Now in the hills

DarjeelingTour Plan

Travel style

Honeymoons

Fewer moves, better rooms, a view each morning

A heritage room in Darjeeling, a Pelling room facing Kangchenjunga, snow in Lachung, a slow Bhutan valley. We keep moves to a minimum, put the money where it counts (the room with the view) and save on the rest.

A good hill honeymoon moves less than a sightseeing tour. We plan three bases at most in a week, two nights as the minimum anywhere, and one place where nothing is scheduled.

Spend where it shows: the room facing the mountains, a private car on the long drive days, one dinner somewhere special. Save on the rest. Snow is likeliest in Lachung, Zuluk and Tsomgo from December to March, if that is the picture you want.

Places

Where it fits best

Darjeeling
Darjeeling2,042 m

Tea, toy trains and Kangchenjunga from the Mall

Hill town · best Mar – May · Oct – Dec · 2–4 nights
Tiger Hill
Tiger Hill2,567 m

Sunrise on Kangchenjunga from the top of Senchal

Viewpoint · best Oct – Dec · 0 nights
Rishyap
Rishyap2,590 m

The widest Kanchenjunga panorama in the Kalimpong hills

Viewpoint · best Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec · 1–2 nights
Lachung
Lachung2,700 m

Base for Yumthang, run by its own village council

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 1–2 nights
Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary
Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary3,300 m

Forty-odd rhododendron species on the road to Yumthang

Wildlife sanctuary · best Apr – May · Day trip nights
Yumthang Valley
Yumthang Valley3,564 m

Meadows, hot spring and rhododendrons above Lachung

Valley · best Apr – May · Oct – Nov · Day trip nights
Pelling
Pelling2,150 m

Kangchenjunga across the valley, a royal ruin and two old monasteries

Hill town · best Mar – May · Oct – Dec · 2–3 nights
Temi Tea Garden
Temi Tea Garden1,500 m

Sikkim's own tea estate, planted under the last Chogyal in 1969

Tea country · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 0–1 nights
Punakha
Punakha1,250 m

The old capital where two rivers meet below a great dzong

Valley · best Oct – Apr · 2 nights

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