Kurseong, Mirik & the tea valleys · way to travel
Tea country in Kurseong & Mirik
Darjeeling's tea grows on about 87 gardens on slopes from roughly 600 to 2,000 m. Stay in a garden homestay, walk the plucking paths at 7 am, watch withering and rolling in the factory and taste the first and second flush side by side.
Trips
Value
Kurseong & Mirik4 nights · Mixed
Kurseong and Mirik tea valleys
Kurseong · Mirik
₹13,000per personabout ₹2,600 a day
Comfort
Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Reserved car
Kurseong heritage stay with tea tastings
Kurseong
₹21,000per personabout ₹5,250 a day
Shoestring
Kurseong & Mirik5 nights · Mixed
Kurseong, Sittong and Mirik on a shoestring
Kurseong · Sittong · Mirik
₹11,500per personabout ₹1,900 a day
Shoestring
Kurseong & Mirik2 nights · Shared jeeps
Kurseong: toy train, Netaji and tea
Kurseong
₹5,500per personabout ₹1,850 a day Shoestring Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Shared jeeps Three nights inside Makaibari tea estate Makaibari ₹7,500per person
about ₹1,900 a day
Comfort
Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Reserved car
Mirik in comfort: lake, tea and Gopaldhara
Mirik
₹18,500per personabout ₹4,600 a day
Value
Kurseong & Mirik2 nights · Mixed
Mirik lake and tea slopes weekend
Mirik
₹8,500per personabout ₹2,850 a day
Comfort
Kurseong & Mirik7 nights · Reserved car
Kurseong, Makaibari, Sittong and Mirik
Kurseong · Makaibari · Sittong · Mirik
₹38,000per personabout ₹4,750 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
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
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