Travel Module: Darjeeling in Style, West Bengal, India

Highlights

• Darjeeling’s tea-culture: Experience sprawling tea gardens, participate in a tea degustation and learn about methods of tea-production
• Experience colonial flair in a heritage hotel
• City Tour with optional Toy Train ride and visit of HMI (Himalayan Mountaineering Institute), local markets, peace pagoda, Buddhist monasteries (Ghoom, Aloobhari and/or Bhutia-Busty), the botanical garden and more points of interest in accordance to your interest and timeframe.
• The local markets with traditional stalls and exotic items on offer
• Great view onto Mt. Khangchendzonga and surrounding giants
• Sunrise at Tiger Hill with views panoramic view from the Indian plains to the peaks of Nepal and Sikkim

Popular Itinerary:

Day 1:

Transfer to Darjeeling from Bagdogra Airport or after Travel Module "Kalimpong", "Sikkim West & South", "Sikkim Classic/East" or "Bhutan".

Day 2:

Experience a beautiful tea garden and get yourself pampered in a beautiful nature retreat. With optional hike and river pick nick

Day 3:

Darjeeling City Tour as per your interests

Day 4:

Transfer to Bagdogra Airport or continue with Travel Module "Kalimpong", "Sikkim Classic/West", "Sikkim West & South", "Bhutan' or others.

Additional Options

• Makaibari, Kurseong & Darjeeling City: + 1 – 3 days:
  Travel along the Toy Train route from Bagdogra Airport to the town of Kurseong. Visit an organic tea garden and / or choose to continue your journey to Darjeeling by Toy Train. At Darjeeling stay in a centrally located heritage hotel and experience the atmosphere of colonial flair.

• Kurseong: + 1 - 3 days:
  Extend your stay at Kurseong to engage in various activities there: Visit a local shaman and experience a traditional ceremony; have clothes be made by a local tailor; take cooking classes in Indian Cuisine; enjoy bird watching; try climbing or take yoga-classes.

• Trekking Module "Sherpa-Trekking": + 3 – 5 days:
  Trek with us along the boundary between India and Nepal to an altitude of max. 11’800 ft (3600 m) and enjoy fantastic panoramic views onto the Nepal- and Sikkim Himalayas. With all overnights in lodges.