Kalimpong Is An Important Location To Be Seen In Darjeeling Tours

Darjeeling, the most beautiful and well organized hill resort is located 686 km from Kolkata in the State of West Bengal.

Among Darjeeling packages, the one for 6 days, covering Darjeeling and Kalimpong locations is one of beautiful designs that a Darjeeling tourist will ever cherish.

The Itinerary of such Darjeeling packages will be something like this.

First day of the tour will be filled with activities of Hotel check in at Darjeeling and enjoying the beauty of nature by walks in the local mall.

Second day, visiting the local spots of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Zoological Gardens, Dhirdham temple and few other places.

Third day, ride in the Toy train which is possible only in this place and few other locations in India, which takes the tourist through amazing landscape amidst spots of engineering marvels such as Batasia Loop.

Fourth day, the Darjeeling tour party is taken to Kalimpong where they visit some of the famous educational institutes, besides world admiring flower nurseries from where rare varieties of Himalayan flower bulbs, tubers ad rhizomes are exported.

Fifth day, the Darjeeling tour party is taken to some famous West Bengal spots, which include Lava and Rishap, beauty spots giving panoramic view of Himalayas.

Sixth day, return to New Jalpaiguri Railway Station or Bagdodra airport where from the Darjeeling tour party had started.

Darjeeling packages are constructed mostly in the following pattern:

• Package of 8 Nights covering Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Gangtok and Pelling
• Package of 6 nights covering Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Gangtok
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• Package of 4 nights covering rnoGangtok and Pelling
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An optional tour to Nathu La Pass is also arranged by the tourist operators, which is a mountain pass in Himalayas at 4310 meters high from the sea level and forms part of ancient Silk Road, connecting Indian State of Sikkim with China’s Tibet Autonomous region.

Darjeeling packages are sold at a price of 50000 INR to 72000 INR, which cost would include

• Accommodation in Double occupancies
• Daily breakfast and Dinner
• Transportation in Non A/C cars, taking care of taxes and driver’s allowance
• All applicable taxes in hotels

Darjeeling tour packages are offered generally in three categories, viz., Standard, Deluxe and Super Deluxe, depending upon the Class of accommodation given for the night’s stay in the touring stations and they vary according to season, more in summer months and less in Winter months.