3. Tiger Hills
Tiger Hill is located
11kms (6.8 miles)
from Darjeeling town. It's the
highest point in Darjeeling hills
at an altitude of 8482 feet (or
2590 meters). The best season
to see the dazzling snow
covered peaks as the sun rises
is between October to
December. March to April is
also a good time.
4. Batasia Loop
The Batasia Loop is a
spiral railway created to
lower the gradient of ascent
of the Darjeeling Himalayan
Railway in Darjeeling district
of West Bengal, India. At this
point, the track spirals around
over itself through a tunnel
and over a hilltop. It was
commissioned in 1919.
5. Peace Pagoda
Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling
or Darjeeling Peace Pagoda
is one of the Peace Pagodas
designed to provide a focus
for people of all races and
creeds to help unite them in
their search for world peace.
It is located in the town of
Darjeeling in the Indian
state of West Bengal.
6. Ghum Monastery
Old Ghum Monastery is
the popular name of Yiga
Choeling. The monastery
belongs to the Gelukpa or
the Yellow Hat sect and is
known for its 15 feet-high
statue of the Maitreya
Buddha.
7. Happy Valley Tea Estate
Established in 1854, it
is Darjeeling's second oldest tea
estate. Spread over 177 hectares
(440 acres), it is situated at a
height of 2,100 metere (6,900 ft)
above sea level, 3 kilometere(1.9
mi) north of Darjeeling, and
employs more than 1500 people.
