Places to Eat - DARJEELING !!!

Glenary's - The elegant restaurant atop the famous bakery and cafe receives mainly rave reviews: of note are the continental sizzlers, Chinese dishes, tandoori specials and the highly recommended veg gratin (especially if you are off spicy food). We've heard a few grumbles that it's coasting on it's reputation, but most people love it.



Park Restaurant - The park is very popular with local tourist and fills up quickly. It has tasty North Indian curries or there's a good range of mainly fish and chicken Thai dishes from the Lemon Grass menu. The new bar has been a real hit, with snacks, cocktails and impressive mocktails.

Kunga Restaurant - Kunga's Tibetan Cuisine is tasteful simplicity. It's steamed momos are legendary as are it's noodle soups (gyathuk, thenthuk and bhagthuk). For  filling breakfast, try its muesli and fruit curd.

Frank Ross Cafe' - Strictly vegetarian with a global menu, including Pizzas, burgers, South Indian snacks and even enchiladas, tacos and nachos. The attached Frank Ross Pharmacy has groceries for self-caterers.



Hot Pizza Place - A one-table pizza joint with excellent pizza, pasta, panini, salads and sandwiches. Come here also for breakfast, pancakes and good coffee, as well as that hard to find bacon fix. Service is friendly but slow.




 Danfay Munal - A Classic Darjeeling restaurant - simple set-up, great reviews, a range of cheap and tasty Indian, Chinese and Tibetan food (great momos), and it's right in the center. They do takeaway picnic packs.



Sonam's Kitchen - Providing an island of real brewed coffee in a sea of tea, Sonam and her Nepali family serve up lovely breakfast, pancakes, soups and pastas, the deliciously chunky whole meal sandwiches can be packed to go for picnics. Mains needs to be pre-ordered at least an hour early, so someone can dash up the street to the nearby fruit and veg stalls to just get what you want. If you miss your Mama's cooking, it offers the next best thing.


 

Hotel Lunar - Lunar is one of the best vegetarian restaurants in Darjeeling  where you can also enjoy a great view and wonderful service.





Hot Stimulating Cafe' - It has been simply review by many as simply brilliant, brilliantly simple. The owner of the Cafe is one interesting person who offers informal momo making lessons.





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Destination Darjeeling!!!

THE QUEEN OF THE HILLS

Draped over a steep mountain ridge, surrounded by tea plantations and backed by splendid Himalayan panorama, the archetypal hill station of Darjeeling is rightly West Bengal's premier draw card. The development of the town dates back to the mid 19th Century when the colonial British administration set up sanatorium and a military depot. Subsequently, extensive tea plantations was done in the region, and tea growers developed hybrids of Black tea and created fermentation techniques. Darjeeling tea is Internationally  recognized and ranks among the most popular of the Black Teas. When you aren't gazing at Kanchendzonga (8598m), you can explore Colonial mansions and Churches, Buddhist and Hindu temples, botanical gardens and a Zoo for Himalayan fauna. The steep narrow streets are crowded with colorful souvenir and handicraft shops, and a good steaming brew and excellent Indian and Tibetan fare are never far away. For the adventurous there are superb treks which trace ancient trade routes and provide magnificent viewpoints.

BEST TIME TO VISIT:  March - May
                                          October - November

Places of Interest

DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY: 

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, known affectionately as the toy train, made it's first journey along its 2 ft wide tracks in September 1881 and is one of the few Hill railways still operating in India. It's even listed as a world Heritage site. Besides it's regular diesel service to/from New Jalpaiguri(non operating these days) and steam service to/from Kurseong, there are joy rides that leave at an interval of every 2-3 hours to Ghoom.

HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE:
Tucked away within the grounds of the zoological park, this prestigious mountaineering institute was founded in 1954 and has provided training for some of Indai's leading mountaineers. Within the complex is the facinating Everest Museum, which traces the history of attempts to the world's highest peak. 



