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 Toy train to Ghoom by sachara
The toy-train is like a mascot for Darjeeling, In 1882 was the 90 KM extension of the Northern Bengal State Railway to Darjeeling completed. This 90 KM track climbs 2000 M in 9 hours. So if you like, you can make the whole track.Nowadays most people choose the fast way and go by car. Leave a Comment
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 Darjeeling, Tenzing
Norgay Road by sachara
At the first part of the road are a lot of small budget hotels.
The houses on this steep slope are built on stilts. During our walk we saw a lot of houses under construction and it was very informative to see the different stages of the building process under these difficult circumstances.
Also the road was under construction, we saw a lot of people breaking stones with the hand. Leave a Comment Directions: South ridge of Darjeeling.
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U must have to take a big round around the city and take a sip of fresh and great taste tea on road side small hut shops ,the shops are run by the young girls .they welcome u with nice smile. U can see that small roadside shops are really catching the atractions of school going children. Leave a Comment Address: all around the townDirections: see around and remain ur eyes open
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You can experience the toy train once in a lifetime experience coz you'll not get to take this joyride else where......as per darjnet.com
"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 history of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is equally fascinating." Address: darjeeling railway station,dhir dhamDirections: the railway station is just before darjeeling town so on the way to the town you'll get to know...come back any day purchase a ticket and take a ride......
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The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park....Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is the zoological park in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The zoo is at an average elevation of 2133.5 m. It specializes in breeding animals adapted to alpine conditions, and has successfully captive breeding the Snow leopard and Red panda. The zoo is spread over an area of 44 hectares and attracts 300,000 visitors every year.
A zoo was established on August 14, 1958 in the Birch Hill neighbourhood of Darjeeling under the Department of Education of the Government of West Bengal with a goal to study and preserve Himalayan fauna. The zoo now contains endangered animals like snow leopards, red pandas, gorals (mountain goat), Siberian tigers and a variety of endangered birds
another place to visit is The Lloyd's botanical gardens ....
Lloyd's Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Garden code ascribed by Indian Botanical Garden Network for this garden is WB-DBG. This garden was established in 1878 when 40 acres of land were acquired at Darjeeling to form a botanic garden as a distant annexe of the Calcutta Botanical Garden.
This garden preserves several species narive to the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, Sikkim and neighbouring regions. Also several exotic plants are preserved. The cacti and Succulent section is in a separate conservatory displaying 150 species. The collection of Orchids is also notable.
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we have the himalayan mountaineering institute.........
The Tenzing Norgay Himalayan Mountaineering Institute trains mountaineers. It has a small museum as well.
After the successful ascent of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953 , by Late Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary , the mountaineeringin India got impetus.Consequently the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute was established on 4th November 1954 by personal initiative of Late Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru the first Prime Minister of India and Dr.B.C.Roy the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, which was then the hub center of all mountaineering activities in India.
Late Maj N.D. Jayal was the first Principal whereas Late Tenzing Norgay was the Director of Field Training of the institute.
The institute is located at an altitude of 6,800 feet above sea level.
adventure courses are also provided........
Adventure Course (15 Days)
Duration of Course is 15 days. The object of the course is to stimulate a spirit a spirit of adventure or reveal and develop the sturdier qualities of character, both physical and mental, to instil a sense of comradeship, discipline, selflessness, service to the community, self-reliance, physical fitness and the ability to think and live adventurously. The course includes :
a) Rock Climbing
b) Trekking and Camping
c) Survival in jungle
d) Solo Camping
e) Canoeing and Watermanship
f) Obstacle Course
g) Cross Country Running
h) Map Reading
There are separate courses for boys, girls, adults and Visually Handicapped Persons (VHP).
The trainees are taken of treks to a number of places of tourist interests which include Tiger Hill, Sandakphu, Phalut, Mirik, Singla etc.
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 Dali Monastery by sachara
In the courtyard we saw young monks playing cricket. Leave a Comment
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I get to see the sunrise from my house daily.......however people flock to see the sunrise from atiger hill which is very famous in darjeeling.........it depends on your luck as all depends on the weather....sunny or cloudy..........
The altitude of Senchel (water reservoir for the supply of water to Darjeeling town) and Tiger Hill are 8,163 and 8,515 feet respectively. The first rays of the sun shoot ahead and shed light upon the twin peaks of Kanchenjunga and gradually paint the whole of its snow body with a beautiful orange colour. From Tiger Hill, just the top of Mount Everest (29,002') is visible, peeping out through two other peaks standing by its side. The peak that looks highest is that of Makalu (27,799'). These three peaks are seen to the north-west a little left of Phalut. Everest looks smaller than any of its two sisters, although Everest is not only higher than either of them, but the highest peak in the world, the distance in straight line of Everest from Tiger Hill being 107 miles. This phenomenon arises from the fact that Everest is several miles beyond them. Directions: It is 11 km from Darjeeling town and can be reached either by jeep or by foot through Chowrasta, Alubari (incidentally the oldest tea plantation in Darjeeling) Jore Bungla and then up to the summit, which takes about than 2 hours.
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A great place to be at, for all those who have great interest in knowing about the history.The museum has a collection of over 4300 specimen . Established in 1903, this natural history museum packs in its folds a rich collection of fauna found in the Himalayas and in Bengal. Among the attractions are included the estuarine crocodiles. This unique museum also has a good collection of butterflies. The mineral forms of various stones are displayed in a very attractive manner in the museum.
VISITING HOURS : 10.00 A.M TO 4.00 P.M
HOLIDAYS : THURSDAY
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT : 1915 Address: near chowrastaDirections: near employment office.
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When you talk about darjeeling very few people will inform you about Ava Art Gallery,I have passed that way umpteen times but was fortunate to see the dispaly only once.Ava Devi was an artist who has made some of the finest embroidery on cloth its amazing to see those pieces.You hardly get to see it otherwise.
About 2 km from town on the way to Ghoom. It houses fine art and embroidery work of Mrs. Ava Devi.
Timing 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Address: KakjhoraDirections: little further to Dhirdham raliway station.2 km from town you can walk of take a shared jeep.
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