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Kalimpong and Neora · trip style

Budget trips in Kalimpong

Shared jeeps instead of reserved cars, homestays and tourist lodges instead of resorts, shoulder months instead of the Puja rush, and free viewpoints, walks and monasteries. Our budget plans keep the safety and the good bits and cut the rest.

Places

Where to go for budget trips

Algarah
Algarah1,780 m

The road junction above Kalimpong, with Damsang Fort in the forest

Hill town · best Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec · 0–1 nights
Kalimpong
Kalimpong1,250 m

A trade town on a ridge above the Teesta

Hill town · best Mar – May · Oct – Dec · 2 nights
Kolakham
Kolakham1,980 m

Homestay village on the edge of the Neora forest

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 1–2 nights
Lava
Lava2,200 m

Pine-forest bazaar at the gate of Neora Valley

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 2 nights
Lolegaon
Lolegaon1,675 m

Canopy walk, cypress forest and a Jhandi Dara sunrise

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 1–2 nights
Pedong
Pedong1,240 m

A small town on the old mule road to Jelep La

Hill town · best Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec · 0–1 nights
Ramdhura
Ramdhura1,520 m

A pine-ridge homestay village above the Teesta, close to Kalimpong

Village · best Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec · 1–2 nights
Rishyap
Rishyap2,590 m

The widest Kanchenjunga panorama in the Kalimpong hills

Viewpoint · best Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec · 1–2 nights
Sillery Gaon
Sillery Gaon1,830 m

A ridge-top homestay village above Pedong with big Kanchenjunga views

Village · best Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec · 1–2 nights
Teesta Bazaar
Teesta Bazaar200 m

The river crossing below Kalimpong, for rafting and the Teesta

River town · best Nov – Mar · 0 nights

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