Viewpoints & Sunsets
Batasia Loop and War Memorial
The spiral where the toy train turns through 360 degrees to lose height, wrapped around a Gorkha war…
45 min
₹20
The 2,590 m viewpoint where, on a clear morning, the first light hits Kanchenjunga and — very occasionally — Everest appears on the horizon.
Don't miss
- Sunrise on Kanchenjunga
- Everest on exceptional days
- Tiered viewing platforms
- Ghum monastery on the way back
- Time needed
- 3 hr
- Entry
- ₹50
- Best time
- Morning
- Photography
- Allowed
- Parking
- Available
Works well for
Family
Couple
Friends
Seniors
Tips from our editors
Leave by 4am; the road jams with jeeps by 5. Ticketed tiers cost more for a seat closer to the front. Check the previous evening's forecast — in cloud there is nothing to see.
Where it is
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Entertainment & Leisure
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2 hr 30 min
₹1,600
Markets & Shopping
Chowrasta and the Mall
The flat square at the top of town where Darjeeling gathers — bookshops, tea rooms, benches and a…
1 hr 15 min
Free entry
Devotional & Spiritual
Peace Pagoda and Japanese Temple
A white Nipponzan Myohoji pagoda on Jalapahar hill, with drumming at morning and evening prayers and a…
1 hr
Free entry