Kurseong, Mirik & the tea valleys · way to travel
Long weekends in Kurseong & Mirik
Short trips that start and end at NJP or Bagdogra: Darjeeling and Ghoom, Kalimpong and Lava, Mirik and the tea gardens, Gangtok and Tsomgo, or a Dooars forest weekend.
Trips
Value
Kurseong & Mirik4 nights · Mixed
Kurseong and Mirik tea valleys
Kurseong · Mirik
₹13,000per personabout ₹2,600 a day
Shoestring
Kurseong & Mirik2 nights · Shared jeeps
Kurseong: toy train, Netaji and tea
Kurseong
₹5,500per personabout ₹1,850 a day
Value
Kurseong & Mirik2 nights · Mixed
Mirik lake and tea slopes weekend
Mirik
₹8,500per personabout ₹2,850 a day
Places
Things to do
Treks and walks · 3 hoursWalk the Dow Hill forest roadDow Hill · Free · ₹400–600 for a car back
Culture and history · 2 hoursDow Hill ghost lore by daylightDow Hill · ₹800–1,200 for a car with a local driver
Culture and history · 1 hourVictoria School and the 1879 ridgeDow Hill · Free
Wildlife and birds · 2.5 hoursDawn birding in the Dow Hill forestDow Hill · Free · guide ₹800–1,200
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
Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursDawn walk round Sumendu LakeMirik · Free · boat ₹150–300