The Tea Town Of India

By Author: Sanyukta Jain
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Darjeeling is a lovely hill station resting amidst lofty hills and natural charm. The city is situated in the foothills of Himalayas in the northern region of India. The city beholding lush greenery in its surroundings and pleasant aura in the air is a popular tourist spot of India driving huge amount of tourists from every corner of the world. The city of Darjeeling stands as a proud beholder of natural beauty where nature unfolds itself in purest and raw form. Darjeeling is such a famous tourist spot that it is visited by over thousands of tourists every year from various parts of the country and even the world for the panoramic view that it offers of the world's third highest peak, the Kanchenjunga. The city is world famous for two things, one being the spectacular view of the Kanchenjunga and the other is the exquisite Darjeeling tea.

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is one of the prime attractions for the travellers. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is home to some of the rare, endangered and commonly found species of animals and birds. Here among the many animals, Red Panda which is one of the endangered ...
... species can be seen playing in the open space of this famous zoo. Along with that one can also enjoy visit to the famous museum and see some of the rare instruments used by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary the first two to reach the summit of the world highest mountain peak, Mount Everest.

Darjeeling is also famous for tea plantation and beautiful scenery which fascinates to the tourists throughout the year. Along with these popular sites it is also popular for toy train which is built in the nineteenth century. The world heritage Darjeeling Himalayan railway is the technological marvel. The hill station is synonymous with this toy train known as the Darjeeling Himalayan Train that operates between the towns of New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling. Established in 1881, it offers the passengers with the most breathtaking of views along the route. This fully functional railway has been categorized as a World Heritage Railway by the UNESCO. While travelling in toy train tourists can take a glimpse of beautiful mountains and breathe fresh air. It is their great experience while they pass through these beautiful mountains.

Chowrasta is the main hub of the town and is lined with shops, travel agencies, restaurants, curio dealers, and hawkers. This is one of the favourite places to hang out.

About 3 km from the town is the Passenger Ropeway, a bridge between North Point and Singla Bazaar that takes you across the Ranjeet River.

Having been a colonial favourite in the past, this lovely hill town retains many of the colonial buildings that blend perfectly well with the pagoda style architecture of the Buddhist monasteries. Tiger Hill is visited for its spectacular sunrise with the snow-capped Himalayan ranges in the foreground and the golden sun rising from behind it. Other tourist attractions that are included in the many Darjeeling Packages are Ghoom Monastery, the oldest monastery in Darjeeling, the Japanese Peace Pagoda, Observatory Hill, Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park and the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.

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