Kurseong, Mirik & the tea valleys · way to travel

Homestays in Kurseong & Mirik

Village homestays in Sillery Gaon, Lepchajagat, Dzongu, Uttarey and the tea gardens, usually with dinner and breakfast included. Cheaper than hotels, warmer in winter and the best way to eat local food.

Trips

Shoestring Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · On foot Dow Hill and Chimney forest walks Kurseong · Chimney ₹7,000per person
about ₹1,750 a day

Shoestring Kurseong & Mirik5 nights · Mixed Kurseong, Sittong and Mirik on a shoestring Kurseong · Sittong · Mirik ₹11,500per person
about ₹1,900 a day

Value Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Reserved car Latpanchar hornbills and Ahaldara dawns Latpanchar ₹12,500per person
about ₹3,100 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

Comfort Kurseong & Mirik7 nights · Reserved car Kurseong, Makaibari, Sittong and Mirik Kurseong · Makaibari · Sittong · Mirik ₹38,000per person
about ₹4,750 a day

Value Kurseong & Mirik9 nights · Mixed Nine slow nights in the tea valleys Kurseong · Makaibari · Sittong · Latpanchar ₹31,000per person
about ₹3,100 a day

Places

forest village2,200 m Chimney A village named after the last brick of an old dak bungalow

forest village1,400 m Latpanchar Hornbills and cinchona at the top of Mahananda sanctuary

tea garden1,200 m Makaibari The cornfield that became one of Darjeeling's oldest tea gardens

village1,200 m Sittong Darjeeling's orange village in the Riyang valley

Things to do

Culture and history · 45 minutesThe 1839 chimney on the old roadChimney · Free or a small fee Treks and walks · 4 hours returnRidge walk from Chimney to BagoraChimney · Free · guide ₹800–1,200 Food · EveningA homestay supper by the bukhariChimney · Included in homestay rate Viewpoints · 1 hourSunrise from the Chimney ridgeChimney · Free

Wildlife and birds · 3 hoursHornbill dawn with a Latpanchar guideLatpanchar · Guide ₹1,000–1,500 · fees where charged

Culture and history · 2 hoursThrough the quinine treesLatpanchar · Free

Treks and walks · 3–4 hoursA guided trail in Mahananda forestLatpanchar · Guide ₹1,000–1,500 · entry fee where ch…

Food · EveningSupper in a plantation villageLatpanchar · Included in homestay rate Tea · 1–1.5 hoursInside the Makaibari tea factoryMakaibari · Fee varies · ask at the estate

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