Unshackle yourself from the restraints of stress and monotony by holidaying in the sublime hill-station of West Bengal, Darjeeling. Resting on the gradients of Himalayas, it will get you hooked to its entrancing beauty and renowned tea. Its sky-touching mountains will show you jaw-dropping views of Mt Everest and Kangchenjunga. Potter around to get deep into the city; see the local life on the streets and gorge into steaming Momos and Thukpa. Don’t miss the unique experience of riding the Toy train and relish the marvelous views passing by the window.
It is a staggering 2,567 m high hilltop point famous for rendering panoramic view of Mount Everest and Mount Kangchenjunga together. Lying 11 km from Darjeeling, you can reach here by taking a jeep or trekking through Chowrasta, Alubari or Jorebangla. The best time to visit is early in the morning to catch a breathtaking sunrise view.
One of the unmissable experiences of Darjeeling is its Toy train. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site also known as Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Hop in this gauge railway that runs between Ghum and Darjeeling. The journey is fascinating and will keep you gripped to window views of scenic mountains.
The loop falling on the route of Toy Train makes the train ride experience more exciting. It is a beautiful park-like railway track loop beautified with colorful flowers. On a clear sky day, you can expect the majestic view of Kangchenjunga while passing through the loop.
Your visit to Darjeeling is incomplete if you haven’t seen its world-famous tea plantations. Visit this one of the best tea estates in the city for the top-class experience. Sit in the cafe and sample the huge and flavorsome varieties of Darjeeling tea. The overlooking mountain views add to its beauty and will make you gaze at them forever.
As the name suggests, it is a duo of a museum and a zoo. The museum was established in the memory of mountaineer Tenzing Norgay. Enter and find yourself surrounded by fascinating mountaineering gears and expedition artifacts. Next, visit the zoo and get introduced to thrilling Himalayan wildlife seeing animals like red panda, Tibetan wolf and snow leopard.
By Air- Bagdogra Airport is the closest airport, located 90 km away from Darjeeling.
By Rail- New Jalpaiguri/Siliguri is the last railhead; thereafter you can board the narrow-gauge toy train to reach Darjeeling.
By Road- Darjeeling shares road connectivity with Siliguri, Bagdogra, Gangtok and Kathmandu.
MarcoFrance1965
UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE !
I just came back from a 12 days Rajasthan tour. It was just myself and my 14 year olde daughter. I found Caper surfing the web and had non suggestion from friends and had never read comments or reviews about it. Totally "blind-choice". I was very lucky. The organization was really excellent. The agent that followed us, Mr. Praveen Juyal did a great job. I decided our itinerary and he punctually gave me suggestions on the best management of my choices. The hotel choice was fine and confirmed expectations. We had tour guides in every site seeing location and they were all extremely professional, very punctual and really kind and polite.
But I must say that what made the trip even better was our driver; Mr. Deshraj.
One of those persons that you really wish you could meet once in your life. Not only an excellent driver but always helpful, respectful and friendly. He explained us many things about Indian life along the journey and sometimes stopped for short breaks in beautiful places on the road that were not even mentioned in the guide books. My only regret is that at the end of the trip I didn't have much money left and I left a tip probably not adeguate for the kind of service but I will definitely send him try to sort this maybe in a next trip. Thank you very much Caper and Deshraj.
Dreamer802943
A Memorable Trip
We recently concluded a 12 day driving tour of New Delhi, Agra and Rajasthan with Caper Travel. It was most enjoyable !! The logistics arrangements were excellent - from tour planning , hotel selection , vehicle condition to driver. Mr Alok handled the planning, and Mr Vikram was our Tempo driver throughout the journey. Mr Vikram was very helpful , accommodating and patient throughout the tour, despite long hours of driving on the roads ( not to mention India traffic}. We would not hesitate to recommend Caper to our fellow travellers who are thinking of visiting India. Thank You Caper !
goochie33, London, United Kingdom
Golden triangle goa and mumbia
Just come back from an amazing 2 week trip to India. First we done the golden triangle which we chose to do the train trip from Delhi to Agra a must you have to do if not just for the experience. All the cities were wonderful but be prepared to see lots of temple one seems to run into another but wow the taj was my highlight along with the Hindu temple in Delhi. The driving the cows the dogs are everywhere are all an experience. Goa was beautiful we stayed at the taj exotica. In mumbia we done a city tour and ended our trip in the taj for afternoon tea another must. It is a exhilarating trip but one I will never forget. From booking with Manika to all the drivers and guides they were always there to meet us from the airport and hotels on time. They really looked after us thank you all.
Aileen M
Wonderful trip
We have just returned from our first trip to India and we must say it was absolutely fascinating. The itinerary was first class and covered everything we could have wished for. On arrival we were met by a very nice rep and driver who took us to our hotel and sorted out the necessary paperwork with us. We had our driver Vishan for our time in the north and he was terrific, kept the vehicle spotless and kept us supplied with water. We then flew to the south of India and met up with our driver Suhdeer who again was very nice and very informative about things as we drove along. The guides we had on all our trips were excellent and again very informative.
The only down side to it all was that in our package we paid for the drivers accommodation, food and allowance only to find out that the drivers don’t receive this money and if they want accommodation they have to pay for it themselves. We ended up paying one of our drivers an amount for the nights that we had him for him to get somewhere to sleep and food as we were concerned that if he slept in his car he wouldn’t be rested enough to take on the next day driving for 4-5 hours.
All in all Caper Travel are excellent in their planning and can’t fault them for that.
Urquiola, New York City, New York
Caper travel
Recently traveled to India on a private guided tour with Caper Travel. Ms. Mumtaz Khan worked with me on arranging my itinerary.
She was always available to answer all my concerns immediately. On my arrival in Delhi I was welcome with warm smile at the airport by a young gentleman name Kapol Joshi . My experience with the company was amazing and I would highly recommend to anyone traveling to India.
I would also like to mention the personal attention I received at Amritsar by Aman Shara and his lovely wife who welcomed me and my son to their home
and soon to open their beautiful hotel.
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