Kurseong, Mirik & the tea valleys · way to travel

Off-season and monsoon in Kurseong & Mirik

From June to September prices drop, the tea gardens are greenest and the crowds go home. Expect rain most afternoons, landslides on some roads and closed national parks.

Trips

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

lake1,370 m Namthing Pokhri The seasonal lake where Himalayan salamanders come to breed

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

Things to do

Wildlife and birds · 1.5 hoursWatch Himalayan salamanders breedNamthing Pokhri · Free or small fee · guide ₹500–800 Treks and walks · 1 hourA quiet walk round the lakeNamthing Pokhri · Free Wildlife and birds · 2 hoursBirds of the Shelpu forestNamthing Pokhri · Guide ₹500–800 Culture and history · 1 hourHow the salamander ponds are protectedNamthing Pokhri · Free Food · 2 hoursWalk the orange orchards of SittongSittong · Free · oranges ₹60–120 a kg Treks and walks · 3–4 hours returnDown to the Riyang riverSittong · Free · guide ₹500–800 Culture and history · 1.5 hoursSittong's old church and village lanesSittong · Free Viewpoints · 3 hoursDawn trip from Sittong to AhaldaraSittong · Car ₹1,200–1,800 return

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