Kurseong, Mirik & the tea valleys · way to travel
Kanchenjunga views in Kurseong & Mirik
Kanchenjunga, 8,586 m, is visible from Tiger Hill, Sandakphu, Pelling, Rinchenpong, Deolo, Lava and dozens of village ridges. Clear mornings come mostly from October to early December and again in March and April.
Trips
Value
Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Reserved car
Latpanchar hornbills and Ahaldara dawns
Latpanchar
₹12,500per personabout ₹3,100 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 personabout ₹4,750 a day
Places
Things to do
Viewpoints · 2 hoursSunrise from AhaldaraAhaldara · Free · car ₹600–1,000 from Latpanchar
Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursAfternoon light over KalimpongAhaldara · Free
Treks and walks · 3–4 hours returnWalk up to Ahaldara from LatpancharAhaldara · Free
Adventure · 1.5 hoursWinter night sky over the TeestaAhaldara · Car ₹800–1,200 from Latpanchar
Tea · 1.5 hoursWalk the high sections of GopaldharaGopaldhara · Free
Tea · 1 hourTaste high-grown Gopaldhara teasGopaldhara · ₹200–600 for samples and a pot
Viewpoints · 2 hoursAbove the valley mist at dawnGopaldhara · Car ₹1,500–2,000 from Mirik
Culture and history · 1.5 hoursLife in a high tea villageGopaldhara · Free · guide ₹500–800
Wildlife and birds · 3 hoursHornbill dawn with a Latpanchar guideLatpanchar · Guide ₹1,000–1,500 · fees where charged
Tea · 1.5 hoursWalk the high sections of GopaldharaGopaldhara · Free
Tea · 1 hourTaste high-grown Gopaldhara teasGopaldhara · ₹200–600 for samples and a pot
Viewpoints · 2 hoursAbove the valley mist at dawnGopaldhara · Car ₹1,500–2,000 from Mirik
Culture and history · 1.5 hoursLife in a high tea villageGopaldhara · Free · guide ₹500–800
Wildlife and birds · 3 hoursHornbill dawn with a Latpanchar guideLatpanchar · Guide ₹1,000–1,500 · fees where charged