Darjeeling & Ghoom · way to travel
Wildlife and birds in Darjeeling
One-horned rhinos and elephants in Jaldapara and Gorumara, gaur in Chapramari, red pandas in Singalila and Neora Valley, hornbills at Latpanchar. Parks close in the monsoon, roughly mid-June to mid-September.
Trips
Shoestring
Darjeeling5 nights · Shared jeeps
Darjeeling and the forest villages by jeep
Darjeeling · Lepchajagat · Jorepokhri
₹12,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Value
Darjeeling7 nights · Reserved car
Chatakpur, Darjeeling and the Lepcha forest
Chatakpur · Darjeeling · Lepchajagat · Jorepokhri
₹26,000per personabout ₹3,250 a day
Comfort
Darjeeling8 nights · Reserved car
A slow week: Darjeeling, Lepchajagat, Mungpoo
Darjeeling · Lepchajagat · Mungpoo
₹45,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Places
Things to do
Viewpoints · 1 hourDawn over Kanchenjunga from the ridgeChatakpur · Free
Treks and walks · Full day, about 4–6 hours one wayForest trail along Senchal to Tiger HillChatakpur · Guide ₹1,000–1,500 a day (indicative) ·…
Wildlife and birds · 2–3 hoursEarly birding walk in Senchal forestChatakpur · Free · guide ₹500–1,000 (indicative)
Food · 2 hoursTerrace farm and homestay kitchenChatakpur · Included in the homestay stay
Wildlife and birds · 1 hourWalk around the twin ponds of JorepokhriJorepokhri · Free or a small fee
Tea · 2–3 hoursWalk the Mim tea garden roadJorepokhri · Free
Viewpoints · 2–3 hoursSimana viewpoint and a look into NepalJorepokhri · ₹600–1,200 for a local car
Wildlife and birds · Half day to a full dayWhere the Himalayan salamander survives nowJorepokhri · Varies · ask locally
Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga dawn from LepchajagatLepchajagat · Free
Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga dawn from LepchajagatLepchajagat · Free