Shangrila Regency

21, Gandhi Road, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734101, India | Hotel

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Darjeeling - more Nepal than India

A travel blog entry by nickallansmith

Day 6 Wednesday -Off to Darjeeling
Up at 5.30 to fly to Bagdora airport via a Delhi stopover. I'll give Jet Airways 4 stars: best plane and flight of the holiday so far.
The hotel provided a car to take us from the airport to the Darjeeling hotel which was cool (ie air-conditioned!). This was a non-stop 3-hour drive uphill all the way from …

Leslie's Trip Review: Shangri-La Regency

A travel blog entry by leve-cowles

I cannot imagine staying at a nicer place for our 5 nights in Darjeeling. The location is perfect: conveniently located to the main drag (The Mall and Chowrasta), but a little off the beaten path. The rooms are nicely appointed, but the bathrooms are a bit dated. The beds were comfortable, and the views from the balconies were phenomenal. We stayed …

Tea and Trains.

A travel blog entry by hobo-magic

... the very earliest attempts on Everest through to recent HMI assaults on the mountain. There was also a lot on Tenzing Norgay who, with Sir Edmund Hillary successfully climbed Mt Everest for the first time. He lived in Darjeeling and was director of training when the HMI opened. The kit in the exhibitions from the beginning of the last century didn't look up to much, I've seen better sleeping bags from Argos. In the afternoon we went for our daily pot of tea in ...

Singalila Ridge Trek

A travel blog entry by vicky_jade

... have a quick breakfast before we set off again. It was another 21km we had to cover again today, but the prospect was made much more attractive by the easy winding path we could see stretched out in front of us. Despite being one of the longest days, it would be less challenging than the two previous ones as we were walking along the ridge and keeping much the same elevation. We all enjoyed the comparably easy walk and the immense views. The day ...

Up In The Clouds (by Dan)

A travel blog entry by dandies

... we would loved to have spent more time up here. Maybe visit Sikkim or Nepal or even Tibet. It has been a very relaxing few days and probably our favourite place in India so far. Our time in India is almost up though. And I think Darjeeling can only be topped by our next destination. The Andaman Islands. Two weeks of lying on the beach, diving and enjoying our last days in India, despite being closer to South East Asia. Just please be hot and sunny!!
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