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Straight answers to the questions travellers ask before they choose: which land, which month, which hotel, and what it costs.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a 2-foot-gauge line of about 88 km from Siliguri to Darjeeling, opened in stages from 1880 and to Darjeeling …
Take a shared jeep for point-to-point transfers between towns when you travel light and in a group of one to three. Take a reserved …
The best months to see Kangchenjunga are October to December, when the mountain is clear on most mornings from Darjeeling, Pelling and Gangtok. January …
A 5-night Darjeeling–Gangtok trip from Bagdogra or NJP costs about ₹13,000–17,000 per person on a budget, ₹22,000–30,000 in comfort and ₹50,000–80,000 at premium hotels, …
For a first trip with only 3 nights, pick Darjeeling if you want tea gardens, the toy train and a Kangchenjunga sunrise; pick Gangtok …
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