Darjeeling & Ghoom · way to travel
Toy train in Darjeeling
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway climbs from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling on track 610 mm wide, with loops and zig-zag reverses instead of tunnels. Ride the full line, the steam joyride to Batasia and Ghoom, or just the Kurseong stretch.
Trips
Comfort
Darjeeling4 nights · Reserved car
Darjeeling with children
Darjeeling
₹25,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Comfort
Darjeeling9 nights · Reserved car
The grand Darjeeling hill loop
Chatakpur · Darjeeling · Lepchajagat · Lamahatta
₹55,000per personabout ₹5,500 a day
Shoestring
Darjeeling2 nights · Shared jeeps
Darjeeling long weekend on a budget
Darjeeling
₹6,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Shoestring
Darjeeling3 nights · Mixed
Darjeeling ridge and Ghoom on a shoestring
Darjeeling · Ghoom
₹8,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Comfort
Darjeeling8 nights · Reserved car
A slow week: Darjeeling, Lepchajagat, Mungpoo
Darjeeling · Lepchajagat · Mungpoo
₹45,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Shoestring
Darjeeling6 nights · Shared jeeps
A student week in Darjeeling, Bijanbari and Ghoom
Darjeeling · Bijanbari · Ghoom
₹13,500per personabout ₹1,950 a day
Value
Darjeeling4 nights · Mixed
Darjeeling tea and Tagore's Mungpoo
Darjeeling · Mungpoo
₹16,000per personabout ₹3,200 a day
Value
Darjeeling3 nights · Mixed
Toy train and Tiger Hill
Darjeeling
₹13,000per personabout ₹3,250 a day
Places
Things to do
Culture and history · 3 hoursHMI and the Himalayan zoo in one morningDarjeeling · ≈ ₹100–150 joint ticket (Indian visitor…
Tea · 2–3 hoursWalk down to Happy Valley's tea slopesDarjeeling · Free to walk · small fee for a factory …
Crafts · 1.5–2 hoursCarpet looms at the Tibetan refugee centreDarjeeling · Free entry · purchases optional
Culture and history · 2 hoursChowrasta to Observatory Hill on footDarjeeling · Free · tea and cake ₹150–300
Monasteries · 1–1.5 hoursMorning prayers at Yiga ChoelingGhoom · Small fee or donation
Toy train · About 2 hoursSteam joyride from Darjeeling to GhoomGhoom · ≈ ₹1,500–1,800 steam · ≈ ₹1,000–1,300 d…
Treks and walks · 2–2.5 hoursWalk from Ghoom to Darjeeling by BatasiaGhoom · Free · ≈ ₹20–50 Batasia entry
Monasteries · 1.5 hoursGhoom's two quieter monasteriesGhoom · Free · donation welcome