22 Reasons Why You Should Visit Darjeeling Right Now.

Beautiful mountains, serene views, amazing weather, warm and friendly locals. There are a lot of reasons to visit Darjeeling right now.

1. There is greenery everywhere in Darjeeling.



Green tea-gardens in Darjeeling

2. The mornings are amazing. The sunrise from Tiger Hill from the majestic Kanchenjunga is something very unique that you cannot see from anywhere in the world.



A view to die for.

3. Riding the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways is great. Being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Ghoom railway station being Asia’s highest elevation station. So what the Darjeeling Railways gives you a beautiful example of Darjeeling’s history and British civilization in an amazing way. 



UNESCO World Heritage, Darjeeling toy train.

4. Darjeeling has the best views in the world. The view of the Himalayas, rolling hills and tea gardens are views that are absolutely breath taking.



View to die for. View of Kanchenjunga from Sandakphu

5. You get the world’s finest tea, known for its strong aroma around the world.



A women picking tea leaves in a tea garden.

6. There is a rich history about this town.



View of Darjeeling during the British Indian Rule.

7. The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling has been rated one of the best zoos in India anything. The Siberian Tiger, The Red Pandas, The Himalayan Black Bear, The Snow Leopard, The Clouded Leopard are animals that are rare and endangered and are found here.



The Clouded Leopard in Darjeeling zoo

8. The food here are excellent. With a blend of Indian, Nepali and Tibetan cooking style, you get the best out of it for your palate.



These momos, and not delicious right? Are you sure your mouth isn't watering?

9. If you were to travel all the way here, you would tons of #skyporn instagrams.



How about this as a skyporn?

10. Darjeeling has one of the best places for hiking and trekking.



An amazing place for hiking and trekking

11. There are tons of exciting, adventurous and thrilling things to do here. White water river rafting, paragliding, rock climbing are stuffs to do in Darjeeling which may be great for a full on adrenaline rush. 



White water river rafting in river Teesta. 

12. The town is flooded beautiful religious monuments, defining the diverse culture in Darjeeling. One can find Hindu temples, churches, Buddhist monasteries, mosques in this town depicting the diverse culture and the famous Japanese peace pagoda is also situated in Darjeeling.



Druk Thupen Sangay Choeling Buddhist Monastery is located at Dali, Darjeeling.

13. There has been numerous films that have been shot in Darjeeling. Tons of movies from the Bengali film industry, popular Bollywood blockbusters like Main Hoon Na, Barfi, Yaariyan, etc were also shot in Darjeeling.



Still from Barfi, shot in Darjeeling. 

14. Darjeeling id home to the World’s first passenger ropeway.



Passenger rope way in Darjeeling

15. You see thousands of tourists in Darjeeling that come to see the snowfall, which is absolutely beautiful and mind blowing.



Darjeeling, cover in snow.

16. The night view of Darjeeling depicts beauty and charm.



Darjeeling with its charm at night.

17. Taking a walk around here is absolutely wonderful.



A walk to remember

18. Who would not want to wake up to this view outside their window? 



View of the mighty Kanchenjunga peak outside your window.

19. The people are friendly and welcoming with a huge smile always in their face.



No one's smiling.

20. Also, there is always something festive and cultural in Darjeeling.



Cultural performances during the Darjeeling tourist festival.



400 guitarists gather together performing Imagine by John Lennon in Darjeeling for promoting love and peace and against rape cases. 

21. Darjeeling a perfect place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the world.



How peaceful and serene,

22. That's the beauty of Darjeeling so yes, you should visit it right now.



How beautiful.