| It's holiday time! Is north-east India still unexplored? | | | | & religious educational centres here. Nature |
| Extract a week from your hectic schedule and fly to | | | | lovers can also plan short visits to Tsongo Lake, |
| the divine land of north east India. If you start from | | | | which is considered extremely sacred by the local |
| Delhi, the capital of India, the flight will first take you to | | | | people. Moreover, Do Drul Chorten (two exquisite |
| Bagdogra airport, which is 110 km from Darjeeling. | | | | Stupas), Rumtek Monastery, Himalayan Zoological |
| Starting your exploration from Darjeeling – the | | | | Park and Government Institute of Cottage |
| Queen of India's hill stations – you will come | | | | Industries (GICI) are some other places to visit in |
| across several Victorian attractions that were first | | | | Gangtok. |
| 'discovered' by the British. Surrounded by aromatic | | | | Located about 80 km from Gangtok is Kalimpong – |
| tea gardens, Darjeeling is one such destination where | | | | that is again a sacred Buddhist place blessed with |
| you can spend at least two days. Tiger Hill(offering | | | | stunning backdrop of towering snow capped peaks. |
| magnificent views of Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest | | | | Thongsa Gompa (Bhutanese Monastery), Durpin Hill |
| & other eastern Himalayan peaks), Ghoom (a | | | | (famous for Tibetan wall paintings) and Tharpa |
| Tibetan village), Toy Train of Darjeeling Himalayan | | | | Choeling Monastery are some of the highly frequented |
| Railway (DHR), Tibet Handicraft Centre, aromatic | | | | places here. |
| Tea gardens and Observatory Hill are some of the | | | | These above mentioned destinations are the perfect |
| highly frequented places in Darjeeling. | | | | locations where one can find enough of Buddhist |
| Next, you can head towards Gangtok, situated in | | | | monasteries. One can also have a closer look to the |
| the lower Himalayas. This pilgrimage centre is a | | | | lifestyle of local villagers here. People are very |
| renowned place for Tibetan Buddhist culture. You | | | | friendly and treat their guests as gods. |
| can spend hours in exploring ancient monasteries | | | | |