Saturday, May 27, 2017

Darjaleeling- Gangtok trip photos

Recently we visited Darjeeling and Gangtok; the photos taken during the trip is shared.


You can reach Darjeeling by Chennai- Kolkatta flight and then Kolkatta - Bagdogra flight; From Bagdogra, Darjeeling is about 4 hours drive. (90km distance)



Darjeeling is located at an elevation of 6,700 ft and is pretty cold place.It has lot of tea gardens.


Important places to see in Darjeeling are : Tiger hills, Rock garden, Japanese Peace Pagoda, Few monostries and Batasia loop






The next place we visited was Gangtok. It is the capital of Sikkim.



It has a moderate temperature and during summer hot in the morning- till 1PM and thereafter it becomes cool.


Visiting the tea gardens, Buddha temple and travelling in rope car were some of the activities you can experience in Gangtok.






On the last day of our trip we reached Kolkatta and did a half day City sight seeing trip. We saw Mother Terasa home and Samathi.


We also saw a beautful Birla Mandir constructed by Birla family


And finally Victoria Palace where Queen Victoria stayed when British ruled India.







1 comment:

Priyadharsini M S said...

No of days required? Cost? Please