Tag: West Bengal

Stayed here with my Family for 2 Nights – 3 Days in January 2018.

PROS:

1) This resort has a spectacular view to the Beautiful Kanchenjunga Mountain ranges.
I remember 2-3 rooms, where you can have this view directly from the Balcony
itself. If you are staying here, I think you can easily avoid a trip to Tiger Hills.

2) There is a Monastery nearby to this resort, where you can visit.

3) If you are planning for the Darjeeling Toy train, I would strongly recommend you to
take the trip from Darjeeling station to Ghum station (means take only one side
journey and avoid the round trip). Ghum station is walkable distance from Sterling
and can save some bucks by doing so.

4) There are many activities available like Carrom board, TT and so on.

5) The staff’s were really good and food was tasty.

CONS:

1) This is little far from the city center (around 500 rupees for a Dezire/Sumo).

2) I have not seen much bigger resorts in Darjeeling. So at times some companies do some family get together which would make the resort little crowded. So check with the reception about the same, while booking.

3) They still have a small heating device in each room. Considering the normal climate in Darjeeling, I strongly feel they should look for some better heating options.

4) You will find it difficult to get hot water all the time. You will have to Switch On the geyser atleast 30 minutes prior.

Main attractions in Darjeeling:

1) Rope way (don’t miss this)

2) Toy train (Atleast you should do a one side journey, don’t miss this)

One Line Summary: Great Resort; Excellent view of Kanchenjunga.

Darjeeling is a busy little hillside town in northeastern West Bengal

The main idea behind this trip was to take a ride in the Toy train.
Its really an amazing journey. It’s good to pre-book the tickets, to avoid any last minute rush.
Tickets can be pre-booked in the website www.irctc.co.in
You can give the source destination and target destination as below:

I have seen many of the co-passengers getting down at the Ghum station. This can save your time, if you have a tight packed journey plan. The train stops in between for water refilling.

Couple of other places that we visited were:

1.Rangeet Valley Ropeway

If you want a panoramic photograph of tea plantations, Rangeet Valley Ropeway is a must. This was built in 1968 and is the first cable car in India. It’s a 15 minute ride over the sprawling field and an epic view. The ropeway stops at a small village of Tuvkar, where you can keep walking to its tea estate and visit its factory. The ropeway met with an accident in 2003, a cable car fell off killing four people. However, it reopened in 2012.

2. Japanese temple and Peace Pagoda

The Japanese Temple is the symbol of peace. It is located in the Jalapahar Hills and is built in the traditional Japanese style. The view from here is simply wonderful.

3. Chunnu Summer falls (Rock Garden)

The Rock Garden and Ganga Maya Park are two beautiful parks located close to each other. Rock garden is a terraced garden that has been cut through the rock and seating arrangements are made in between. The major attraction here is the cascading waterfall.

4. Batasia Loop and War Memorial

Batasia Loop is a garden and one of the scenic routes of the Toy Train . The valley view from this park is stunning. In this park there is a war memorial dedicated to Gurkha soldiers.

5. We also visited a couple of Monasteries and temples.