A Tour of Darjeeling
If you are looking for a perfect hill station to holiday with your friends or family or searching for an ideal honeymoon destination, head to the north east of India and catch the train to Darjeeling. Towering above the vast plains of West Bengal at a height of 2134 meters, Darjeeling is situated which is popularly known as the Queen of Hills. Darjeeling has been derived from the word Dorjee-Ling meaning The Land of Thunderbolt. While Darjeeling is obviously the cynosure of the Himalayan hill spots, you can also find plenty of attractive sightseeing spots. It is such an exotic hill station that you will be left mesmerized by the resplendent beauty that it offers in plethoric abundance. Right from those silent ravines to the deep valleys to the awe-evoking Himalayan ranges and the soft clouds breezing past your faces, everything about this place is completely breathtaking.
The beauty of the place captures the attention of the visitors and leaves them spellbound as soon as the snaky uphill climb begins. The uphill climb, which runs through a mild forest and continues till Kurseong which is a small settlement outside the main town, is a visual treat as it brings a variety of flora, fauna and a change of scenery. The winding uphill climb brings to you a freshness of air that rejuvenates and revitalizes you almost with a bang. Once you reach Kurseon, the hide and seek of the majestic mountain range starts which offers a mesmerizing travel experience.
The highest elevation in Darjeeling is Ghoom, a small settlement outside the main town that offers one of the most breathtaking sights that can be enjoyed from the Tiger hill observatory. It is also home to one of the most ancient Tibetan monasteries – the Ghoom monastery which is a favourite among tourists.
There is an alluring quaintness about this place that evokes a lot of nostalgia with tea gardens around the verdant, steep slopes everywhere. The scenic beauty of the Kanchenjungha mountain is simply extra ordinary and the ambience is so ethereal that it is a romantic paradise for honeymooners and newly wedded couples. Tiger Hills is another scenic spot that is a major attraction of Darjeeling tour.
A short drive from the Ghoom brings you to the Batasia Loop which is a landmark that was built to honour the Indian Army Gorkha soldiers. One can take a joy ride on the toy train over the Batasia Loop that goes around a hillock and into a tunnel.
Darjeeling is world famous for its top quality tea leaves. All the hills around the place produce finest tea of the world. The tea gardens here are a picturesque sight, covering terraced hill slopes, upto an altitude of 1,950m. While on a tour of Darjeeling, one should never miss the opportunity of visiting these renowned tea estates. You can walk through these estates, explore a tea factory and see how moisture is extracted from tealeaves and how they are rolled and withered, sifted, fermented, dried and sorted to prepare the final product.
With such a picturesque natural beauty, a Darjeeling tour is going to leave you mesmerized and awestruck.
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