhutia Busty Gompa. The Monastery at Ghoom is called the Maitreya Buddha Monastery and is yet another well known tourist spot that dates back to 1875 and is the oldest monastery in Darjeeling that houses many rare and well preserved books.Darjeeling is also site of the Japanese Peace Pagoda, which is part of a grid of 30 pagodas around the world. The town is also lined with charming colonial buildings that add to the beauty of this hill town. The pagoda style architecture of the Buddhist monasteries lends Darjeeling its truly unique look.

Talking about Darjeeling and not making a special mention about the Darjeeling Tea will make this piece of information about Darjeeling tours incomplete. There are around 86 tea gardens here and the best aromatic tea in the world is produced here.

Famous for its scenic natural beauty, tea garden, toy train, Darjeeling is a must visit place for all holiday seekers. It is considered as one of the best and the perfect holiday destinations for fun with nature in India. Darjeeling is also famous due to it handicraft and showpiece and cloth as you can go for the shopping. Darjeeling along with numerous stunning tourist destinations such as Mirik, Sikkim, Gangtok and Pelling offers varieties of tourist attractions and options for enjoyable fun travel experience with joint compressed travel packages. Darjeeling tourism offers unlimited fun and excitement beyond words to express with unending tour expeditions.

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