Darjeeling in style – cultural tour

Private tours – Nature/ culture/ hiking options

Tour description

Let your Darjeeling tour to the Northeastern Himalayas begin or end in peace and style. We whisk you away to a world with a view of Mt. Khangchendzonga, far away from the hectic and chaotic big cities. The lovingly furnished and charmingly run tea garden retreat in the middle of the hotel’s own extensive plantations invites you to relax. An hour’s drive from Darjeeling city, you can discover the secrets of the world-famous Darjeeling tea, practise tea tasting, meet the tea pickers and take an optional hike through the extensive tea garden with an idyllic picnic by the river. If you wish, you can also discover the exotic markets and other sights of the tea city of Darjeeling or experience a ride on the world-famous Toy Train.

We are happy to customize your tour to your needs.
Combine your tour with other destinations or activities. Contact us – we will be happy to help you.

Highlights

Discover extensive tea gardens, taste different qualities of tea, gain insights into the production process of orthodox Darjeeling black tea
Experience the colonial flair of Darjeeling and the tea estate
Darjeeling city tour with optional toy train ride, mountaineering museum (HMI), Buddhist-Hindu pilgrimage site, local market, peace pagoda, botanical garden, Buddhist temple in Aloobhari and Bhutia-Busty and other sights according to your interests, such as the beautiful statue of the future Buddha Maitreya in Ghoom Monastery
View of Mt. Khangchendzonga and various 7,000-metre peaks of the northeastern Himalayas

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival from travel modules “Delhi”, “Kolkata”, “Sikkim”, “Kalimpong”, “Bhutan” or from Bagdogra Airport, West Bengal.
Day 2: Tea tasting, tour of the tea production facility, optional walk through the extensive tea garden with picknic by the river.
Day 3: Darjeeling city tour
Day 4: Transfer to Bagdogra airport and/or continue with travel module “Sikkim”, “Kalimpong”, “Bhutan”, “Delhi”, “Kolkata”, “Northeast India”.

Options

Makaibari, Kurseong & Darjeeling town: + 2 – 3 days: Tour from Bagdogra airport to Kurseong, visit the biodynamic tea estate Makaibari and travel the next day on the Toy Train to Darjeeling town with overnight stay/s e.g. in the traditional Heritage Windamere Hotel and sightseeing in Darjeeling according to your interests.
Kurseong: + 2 – 3 days: Extend your stay in Kurseong. We will be happy to help you with the numerous possible activities such as visiting a shaman with a ceremony, having clothes made to measure, cooking classes for Indian cuisine and Tibetan tea, ornithological observations, climbing, yoga, etc.
Sherpa trekking: + 3 – 5 days: Trek with us over the Singelela ridge along the border between India and Nepal up to a maximum altitude of 3600 m above sea level; in good weather with fantastic panoramic views of the Himalayas of Nepal and Sikkim.

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