Kurseong, Mirik & the tea valleys · way to travel
Food trails in Kurseong & Mirik
Tibetan, Nepali, Lepcha and Bengali cooking meet in these hills. Eat momos in Darjeeling's lanes, thukpa in Gangtok, sel roti at Tihar, gundruk soup in a village kitchen and hard chhurpi on the trail.
Trips
Shoestring
Kurseong & Mirik5 nights · Mixed
Kurseong, Sittong and Mirik on a shoestring
Kurseong · Sittong · Mirik
₹11,500per personabout ₹1,900 a day Shoestring Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Shared jeeps Three nights inside Makaibari tea estate Makaibari ₹7,500per person
about ₹1,900 a day Shoestring Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Mixed Sittong orange village and Ahaldara Sittong ₹8,000per person
about ₹2,000 a day
Value
Kurseong & Mirik9 nights · Mixed
Nine slow nights in the tea valleys
Kurseong · Makaibari · Sittong · Latpanchar
₹31,000per personabout ₹3,100 a day
Places
Things to do
Culture and history · 1.5 hoursNetaji's house at GiddapaharKurseong · Free or a small fee · car ₹400–600 retu…
Viewpoints · 1 hourMorning at Eagle's CragKurseong · Free or a small fee
Toy train · 2 hoursToy train and bazaar walkKurseong · Free · ₹150 for tea and snacks
Food · 2 hoursKurseong bazaar food crawlKurseong · ₹250–450 pp
Tea · 1–1.5 hoursInside the Makaibari tea factoryMakaibari · Fee varies · ask at the estate
Tea · 2 hoursWalk out with the pluckers at dawnMakaibari · Free for homestay guests · tip your gui…
Tea · 1 hourTaste first, second and autumn flushMakaibari · ₹200–500
Treks and walks · 3 hoursForest and village paths of MakaibariMakaibari · Free · local guide ₹600–1,000
Food · 2 hoursWalk the orange orchards of SittongSittong · Free · oranges ₹60–120 a kg