Darjeeling Trip Overview
Darjeeling holds onto ancestries of rich colonial heritage and cultures. Its skilled ethnicities and geographical location served the British the Summer Capital, they dreamt of living in during their rule in India. Today’s Darjeeling, lying in the romantic valleys of the beautiful Eastern Himalayas presents you a cosmopolitan mix like no other hill town in India. Its serene natural beauty combined with its lovely, welcoming and warm people makes you nostalgic each and every time you step in. Our tours will make you experience the saga of its heydays and the best of nature’s wonders that once made the British call it the Queen of the Hills.
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Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Darjeeling, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Darjeeling holds onto ancestries of rich colonial heritage and cultures. Its skilled ethnicities and geographical location served the British the Summer Capital, they dreamt of living in during their rule in India. Today’s Darjeeling, lying in the romantic valleys of the beautiful Eastern Himalayas presents you a cosmopolitan mix like no other hill town in India. Its serene natural beauty combined with its lovely, welcoming and warm people makes you nostalgic each and every time you step in. Our tours will make you experience the saga of its heydays and the best of nature’s wonders that once made the British call it the Queen of the Hills.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Darjeeling Clock Tower, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling 734101 India
Built in the 1850 the famous Clock Tower houses the Darjeeling Town Hall. With its landmarking location the majestic clock boasts the town with its sweet and hourly reminder.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Darjeeling Planters Club, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Started in 1868 for the British Planters and their families in Darjeeling, the Darjeeling Planters Club still carries the rich legacies from the colonial period.
Besides various famous and infamous occasions, it has also served as starting points for some of the remarkable Mt. Everest Expeditions.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Darjeeling Head Post Office, Laden la Rd, Limbugaon, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Built in May 1921, Darjeeling Head Post Office houses one of the oldest Post Offices of the region. It has also labelled as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Keventer’s, Shop No. 1, Club Side, Nehru Rd, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
The cozy, nostalgic reminder of Mr. Edward Keventer’s dairy farm of Ghoom, this restaurant will impress you with its hearty breakfast and mouth-watering snacks beside an iconic viewpoint at the middle of the hill town.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Glenary’s, Nehru Road Near Clock Tower, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Once founded by an Austrian in Darjeeling, the bakery and tea room would encourage you to experience one of the best Sunsets in town. Its open cafeteria and bar are some of the best hangout places in Darjeeling.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: St. Andrews Church, 27X8+6PC, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Originally built in the 1843 this iconic structure holds onto memories of Lt. Gen A Lyod, believed to be the discoverer of Darjeeling. This was originally built as an Anglican Church along the Mall Road.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Darjeeling Gymkhana Club, The Mall, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Established in 1909, the Darjeeling Gymkhana Club hosts over a century of glorious history and rich heritage. The club houses badminton courts, card rooms and an excellent library.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Darjeeling Mall, Darjeeling India
This is where the Winter Capital from its heydays houses the Government House – Raj Bhavan. Initially built by the British in 1840, it has changed its ownership to Maharaja of Coochbehar later on in the 1877.
The Mall is the heartthrob of the town of Darjeeling. It houses various festivals and tourists activities across the year.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Das Studio, 15 Nehru Road, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
One of the oldest Photography Studios of Darjeeling started in 1927. Its walls are decorate with panoramic photographs of the town from different periods.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Habeeb Mullick & Sons, 27V9+R3Q, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Before you reach the Mall, this is one of the best places to experience handcrafted curios.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Oxford Books and Stationery Co., Chowrasta, The Mall, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
With its typical hill style cottage architecture, this bookstore will catch your eyes for more than just books. It has an enormous collection of souvenirs that you can think of taking back for your loved ones or even for yourself.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Darjeeling Joy Ride, Limbugaon, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
The home to the legendary Darjeeling Himalayan Railway that started its journey back in the 1870s.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Turnbull High School, 27Q7+8MC, Limbugaon, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Just after crossing St. Columbas Church, we visit the Turnbull High School, one of the lesser known colonial schools in Darjeeling following the Nepali High School & Bishop’s House.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Old Market, J5QC+P49, Sirutar, Panitanki, West Bengal 734426, India
This is the heartthrob of the Old British Market, Darjeeling Old Rly Station and the old British Ropeway. The best place to catch the hustle bustle of the town.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Chittaranjan Das Memorial (Step Aside), 5, Mall Rd, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Home to one of the legendary figures of the Indian Independence Movement. Stepped in rich legacies of the revolutionary movement in Darjeeling.
Duration: 20 minutes
