Darjeeling

India - The Himalaya – India

The famous tea growing, Victorian era holiday resort and historical centre of Darjeeling is located high (2200 meters) on a ridge in the foothills of the Himalaya. The town is justly famous for its stunning mountain vistas with the dominating view being that to Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain, and other ice-capped peaks to the northern horizon.

Chowrasta is at the core of Victorian Darjeeling, a traffic-free square above the bustling bazaar on Hill Cart Road. Leading off it, the Mall descends to Clubside, an area below the esteemed ā€œPlanters’ Clubā€, aka as the ā€œDarjeeling Clubā€ which was once the centre of Darjeeling high society. Little seems to have changed since tea planters from a bygone era attended colonial social occasions here!

Darjeeling is best accessed by air via Bagdogra (approximately 3 hours drive away), or our favourite way to get there is by train, or more specifically by ā€œtoy trainā€ from New Jalpaiguri. The best seasons to visit are after the monsoons and before winter (late Sept to late Nov), and spring (mid-Feb to May).

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