Places to Visit Near Darjeeling | Weekend Getaways from Darjeeling

Bagdogra – Amidst Lush Tea Gardens

Cities in the north of West Bengal have a way of attracting tourists like no other place in India. The vast lush green tea gardens on the one hand coupled with the majestic......

Bindu – A Truly Outdoor Getaway

Bindu is the last village of the Indian nation, close to the India-Bhutan border. Everything about the place is amazing. As one approaches the village, the captivating beauty of......

Chalsa – A Beautiful Hamlet Nestled Amidst The Himalayas

Chalsa is a beautiful town in West Bengal situated just at the foot of the Himalayan Ranges. It is proximate to popular tourist destinations like Siliguri and boasts of tea......

Cooch Behar – The Ethos Of Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar is one of the only planned towns in the northern regions of West Bengal and spells of class and heritage value all the way. Back in the day, the town served as the......

Gangtok - The Pulse Of Sikkim

The town of Gangtok in the State of Sikkim is the largest town in the state. Perched at an altitude of 1,437 m atop Shivalik Hills in the Eastern Himalayan Range, Gangtok is a......

Jalpaiguri – The Town Of Olive

Jalpai in Hindi means olive, which were found all over Jalpaiguri in the early 1900s. Jalpaiguri district shares international borders with Bhutan in the North and Bangladesh in......

Jhallong – A Storehouse Of Natural Beauty

Along the way to Kalimpong, on the banks of the river Jaldhaka is located the town of Jhalong, right at the foot of the Himalayas from where one can witness true scenic beauty......

Kalimpong – For A Hilly Retreat

Snow-capped peaks dominate the horizon at this wonderfully placed hill station, way up north in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kalimpong tourism is boosted by the fact that it......

Lava – The Beautiful Hamlet

Lava is more of a hamlet than a village situated way up north in the state of West Bengal. Travellers looking to venture a little beyond the foothills of the Himalayas can go up......

Mongpong – Gateway To The Dooars

Just half an hour drive from Siliguri gets you to the gateway to the Dooars, Mongpong, a small Bengal village located on the banks of the River Teesta. The Teesta Basin and the......

Murti – A Tryst With The Wild

Murti derives its name from the River Murti flowing down the Kalingpong hills. Murti is the kind of place where one can hire a bungalow right in the middle of all the wildlife......

Pelling - For The Prayerful And The Playful

The town of Pelling is located at an altitude of 2150 m above sea level. The snow-capped mountains and panoramis view from the hilltops along with its rich history and culture......

Siliguri – The Land Of Misty Hills

Siliguri has long been known as a hill station of significant repute in the Indian state of West Bengal and has, over the years, developed into a self-sustained township with......