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A Shiva temple at a top height; it will take some hardships to be there.
Quite a hike from the centre, Darjeeling's second oldest tea estate is open for visitors. An employee will guide visitors through the tea factory, showing the full process of tea production and explaining the different varieties of tea. At the end of the tour, tea samples are tested, and you can buy teas produced from the estate.
The oldest site of Darjeeling. This hill is also known as the “Makal-Babu-Ko-Thaan” in the local area. It is said that a Red Hat Buddhist Monastery stood at this very spot. The Nepalese people destroyed this monastery in the 19th century. The Mahakal Temple now stands on this hill.
TRSHC
A rehabilitation centre for the Tibetan refugees in Darjeeling, established on 2 October 1959, following the Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet. It contains a monastery and a museum.
Ideal to visit early morning when the first rays of the sun kiss the Kangchenjunga mountain and give it a golden colour. To visit the hill, one needs to get up at 3AM. You can taste some excellent tea on your way to the hill, which will provide much-needed warmth on cold Darjeeling mornings. When getting into a taxi at 3AM, keep in mind that they are shared taxis and your driver might wait around in vain for others to join your taxi, causing you to miss the sunrise! Those travelling alone or as a couple might want to squeeze into an already occupied terrain vehicle to ensure full viewing pleasure. Though it has an executive lounge (₹40 per person) and a special lounge (₹30 per person), nothing beats having a view from an open area, as you can have a full panoramic view from outside, avoiding the crowd in the lounge. The earlier you can reach, the better place you can find to stand inside or outside the observatory tower. If you are late, you may find yourself standing behind many people and a lot of obstructions to feel the sunrise and magical lighting of Kangchenjunga. You may also need to walk a lot to reach there via a steep ascendant road. But, as of 2022, the forest department charges ₹50 per head to enter this region, as it is a place inside a forest.
The greenhouse has quite a nice collection of flowers.