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in the year 1996, Tsozum Tours & Travels has consistently maintained
a reputation of providing customer-friendly service to tourists.
Their claim is backed by their long experience of handling a large
number of tourists of different groups with tours to suit and satisfy
their individual preferences. To help translate your ideas into
possibility, they have trained guides who are conversant with the
local folklore, flora and fauna, and are experienced in high altitude
trekking. Besides tours and treks in Gangtok & Sikkim they also
organize Tours to Darjeeling and to the Jaldapara wild life sanctuary
(famous for the rare one horned rhino). Morning helicopter trips
over the Singalia range are also on their agenda. |
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| Shakti
Travels & Trekking can handle all of your travel and tour needs,
while you are in Nepal. Tibet, Bhutan, or Sikkim. They have
over 25 years of experience in this field, and have many satisfied
clients (see their references) from the US, England, Belgium, Hongkong,
Singapore, Spain, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Malaysia, etc. They can
arrange, culture tours, trek tours, wildlife tours, sightseeing
tours, hotel/air bookings, transfers, etc.They guarantee that you
will have an unforgettable and enjoyable stay. |
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Darjeeling,
center of India's most celebrated tea growing district, has possibly
the most picturesque views among all Indian hill resorts.
Outside the monsoon season (June to September), the views across
the snowy peak of Kanchenjunga and other mountains down to the
swollen rivers in the valley are, simply magnificent. Darjeeling
is a fascinating place, where the tourist can see Buddhist monasteries,
visit a tea plantation, see how the tea is processed, go for a
ride on the chairlift, go shopping in the colourful markets or
go trekking to high altitude spots, near the border with Sikkim.
Darjeeling has the unique feature of a toy train, which takes
you from Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling through the steep mountainsides.
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What to See
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Tiger
Hill is the highest spot in the area at a height of 2590 metres,
about 11 km from Darjeeling. The hill is famous for its magnificent
dawn view over the Kanchenjunga peak. On a clear day, Mount Everest
is also visible. Close to Tiger Hill is Senchal Lake, a popular
picnic spot. Ghoom Buddhist Monastery is the most famous monastery
in Darjeeling and is about eight km from town. It enshrines an image
of Maitreya Buddha (the coming Buddha). A half an hour drive leads
to Sonada, where a large and interesting monastery of the Kagyupa
sect is situated. Observatory Hill located nearby, houses a Kali
shrine and is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists. Not far from
Chowrasta, the centre of the city, is the Bhutia Busty Monastery.
Dhirdham Temple, Natural History Museum, Ropeway, Botanical gardens
and The Zoological Park are some other attractions.
When to Visit
For mountain views the best time to visit is from mid September
to mid, and then from mid March to mid June, when it starts becoming
hazy, because of cloud cover. The average temperature ranges from
8.5 - 15 degrees Celsius in summers and 1.5-6 degrees Celsius in
winters.
How to Get There
Air: The nearest airport is at Bagdogra, 90 km away from
Darjeeling. Bagdogra is connected to important cities of the country
by domestic airlines.
Bus: There are bus connections to Darjeeling from Siliguri,
Bagdogra, Gangtok, Kurseong and Kathmandu.
Train: New Jalpaiguri /Siliguri is the rail head for all
trains, except the toy train running to Darjeeling. Siliguri is
connected to Calcutta and other parts of the country by train. |
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