LLOYD BOTANICAL GARDEN:
These pleasant gardens contain an impressive collection of Himalayan Plants, most famously Orchids and Rhododendrons as well as temperate trees from around the world. Follow the signs along Lochnager Rd from the Chowk bazaar bus/jeep station.
    
                                                  
HAPPY VALLEY TEA ESTATE:
Happy Valley tea estate, below Hill cart road, is worth visiting when the plucking and processing are in progress. March to May is the busiest time, but occasional plucking also occurs from June to November. 



BHUTIA BUSTY GOMPA:

Probably the most scenic is Bhutia Busty Gompa, with Kanchendzonga providing a spectacular backdrop. It originally stood on Observatory Hill, but was rebuilt in its present location by the Chogyals in Sikkim in the 19th century. The Gompa houses a fine gold-accented mural and the original copy of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, but permission is required to see it.



                                                      OBSERVATORY HILL:
Observatory hill is a hill near chowrasta square, or the Mall as it is popularly known in Darjeeling. Magnificient views of snow clad peaks including Mt. Kanchendzonga are visible from the Observatory Hill. The Bhutia Busty monastery was originally located here. Now the Hills have the temple of Mahakala. 




JAPANESE TEMPLE & PEACE PAGODA:
Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling is one of the peace Pagoda designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds to help unite them in their search for world peace. Like most of the peace pagodas, it was built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii (1885-1985), a Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist order.


                                   PADMAJANAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK:
This zoo, one of India's best, was established in 1958 to study, conserve and preserve the himalayan fauna. Housed with the rocky and forested environment is India's only collection of Siberian tigers, as well as Himalayan black bears, red pandas, snow leopards and Tibetan wolves.



TIGER HILL:
To set your eyes on a spectacular 250 km stretch of Himalayan horizon, including Everest (8848m), Lhotse (8501m), Makalu (8475m), Kanchendzonga (8586m), Kabru (6691m) and Janu (7710m), rise early and get to Tiger Hill, 11km south of Darjeeling, above Ghoom.



                                                      YIGA CHOLING GOMPA:
Yiga Choling Gompa, the regions most famous monastery, has wonderful old murals and is home to the monks of the Yellow Hat sect. Built in 1850, it enshrines a 5 m high statue of the Maitreya Buddha (Future Buddha) and 300 beautifully bound Tibetan texts. It's just west of Ghoom, about a 10- minute walk off Hill Cart Road.



TRAIN STATION:
Book tickets for the darjeeling Himalyan railway at the train station at least a day in advance. 
                              

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Airport Summit Hotel, Bagdogra - Siliguri

                     
As the name suggests, Airport Summit Hotel is located at a mere distance of  3kms from the Bagdogra Airport, the major stop in the region with flights connecting to various domestic destinations and to Bhutan and Bangkok in the International front. A 5 minute drive from the airport, the Hotel houses a multi cuisine restaurant and dining Hall.

Airport Summit Hotel is a Haven for shoppers for Imported goods because of it's proximity to Dhulabari. The shops offer a range of imported products to choose from - blankets to carpets, crystal ware to show pieces. Bagdogra is very much an upcoming Cosmopolis  - the gateway to the Northeast which is 16 kms further. People of different ethnic origins reside harmoniously in Bagdogra. You venture out a little further to the interiors and you are greeted by lush green tea gardens and dense forest, rich in flora and fauna.


Airport Summit Hotel features a Conference Hall with a seating capacity for 60 people.  The Hotel offers you all the modern amenities with 16 furnished rooms well equipped with a direct dial telephone, cable/satellite television, Tea/Coffee maker, internet /WIFI connections. The staff can assist with laundry and taxi services. Travel arrangements can be made at the travel desk along with free airport transfers.

Airport Summit Hotel welcomes you to this multi cultural, conveniently located Bagdogra town!

