Darjeeling is one of the famous tourist destinations of India. It is a small town located in West Bengal and is intertwined with the states of Sikkim and Nepal. Until the early 19th century the hilly area around Darjeeling was controlled by the kingdom of Sikkim while the plains around Siliguri were intermittently occupied by the kingdom of Nepal. In 1828, a delegation of some of the British East India company officials on their way to Sikkim Nepal stayed in Darjeeling and found the area to be a suitable site for them and decided to set up a sanatorium for the British soldiers. This was how the first visitors landed this place and how they were impressed from the first sight.
Darjeeling also known as Land of thunderbolts is gifted with so many natural wonderments that make this hill station the favorite haunt of the nature lovers and honeymooners. On your tour explore some of the exciting facets of
Darjeeling tourism and enjoy holidays with immense fun and joy.
Dhirdham temple
The Dhirdham temple is located near the Darjeeling railway station and is built in the year 1939. The temple has Lord Shivs statue outside the main temple which depicts Pancha Bhakram Tri Natram which means the five different facial expressions of Lord Shiv in different moods and the third eye and here is the place where the local people continuously perform morning and evening Aarti.
Tiger hill
The tiger hill of Darjeeling is one of the famous and unique hills in India which is 11km from the town with an elevation of 2,590m (8482ft). The hill is covered with the beautiful ferns ablaze with colour. The mighty enchanting peak of the world highest mountain is also visible from this hill compelling with the wonderful scenery of the sunset view between the mighty peaks. The scene gives a real delight to the viewer.
Batasia loop and the war memorial
5 km away from Darjeeling we fine the Batasia loop known to be the engineers marvel and feat. The railway line negotiates like a circle and descends 1,000 in altitude from the ground the trains routes are picturesque as the flowers from distance. One can get the grand view of the town of Darjeeling from the Batasia windy place background with the Mt. Kanchenjunga. The war cemetery constructed in memory of the brave sons of Darjeeling in 1947 is also popularly visited area because from here we can have the view of the glorious snowy mountain peaks of Darjeeling and the enclave beauty of the town clearly.
Some other popular and interesting places are the Barboty Rock Garden, Happy Tea Estate Valley, Mirik Lake etc. You can easily reach the above tour places offered by the Darjeeling tourism by just switching on the internet and book the Darjeeling tour package. This package makes your tour more easy and comfortable. The another package that is the
Sikkim tour packages is also one of the interesting package and if you are interested you can take the help and guidelines from the Sikkim tour and travel guideline from the website. Try to make a tour to Darjeeling and make it the most joyous and exciting one by exploring the magical beauty of Darjeeling and feel the joy of tour to the heart contents.
