Saturday, May 9, 2009

Trip to Kalimpong


About Kalimpong

The beautiful hill station kalimpong situated at an altitude 3152 mts above sea level.It is situated in between bhutan, sikkim and west benga,this trijunction called as Rachela trijunction.Kalimpong offers pleasure of treks, forest exploration and bird watching etc.This hill station once ruled by bhutan for about 155 years and was annexed by british only in 1865.The area comprises of churches, temples,monks, gumpas and missionaries.Around kalimpong has vast range of forests between lava and loleygaon.

Imporatant places to visit
Snow views - Deolo hill and Durpin dara
Colonial bungalows
Tharpa choling monastery
Thongsha gumpa
Army golf club
Kalimpong bazaar
Mangal dhaam
Orchids
St Theresa church
Dr.Graham's homes

Places nearby
Pedong (24 kms)
Lava (34 kms)
Lolegaon (25 kms)
Samco ropeway (20 kms)
Teesta valley (14 kms)
Samthar plateau (80 kms)

Location State - West Bengal
Altitude - 3152 mts above sea level
Climate - max 25 C & min 7 C
Best time to visit - All round year
Activities - Trekking,mountain biking,river rafting and walking.

How to reach there
By Air: The Airport is at Bagdogra, 80 km away, directly connected to Kolkata, Delhi, and Guwahati.

By Rail: The nearest Railheads are New Jalpaiguri (77 km) and Siliguri (66 km). New Jalpaiguri has connections to Kolkata, Delhi, Guwahati, Madras, Bombay, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Tirupati, Trivandrum and Cochin.

By Road: Kalimpong is 675 km. from Calcutta. Buses are available from the Central Bus Stand at Siliguri. From Darjeeling, DGHC provides bus services to Kalimpong. Jeeps and landrovers ply regularly between the two towns. For sightseeing in and around Kalimpong town, jeeps and cars are available on hire from private operators.





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