Best Tourist Attractions In Darjeeling
Batasia Loop
The Batasia Loop is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. At this point, the track spirals around over itself through a tunnel and over a hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919.It is 5 km (3 mi) from Darjeeling, below Ghum There is also a memorial to the Gorkha soldiers of the Indian Army who sacrificed their lives after the Independence Day in 1947.
Ghum Railway Museum
DHR Ghum Museum is one of the three museums of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways. It’s located at the Ghum railway station premises. The museum room is right above the Ghum station. Ghum (also spelt as Ghoom) is country’s highest rail station at an altitude of 7,400ft. The other two DHR museums are located at Kurseong and Sukna.In 1999, the famous narrow gauge Toy Train of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was accorded the UNESCO World Heritage status.
Ghum Monastery
Old Ghoom Monastery is the popular name of Yiga Choeling. The monastery belongs to the Gelukpa or the Yellow Hat sect and is known for its 15 feet (4.6 m)-high statue of the Maitreya Buddha. The external structure of the building was established in 1850 by the Mongolian astrologer and monk Sokpo Sherab Gyatso who was head of the monastery until 1905.
Ghum Railway Station
Ghum Railway Station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the highest railway station in India. It is situated at an altitude of 2,258 metres (7,407 ft). The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, or Toy Train, is a tiny, winding narrow-gauge railway with mini steam and diesel locomotives running from Ghum Railway Station, which has an adjacent museum, plus low-key eateries nearby.
Dali Monastery
A Drukpa Kagyud Monastery belonging to the Kagyupa Order of Tibetan Buddhism is the Dali Monastery at Dali – on the route between Ghoom and Darjeeling at an altitude of 7000 ft above sea level. The Dali Gompa is perched atop a hillock between Darjeeling Railway Station and Ghoom Railway Station of Darjeeling City. Dali Gompa was Built by Kyabje Thuksey Rimpoche in 1971.
Chowrasta
Chowrasta “Intersection” lit. where four roads meet) Located in the heart of the town it was the fashionable place of assembly for residents and visitors in the 18th century.Chowrasta is situated on the ridge of the Darjeeling hill range and is now a focal center of tourist attraction and a popular spot for the residents to assemble, leisure or just stroll in the tranquility that that part of the hill station offers
Tiger Hill Sunrise
Tiger Hill is a mountain located in Darjeeling, in the Indian State of West Bengal. It has a panoramic view of Mount Everest and Mount Kanchenjunga together.It is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the town of Darjeeling and can be reached either by jeep or by foot through Chowrasta, Alubari or Jorebangla and then climbing up the incline to the summit.
Rock Garden
The Rock Garden at Chunnu Summer Falls and Ganga Maya Park are recently added tourist attractions in the hilly town of Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a showpiece meant to lure people to Darjeeling after political agitations disrupted tourism in the 1980s. There is another rock garden in Darjeeling known as Sir John Anderson Rock Garden, which is part of Lloyd’s Botanical Garden.
Peace Pagoda
Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling or Darjeeling Peace Pagoda is one of the Peace Pagodas designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds to help unite them in their search for world peace. It is located in the town of Darjeeling.The foundation stone of the pagoda was laid on 3 November 1972 by Nichidatsu Fujii, and was inaugurated on 1 November 1992.
Shrubberry Nightingale Park
The Shrubbery Nightingale Park in Darjeeling is a lovely public location that is remarkable for enjoyable and taking part in the great view of the snowcapped peaks of the Himalayas. From the Mall region, which is one of the essential vacationer destinations of Darjeeling, the park is round a ten minutes’ stroll. While taking a walk around the park you can see stunning pine trees on one side while on the alternative they’ve the view of the beautiful snow included mountains.