» Lloyds Botanical Garden is
a colourful garden situated just below the market motor stand. It contains
a representative collection of Himalayan plants, flowers, orchids, etc.
» Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is a high
altitude wild life park and a new home for the Siberian Tiger, Himalayan
Black Deer, Deer Panda, Llama and birds.
» Bhutia Busty
Monastery. Dhirdham Temple, Natural History Museum, Ropeway, Botanical
gardens and The Zoological Park are some other attractions.
Climate:
The best time to
visit Darjeeling is from March-May or September-November. The rains which
start by May end are heavy downpours making living conditions cold and
dreary. In winter there is a drastic fall in temperature from the summer's
15 to 25 degrees centigrade to 2 to 10 degrees.
Shopping Halt:
The `star' buy
in Darjeeling but naturally is tea. Other good buys include Tibetan
handicrafts,scraves and other artefacts. Gorkha knives, woollen knitwear
and locally made carpets,leather work and wood work are also available.
Some good places for shopping are Hayden Hall, Manjusha (West Bengal
Emporium), Gram Shilpa and Tibetan Refugees Self-Help Center.
Travel connectivity:
»
Airway: The nearest airport is at Bagdogra, 90 km away from
Darjeeling. Bagdogra is connected to important cities of the country by
domestic airlines.
» Railway: New Jalpaiguri /Siliguri is
the rail head for all trains, except the toy train running to Darjeeling.
Siliguri is connected to Calcutta and other parts of the country by train
» Roadway: There are bus connections to Darjeeling from
Siliguri, Bagdogra, Gangtok, Kurseong and Kathmandu.
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