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Summit Gardens Retreat - Kalimpong

                    

Set amidst serene surroundings and beautiful landscape in Kalimpong, Summit Gardens Retreat & Spa offers Bhutanese Ayurvedic Spa and is conveniently located at a distance of 1 kilometer from the market. Being close to the serene part of Kalimpong, the Resort is perfect to enjoy a relaxed and pleasant holidays with a beautiful sprawling lush green garden that overlooks the town.

A multi cuisine restaurant along with an upgraded bar serving cocktails and beverages, on-sight internet  facility, massage center and local transfers coupled with sight seeing on extra payment, the Hotel justifies it's presence as far as leisure activities are concerned. Elegantly appointed rooms comes with Tea/Coffee maker, direct dial telephone and Television with cable Satellite connection. All spacious bathrooms are well managed with bath tub along with geysers, shower area and toiletries.

 Even though this property has much more for leisure travelers but at the same time it offers a business center equipped with modern facilities and a Conference Hall on request to facilitate the corporate clients.

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Newa Regency (A Land Far Away)- Pelling

The serene mountain village of Pelling is situated at an altitude of 6844 ft and is only 26 kms from the majestic Kanchenzonga. Newa Regency defies the underlying feeling of Himalayan hospitality and provides courteous services and quality facilities to it's guests. Approximately 160 kms from Bagdogra  Airport and the closest railway station being New Jalpaiguri, it's easily accessible.

The Hotel is close to a number of important destinations with Ropeway being at the walking distance. The mystic Himalayan hamlet of Pelling in Sikkim holds its visitors enthralled with breath taking waterfalls and holy lakes. A sanctuary where one can walk through picturesque villages while the exotic aroma of burning Juniper incense in the monastery and the sacred chants by Buddhist monks fill the air. Situated in this magical land, bestowed with natural beauty Pelling's landmark of Luxury - "Summit Newa Regency" welcomes you to a gracious Himalayan hospitality with 20 elegantly appointed Guest rooms.

The decor of Summit Newa Regency is reminiscent of the ethnic Newari Tradition which gives one a rustic feel to the whole experience.  All rooms come complete with in-room amenities such as cable and satellite television, intercom and  direct dial telephone, sofa unit and study table. The attached washrooms offer bathroom toiletries, geysers and hot/cold running water. With an elegant Hall designed to accommodate 70 people complete with OHP, Flip charts, Fax machines and Computers we have a dedicated Conference Hall.

The Hotel houses an excellent multi cuisine restaurant which serves Continental, Chinese, Thai and Indian besides wholesome Himalayan cuisine.

                 

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Summit Ttakshang Residency - Gangtok

Located high up in the lap of the Himalayas, Summit Ttakshang Residency welcomes you for an unparalleled experience of a pristine holiday in the capital city of Sikkim - Gangtok. It's close vicinity to the Royal Palace, Enchey Monastery and many more interesting sights makes it an ideal place to stay.

Summit Ttakshang  Residency offers an exceptional blend of modern amenities with a taste of warm Sikkimese hospitality to make your stay comfortable and memorable in the mountain state. Situated right in the heart of the city, a walk to the city center is only a few minutes, thereby enabling our guests to visit the local markets at their own leisure or stay away from the bustling town. Each of the 21 rooms and 5 suites together with our team of experienced and attentive staff ensure that you savour the true essence of Splendid Sikkim.

                            

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Summit Norling Resort & Spa - Gangtok

Set amidst the greenery, The Norling Resort & Spa offers people a escape route from the hustle and bustle of cities to the lap of nature. It is a perfect getaway for Honeymooners. Summit Norling has 23 suites and 4 cozy cottages known as the Chariot of the Hills.


    The resort itself is very accommo dating and has a very friendly ambiance and staff. One can enjoy the best in Sikkimese hospitality in our sprawling 3 acre resort. Lush green lawns, a meditative pathway, haiku-like bamboo grove and nibbling fishes in the pond is where the picturesque Norling Resort is set. While your stay with us the guest can indulge themselves in some Indoor games like Badminton or Snooker.


Moreover the services offered here are also so effective that the visitors would add extra nights to their itinerary.

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