Monasteries in Darjeeling
Buddhism shaped Sikkim, Bhutan and the Darjeeling hills. Rumtek, Pemayangtse, Tashiding, Ghoom, Zang Dhok Palri and the dzongs of Bhutan are working places of worship.
We time visits for morning prayers or festival days and explain what to wear, where photos are allowed and how to walk around a chorten.
Places
Where to go
Tea, toy trains and Kangchenjunga at the end of the ridge
A quiet lake town among tea gardens and orange orchards
Sunrise on Kangchenjunga, with Everest on the far horizon
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Routes to start from
Experiences
Hours that fit the style
Stays
Where we would book
The lanes above Chowrasta and along Dr Zakir Hussain Road hold dozens of small family-run guesthouses with simple rooms, hot water by bucket or geyser and …
Darjeeling's best-known heritage hotel, on Observatory Hill a few minutes' walk from Chowrasta. Built as Ada Villa in 1841, it became the Windamere Hotel in 1939 …
A working Darjeeling tea estate with a small planter's bungalow guesthouse above the Rungeet river, about 1.5–2 hours' drive from Darjeeling town. It is the splurge …
Shape your own trip Tell us your dates and budget. We draw the route around you. Begin Not sure where to start? We match the valley to your month, your budget and the people travelling with you. Begin Talk to a planner A first route and an itemised price within one working day. No payment to start. Begin