Kalimpong, Tranquil Hill Station in Darjeeling

For all the nature lovers who are very much keen to spend as much time as they could in the midst of nature, then here is the best place for you Kalimpong. This is a remote hill station at the distance of 80 kilometres as of Darjeeling and is very famous for its stunning orchids. The situation of this place is at the height of 1800 Metres and is bordered by Bhutan-Tibet-Sikkim on the eastern side of the Himalayas. The climate of this place became a drawing card for the Britishers as they were pleased with the place they settled their establishments here. If you guys wish to have the look at the memories of the British Raj then you can go around the Morgan House, the Graham’s Home, the Old Churches and the golf courses.

Kalimpong is in the list of the best tourist destinations in the eastern Himalayas due to the dense forests, meadows, vast valleys and don’t forget about the chilling perennial shinning weather. When you visit here you will find orchids, ornamental plants and cactus don’t think too it’s just because the climate here is supportive for production of these plants. Even there is export done of these plantations through several nurseries. Apart from all this here you will find a great market for Indian handicrafts like metal crafts, thanka paintings, wood carvings, meta crafts, Leptcha and Tibetain jewelries and mask made of wood for these even many people get attracted towards this place.

If you have planned to reach Kalimpong through Siliguri then you have decieded the best route of total 64 kilometres that passes through the NH31 on this way you can get a beautiful view of Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary’s dense forest. Ya but you should take care of one very important thing that this being a silent zone you should be very careful here as you should not disturb the natural habitats like tigers, bisons and elephants. You will also be rewarded by the sight of colorful peacocks, majestic tuskers of the road side; you can also have a glimpse at the deer. Your this journey with the wildlife will end at Sevok and then you will have forested hills and cosmic river basin. You can see rapid changes in the backdrop as your car drops you to the NH31A, here on the entire route you will be accompanied by the Tista River till the bazaar of Tista. After reaching the beautiful Kalimpong you have several stunning options to explore here which will surely be a memorable place for you. You can start with Durpin Dara which is at the attitude of 1402 m this place offers you with stunning views; you can reach this place by car which is at the distance of 3 kilometres as of the town. Also with this get explored to Kalibari located at the distance of 2 kilometres from Kalimpong.

For having a look at the British construction you can visit the Pedong Monastery that dates its establishment back to 1837, this monastery is in the close proximity of Damsang Fort. For taking a glimpse of the exotic flowers that are produced here you can visit the Flower Nurseries these nurseries have wide range of flowers.

Then is the Graham’s House the foundation of this place in 1900 by Anderson

Graham, it is situated on the hills of Doele. This is an educational institution that is spread over area of 500 acres. Additionally you can also visit Gangtok which is at the distance of 56 kilometres from the main town. There is currently constructed striking piece of architecture and a place of worship.  Kalimpong is though a small but is a very beautiful hill station that you can enjoy in monsoon and winters. I am very sure that you will surely enjoy this place once you plan your visit here like you might have enjoyed the hill stations in Shimla, Manali and many others.