subject: Darjeeling Tourism - A Gateway To Be In The Harmony Of Nature [print this page] Darjeeling is a well-known hill station of India. It boasts of its lush green vegetation and scenic beauty of Himalayas. Due to the abundance of natural beauty makes this place a most visited tourist destination, which is lovingly called as the Queen of Hill Station. Visitors from all over the world come here to enjoy the spectacular beauty of Himalayas with the joyous ride by toy train and many other fascinating attractions.
Let us explore more about the major attractions of Darjeeling.
Darjeeling Toy Train
It is among the most popular attractions of Darjeeling. Famous for 2 feet narrow, the train is also renowned for being UNESCO World Heritage. It offers tourists a joyous ride that takes them to several fascinating destinations of the place. The serpentine track of this train passes over the waterfalls, hilly slop and Himalayan forests that fascinate every tourist. Many tourists love to experience this joyride to closely encounter the captivating views of snow-capped lofty mountains.
Happy Valley Tea Gardens
The lush green tea plantation is the prime attraction of this area. It was established in 1854 by David Wilson. While on the tour, tourists can also pluck tea leaves from the garden. They also get a wonderful opportunity to see the tea processing inside the factory. Miles stretched tea gardens offer breathtaking views that captivate tourists for long time.
The Lloyd's Botanical Gardens
Spreading over a large area of 40 acres, this beautiful botanical garden was established in 1878 by Mr. W. Lloyd. He did so with a motive to protect the native floral species. You get to see around 150 species of cacti and succulent. The place becomes the most visited place during the flowering season and boasts of a large variety of Orchid collection.
Victoria Falls
It is the popular picnic spot of this place. It is well-known for its enchanting beauty of gushing waterfalls rushing down to the valley through the deep ravines from 100 ft. There is also a ferro-concrete Bridge over the stream that offers stunning view of this place.
Passenger Ropeway
It is among the most sought after tourist attractions of Darjeeling. The passenger ropeway begins at North Point, which is about 3 km from town. It is 5 km long and connects Darjeeling with Singla Bazaar. It passes over Ranjit River at the bottom of the valley.
Some other famous attractions of the place include Kanchenjunga, Everest Museum, Sandakphu, Bengal Natural History Museum, Ghoom Monastery and Aloobari Gompa.
