TOP 12 FAMOUS TOURIST SPOT IN DARJEELING

May 11, 2021

1) TIGER HILL

Tiger Hill

It is located 11 kilometers i.e. 6.8 miles from Darjeeling town. It is the highest point of hills in Darjeeling with an altitude of 8482 feet i.e. 2590 meters. It has a wide view of both Mount Everest and Mount Kachenjunga together.

2) BATASIA LOOP

Batasia Loop

It is located 5 km from Darjeeling. It is a spiral railway. This Batasia Loop was commisioned in the year of 1919. It was created to lower the gradient of ascent of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway which is situated in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

3) GHOOM MONASTERY

It is one of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries which is built in the year 1850. It is one of the oldest and original Ghoom Monastery. It is located in Ghoom which is 7 km away from Darjeeling town. It is situated at an altitude of 7,407 feet which is 2,226 meters.

4) PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

It is also called as Darjeeling zoo. It is 67.56 acre i.e. 27.3 ha in the town of Darjeeling. This zoo was opened in 1958 which has an elevation of 7000 feet i.e. 2,134 m and it is one of the largest high altitude zoo in India. It attracts of about 300,000 visitors every year.

5) JAPANESE PEACE PAGODA

Japanese Peace Pagoda

It is one of the Peace Pagoda which is designed to provide a focus for people of all religions and creeds which them to unite to make the world peace. The foundation stone was laid by Nichidatsu Fujii on 3rd November, 1972 and it was inaugurated on 1st November, 1992. The height of this pagoda is 28.5 meters i.e. 94 feet and diameter is 23 meters i.e. 75 feet.

6) OBSERVATORY HILL AND MAHAKAL TEMPLE

Observatory Hill and Mahakal Temple

It is one of the greatest spot in Darjeeling from where the panoramic view of the mountains can be observed. It has also temple at the summit which we called as Mahakal Temple. It takes about 15 minutes by walking to reach the top. The main Mahakal Temple is of Lord Shiva. It was manifested in the year of 1782. It has three gold plate icons of Brahma, Bishnu and Maheswar.

7) SINGALILA NATIONAL PARK

Singalila National Park

It is the national park of India which is located on the Singalila Ridge of Darjeeling District at an altitude of more than 7000 feet above the sea level. It is also well known for the trekking route to Sandakphu which runs through it.

8) HAPPY VALLEY TEA ESTATE

Happy Valley Tea Estate

It is a tea garden situated in Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India. It is established in 1854. It is the second oldest tea estate in Darjeeling. It spreads over 177 hectares i.e. 440 acres. It is situated at a height of 2,100 meters i.e. 6,900 feet above sea level and 3 kilometers i.e. 1.9 miles north of Darjeeling and it employs more than 1,500 people.

9) DARJEELING MALL AND CHOWRASTA

Chowrasta

The Darjeeling Mall or the Chowrasta is the heart of Darjeeling Town. It is located on top of Nehru Road. Chowrasta is the historical public square in the Victorian Era hill resort town of Darjeeling. It is situated at an altitude of 2,134 meters i.e. 7,001 feet.

10) TENZING ROCK

It is lying at an altitude of 2,590 meters and it is 13 kilometers away from the Darjeeling. It is situated in Jawahar Parbat in Darjeeling District. It is one of the gigantic natural rock which is named after Tenzing Norgay.

11) DARJEELING ROPEWAY

Darjeeling Ropeway

It is a ropeway in the town of Darjeeling District, West Bengal. It consist of 16 cars and piles between the "North Point" in the town of Darjeeling District and Singla on the banks of the Ramman river. It was started in 1968 and revamped in 1988. It was stooped in October 2003 after 4 persons died and was reopened on 2nd February, 2012.

12) DHIRDHAM TEMPLE

It is the Nepali style Hindu Temple of Lord Shiva located in the south of the Darjeeling Market and just below the toy train railway station. It was built by Purna Bahadur Pradhan in the year of 1939. It was designed by the Gorkhali Architect Beg Raj Sakya.