May 31, 2006 01:59 PM
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(Updated Jun 07, 2006 01:23 PM)
DARJEELING-The Queen of The Hill Station a finer place to step yourself in the grandeur and beauty of the towering and snowcapped mountains. From numerous points in the town you get view of the mountains that are scarcely rivaled in any part of the world. Like Kursiong, Darjeeling was also included with North Sikkim .Set against the majestic backdrop of the great Himalayas, there is lovely vendure everywhere-evergreen woods, firs and pines.
27.03 Degree North Latitude and 88.18 Degree East Longitude.
11.44 Squre Kilometer area.
2134 Meters above sea level altitude.
STD code: 0354
Temperature: Summer : Maximam 14.89 Degree Celcius, Minimum 8.59 Degree Celcius Winter : Maximam 6.11 Degree Celcius, Minimum 1.5 Degree Celcius.
Clothing: Summer : Light Woollens Winter : Heavy Woollens.
Languages: Nepali, English, Gorkha, Bengali and Hindi.
Nearest Railway Station(BG): New Jalpaiguri(Siliguri).
Nearest Railway Station(NG): Darjeeling.
Nearest Airport: Bagdogra(Siliguri).
Buses, Shared & Reserved Taxis, Toy train are available for the tourists to reach Darjeeling from Siliguri. Bus & Taxi services are also available from different locations of Sikkim.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Tiger Hill and Batasia Loop: Tiger Hill - Situated at an altitude of 2590 meters(8482 ft.) and 13 kms from the town this spot has earned international frame for the magnimagnificent view of the sunrise over Kanchenjunga and the great Eaastern Himalayan Mountains even Mount Everast,the world’s highest peak,,is visible from here. Batasia Loop - Approx . 5 kms from Darjeeling, the railway loop is a marvelous feet of engineering.The newly erected war memorial is an added traction. Himalayan Mountaineerring Institute: Situated on Jawahar parbat about 2kms. from Chowrasta , this unique institution trains mountaineers.
Ranget Valley Passenger Ropeway: Situated at North Point about 3kms From the town this is the first passenger ropeway in India. Avail instant booking on the spot.
Padmaja Naidu Himalayn Zoological Park: Adjacent to the Himalayan mountaineering Institute ,it is a high altitude wild life.
Yiga and Samten Choling Monastery: This monastery situated about 5 kms from the town, enshrines an image of the MaitreyeeBuddha( the coming Buddha) & Samten choling monnestary situated on Hill Cart Road ,this monastery belongs to the Gelugpa sect is about 7 kms from Darjeeling town.
Happy Vally Tea Estate: This is one of the nearest tea gardens from the town .Here one can see the processing of the world famous Darjeeling tea.
ENTERTAINMENT Capitol Theatre, Rink Cinema, INOX
EXCURTION
Singla Altitude 244 meters or 600 fts apptox. This attractive picnic spot near Rangeet River has been enmarked for water sports complex.
Barbotay Approx. 15 kms from Darjeeling , the Rock-Garden and the water falls are special attractions there.
Tea and Darjeeling are synonymous. Darjeeling Tea is world renowned for its flavor, which is unequalled by any other tea producing area, not only of India but also of the world. Connoisseurs all over the world have fancied and valued Darjeeling tea and compare it as ''THE CHAMPAGNE OF TEA''.
The Heritage Rail: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is lovingly called the ''Toy Train''. The journey to Darjeeling is regarded as among the most spectacular in the world. Travellers are awed by both the scenery as well as the railway line which is truly an engineering masterpiece and without doubt one of the wonders of the world. The whole railway track from Siliguri to Darjeeling is considered an engineering marvel. In 51 miles of track it climbes from near sea level to about 7,400 ft. altitude. To attain this climb engineers have used ''loop'' and ''zig-zag reverses''.
