06 Days Kurseong and Darjeeling walking tour

Daywise Itinerary

1. Day 1 Bagdogra and drive to Kurseong 61 kms 2 hours approx.

   Assistance at the airport on arrival and drive to Kurseong and check in at Cochrane Place

   KURSEONG

   At a height of 1458m the land of the white orchid, Kurson-rip in lepcha, lies between Darjeeling and Siliguri. This tiny school town still hasn’t been discovered extensively. There are several soothing walks like the walk to Nagri Spur, with its stunning views of the tea gardens and forests.

   Overnight at hotel

2. Day 2 Kurseong to Darjeeling

   Morning visit the organic agricultural community at Woodcot
   Trek from Woodcot – Chimney (Main organic vegetable farm at 7,000 feet) and continue to Downhill Forest Museum.
   Vehicle pick-up at Forest Museum

   Later drive from Kurseong to Darjeeling

   DARJEELING:

   Standing high in the Himalayas at an altitude of 2134m, ‘Dorje Ling’, or place of the Thunderbolt, offers breathtaking views of snow-capped mountain peaks, with the Kanchendzonga rising higher than all the others. Often referred to as the “Queen of the Hills”, it remains just as alluring with its tiny waterfalls, little villages and a narrow gauge railway track.

   Overnight at hotel.

3. Day 3 Darjeeling Full day sightseeing.

   Early morning visit to Tiger Hill for sunrise carrying packed breakfast

   Hike back to the Darjeeling via Alubari Monastery and enjoy Picnic breakfast on the way back 13 kms 4 hours approx.

   Afternoon visit to Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and Zoological Park

   Evening option walk to Observatory Hill and Bhutia Basti Monastery

   Overnight at hotel

4. Day 4 Darjeeling – Kalimpong

   Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Kalimpong

   Kalimpong is a quiet destination in the hills with pleasant weather round the year. It is because of the weather that Kalimpong has few of the best nurseries for orchid and cactus. In the afternoon you will be taken one of such nurseries and a monastery

5. Day 5 Kalimpong Full Day Sightseeing

   After breakfast you will be driven to Durpin Hill which is an observatory point from where you can see the lush green valleys intersected by the ice cold mountain ranges of Kanchendzongarivers such as the Teesta, Relli, Riang on one side and the sight of the plains on the other.

   From here begin walk to ChebuBasti seeing Teesta River flowing down the Valley on one side and Darjeeling on the other side..Chebu Village is surrounded by Cardamom Plantations, Seasonal Vegetable cultivation, Rice fields and Flower Nurseries

   Packed Picnic lunch at the village and later walk back to the hotel

6. Day 6 Kalimpong – Bagdogra/NJP

   After breakfast you will be driven to Bagdogra / NJP for your onward connection.