A white Nipponzan Myohoji pagoda on Jalapahar hill, with drumming at morning and evening prayers and a wide Kanchenjunga view.
Visitors are welcome to join the prayer drumming. A steep but short walk from the town centre.
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A high-altitude zoo with snow leopards and red pandas, sharing a campus with the Himalayan…
The flat square at the top of town where Darjeeling gathers — bookshops, tea rooms, benches and a…
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The 1881 narrow-gauge railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, still running steam joy rides from…
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An 1854 tea garden within walking distance of town, where you can watch plucking and processing and…