How Do You Plan A Visit To Darjeeling, India?
The cool climate that made Darjeeling a colonial resort is still one of its main attractions. The quaint Victorian town remains a popular tourist destination and means of beating the Bengalese heat today, drawing both foreign and Indian middle class tourists, and the name is famous around the world for its iconic tea. Make the journey to Darjeeling, which is fairly isolated. It cannot be done by air at all, so you will already need to be in India. Main railways or an air flight can take you to Kolkata, where a train connection to Siliguri can be made. From here, either the classic Toy Train line (see Step 2) or a jeep-taxi can take you the rest of the way. For those following the overland route from Nepal, a jeep-taxi from the border will take you to Siliguri, where the rest of the route will be the same. Take the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, or “Toy Train,” if not on the way up, then on the way back. This classic steam engine is something of a nineteenth century engineering marvel, a
