Darjeeling Hotels - Reviews and Rates

The toy train was due to leave at 9am, and so Immodium'd up to the hilt (the train was predicted to take 7 hours, and I was not in the finest of travelling conditions) we made our way back to NJP. It was pretty much on time, only when we got there we realised that the guy who'd booked our tickets had booked it in the lowest of second class - the...

After a few hot days in Siliguri (see next entry), we headed to Darjeeling for a relief with much cooler temperatures. Just 2.5 hours away Darjeeling is like a different world...a wonderful mountain town with amazing views on India's highest peak, Kanchenjunga . Not many tourists make it here and just for that reason the feeling you get is great...

So we got up at some ungodly hour and took off in a mini-van for Tiger Hill. At Tiger Hill you are supposed to see a panoramic view of the Himalayas including the tip of Mt Everest. There were hundreds of cars already there so we had to park quite a way down the hill and walk up. However, we were not in luck this day- MIST and CLOUD everywhere. ...

Up before dawn and set off at 0430 by jeep to Tiger Hill, 18km from Darjeeling.Pay our 40 rupees (50p) and head up to the 'Executive' lounge on the second floor. Await eagerly for the sun to rise. Didn't realise that there would be so many folk there - many 100s. With a sense of anticipation and excitement and party atmosphere clearly felt among...

Our first visit to a church on the road, we'll be reviewing as many as we can go to - hope you find it interesting! Credit for the questionnaire: www.ship-of-fools.com - Mystery Worshipper The church: St Andrew's, Darjeeling, West Begal, India Denomination: United Church of North India (it's Anglian by another name!) The building: Built in 1843 ...

(Nicole) We did it! We trekked for 2 days, 1 night near Darjeeling and it was fantastic! We were timid about the physical stamina needed to complete this trek, but in the end, we finished the trek without any major problems except for some very, very sore legs. Now our legs are made of steel. The trek was extremely steep and I was panting like c...