Dowhill and Victoria School-Places worth visiting while Traveling to Kurseong, Darjeeling
History of Dow Hill and Victoria School Dow hill and Victoria School: In the year 1879 Sir Ashley Eden, the then Lieutenant Governor of Bengal desired of starting a School for the wards of Government servants belonging to the middle and low-income group, who could not afford to send their children to the hill schools. […]
Samanden, The lost valley
Samanden is a beautiful scenic hamlet in the remote part of Darjeeling District. It is a very beautiful village surrounded by the thick forest, it is therefore not connected by the motorable road and trekking is the only option to get there which makes the place more interesting. It is a hidden gem untouched by […]
Tomb of Alexander Csoma De Koros, Darjeeling
Darjeeling has been visited by several great personalities from different fields and some of them even resided in Darjeeling for some time, Alexander Csoma De Koros was one among them. He was a Hungarian Linguist, philologist, traveller and Orientalist, born in Koros, Hungary on 4th April 1784. He set off to Asia in 1820 and […]
Gorkhey, Darjeeling
Gorkhey is a small beautiful village in the District of Darjeeling. It is situated in a valley between Darjeeling and Sikkim. Gorkhey is one of the least visited places in Darjeeling hills. The valley is surrounded by thick pine forest and a small river flowing in between, known as Gorkhey Khola, which separates the boundary […]
Sabargram and Molley, Darjeeling
Sabargram is situated between the route between Sandakphu and Phalut. It is 14 Kms from Sandakphu, and Phalut is 7 km from here. There is only one hut which belongs to the forest department and the trekkers may plan to stay here overnight depending on the availability of the accommodation. Sabargram itself is a very […]
Lal Kothi, GTA Secretariat, Darjeeling
Lal Kothi or the red cottage is one of the oldest building in Darjeeling. It was formerly known as ” Gori Wilas ” built by Prasad Nath Roy, Maharaja of Cooch Behar in the loving memory of his beloved wife queen Bhawani Dewan Roy and it was not less than Taj Mahal for him. It […]
Phalut, Darjeeling
The Lepcha word Fak-Luk, which means “Barren Peak,” gave rise to the word Phalut. It is the second highest peak in the state of West Bengal, India after Sandakphu. It is located at an elevation of 3,595 m or 11,811 ft. Phalut is located on the international border between India and Nepal, it is also […]
Goethals Memorial School, Kurseong
Goethals Memorial School is situated at the elevation of 1674 meters (5500 feet) in the middle of the beautiful forest between the road between Kurseong and Darjeeling. It is about 5 Kms from the small town of Kurseong. It is a Boarding School run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in India. The school was […]
St. Joseph’s School – North Point, Darjeeling
st joseph school darjeeling was established in the year 1888 in order to meet the requirement of a good school for the boys in Darjeeling. Several efforts were made by the Jesuits in the past, but it was only fulfilled when the jurisdiction over the Catholic community in Darjeeling was transferred from the Bishop of […]
St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling
St. Paul’s School was established in the year 1823 by John William Ricketts to meet the educational needs of the growing British and Anglo-Indian community in Calcutta, it was in the year 1864 the School was transferred to Darjeeling, The site was chosen at the hill called Jalapahar, situated at the elevation of nearly 7500 […]
Cham Dance of Eastern Himalayan Region
The word ‘chams’ is of Tibetan origin, and simply means “a dance.” Cham Dance is an ancient ritual mask dance is unique because it is performed exclusively by the monks during multi-day religious festivals. It is a sacred festival performed by the Buddhist monks in different monasteries of Bhutan, Tibet, Sikkim and different parts of […]
Buddha Purnima, Buddha Jayanti
Buddha Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Gautam Buddha, who was the founder of Buddhism. It is celebrated on the day of the full moon in the month of May. The festival is known by various names, Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Vaishakh Purnima and Vesak. Purnima means full moon day in Sanskrit. Buddha […]
Dro-Drul Chorten, Gangtok, Sikkim
Do Drul Chorten is the most remarkable structure and is the largest stupa in Sikkim, built by venerable Trulshik Rinpoche head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism in the year 1945. It was built honouring the desire revealed by Dud-Zom Rinpoche in 1944. It is said that this Chorten or Stupa was built in […]
Tashi Viewpoint, Gangtok, Sikkim
Tashi Viewpoint offers the spectacular view of peaks like Mount Kanchenjunga and Mount Siniolchu , located at one of the highest hillocks in Gangtok, Sikkim. Most number of tourist visits the place during early morning to witness the beautiful sunrise and the dramatic play of lights over the mountains and hills is astonishingly wonderful to […]
Zero Point Sikkim (Yumesamdong) – Where Roads End
Zero Point Sikkim (Yumesamdong) is situated at an elevation of 15,300 ft. in the Nothern District of Sikkim, India. This place is often called “Zero Point” because there is no motorable road after this place and the visitors are not permitted to go beyond this point due to its proximity to the Chinese border. It […]
Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms, Gangtok, Sikkim
The Handicrafts and Handlooms Centre of Sikkim was established in the year 1957 as a Technical Institute for Training and Production of traditional arts and crafts. The main objective of the centre was to preserve the traditional arts and crafts of the state, encourage the peoples to participate and develop their skills through different up-gradation […]
Kathog Lake, Sikkim
Kathog Lake is regarded as the Holy lake in the state of Sikkim, India. The lake has been blessed by Lama Kathog Kuntu Zangpo and it is said to be the soul lake or Lha-Tsho of Lama Kathog Kuntu Zangpo, one of the three pioneer lamas who conducted the historical coronation of the first Chogyal […]
Lachung Sikkim – Lachung Tourism & Travel Guide
Lachung is a small town in the Northern district of Sikkim, situated at the elevation of about 9000 ft. It is a delightful and serene little town ensured by the encompassing mountains, unblemished waterfalls and alluring streams. It is located at the confluence of Lachen and Lachung Rivers, which is merged to river Teesta at […]
Himalayan Zoological Park, Gangtok
Himalayan Zoological Park is one of the best places for wildlife lovers. It is a 205-hectare zoo located 3 km from Gangtok, at an altitude of 1,780 meters. It is the first zoo of the state established by the government of Sikkim in the year 1991. The unique feature of the zoo is that the […]
Hanuman Tok, Gangtok, Sikkim
Hanuman Tok is one of the most famous Hindu pilgrimage sites located in Gangtok, it is 9 km from the main town and situated at the elevation of 7200 ft , this temple is specially dedicated to Lord Hanuman, god of good health and strength. According to the legend, Lord Hanuman halted here for a […]
Srikhola, Darjeeling
Srikhola is a small picturesque village located about 87 Km from Darjeeling town. It takes about 4-5 hours tiring journey from Darjeeling. It is, in fact, the last and the farthest polling station of the Darjeeling constituency. The nearest town is Rimbik, which is 8 Kms from the place, Rimbik itself is a least populated, […]