Darjeeling

As one moves above through Kurseong towards Darjeeling, one is greeted by smiling tea gardens, changing to firs, pines and fast-moving torrents, while around 4000 types of flowering plants and nearly 300 varieties of ferns, including the rare tree fern.

Town which is located on a spur with houses hugging the hillside has attractive shops, houses and handsome villas and churches and heritage building reflecting Victorian architectures along with charming cafes and other interesting places that attract visitors. Town which is built like series of landing joint by flights of steps and almost vertical planes can be divided into two categories where upper side are mainly hangouts for tourists and visitors while the lower side the vibrant colors are the spread of market square are sold the vegetables, fruits, buttter, cheese , tea, brassware, curious, rugs, floorings, clothing, turquoise and jewelries along with rations etc.

The capital Hall at the heart of town which at present in-house the Municipality Office has the Clock Tower reflecting the beauty and at one time the Summer Capital of British India. As the spread of land town goes down to the Rangeet River at the North bordering Sikkim, terai area past Kurseong Sub-Division at the south touching Siliguri, while scaling up to the Nepal at west and Bhutan at East across river Teesta through Kalimpong Sub-Division, Darjeeling District has wider range of flora and fauna in the form of natural capital and wealth of rich biodiversity reserves. Geographically, the place can be divided from tropical regions in terai area to alpine regions at Sandakphu area bordering Nepal at the west which offers the high-altitude treks filed with the spirit of adventure to marvel the beauty and splendor. Foothill forest at terai area to alpine area there exist wild animals ranging from Red-Panda, Hog- Badger, Crestless Porcupine, Goral, Serow, Musk Deer, Bear, Leopard, Snakes, Rabbits etc. The forest is shared by large species of birds where some are migratory along with many species of butterflies. Tropical vegetation consisting of densely grown trees of Sal (Shorea Robusta), Segum (Tropical Vegetation consisting of densely grown trees of Sal (Shorea Robusta),Segum (Tectona Grandes) etc., spreads up to temperate and alpine regions with the tree like Maple , Slive Fir, Juniper, Willow, Hemlock , Pines, Tree Ferne – Alsophilas , Rhododendrons etc. Beside forests, the lush tea bushes spread at the sprawling hectares of land add to the exotic beauty thereby producing exotic flavor of Darjeeling Tea which hectares of land add to the exotic flavor if Darjeeling Tea which is world renowned.

Darjeeling offers various wildness treks leading to the region abundant in natural beauty, wildlife, flora and fauna, besides offering other forms of tours like Adventure Tours, Cultural Tours, Omithological and Study Tours and Adventures Sport. Holiday package ideal for honey mooners or for those who simply want to leave those hectic schedule, rush hour traffic and stressful deadlines behind and escape miles away from the maddening rush.
like Sikkim, Darjeeling in general is the place inhabited by Nepalese, Lepchas, Hutias, and plainsmen, mostly businessmen from elsewhere in India, like in Sikkim, cultures, religions and customs of different hues intermingle freely to constitute a homogeneous blend. One could find the existence of Buddhist monasteries, Hindu temples, Church, Muslim mosques all over the town, with the spread of monasteries, temples and churches to rural areas as- well in a sense, Darjeeling too has accepted the influence of other cultures while at the same times retaining their ethnic cultures.
The clothing as suggested for visitors while during their stay is Darjeeling is during summer- light woolen and during winter-heavy woolen. However, for treks, climbing boots are also suggested alone with warm socks and other warm clothing meant for high altitudes, in general, Darjeeling Hill covers the approximate area of 1200 square miles where the district is shaped like an irregular triangle. The lower region of the labyrinthian hilly forest-clad ridges, have been cleared for the cultivation of the world-famous Darjeeling Tea. It passes though ……. Latitude and …. Longitude and is divided into three hill sub divisions- Darjeeling, Kalim pong and Kurseong. While spreading to terai area at Siliguri, Darjeeling as a whole is the hilly District of west Bengal State in India and lies south of Sikkim State. People visiting Darjeeling shall appreciate and wonder at the marvelous innovation of toy Train chugging through the narrow gauge of 2 feet tracks and wonder at the through the Highest Railway Station at 7410 feet in Gloom.
Foreigners desirous of visiting Darjeeling must possess and India visa, while no special permit is required for either travelling or trekking inside the area. Place is easily accessible from Siliguri though Kurseong by road transport and travel by Toy Train. wherein the town is at the distant of 80 Kilometers. Darjeeling town is the hub for all the travels, trekking, shopping and any activities or service within the region. From Darjeeling Town one can proceed towards Kalim pong, any tea garden, or drive back to Siliguri via Kurseong, drive to Gangtok or other parts of Sikkim .