Darjeeling: The Kanchenjunga Sunrise
Darjeeling & Tiger Hill, West Bengal
Highlights
- Sunrise on Kanchenjunga from Tiger Hill — the whole reason you came
- The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a working UNESCO World Heritage line
- A tea estate walk and a proper tasting — first flush against second
- Ghoom Monastery and the Batasia Loop war memorial
- Padmaja Naidu Zoo and the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
The story
You get up at four, drive in the dark, and stand in the cold with a hundred other people waiting for one thing. Then Kanchenjunga goes pink and everybody stops talking.
The rest is gentler: a toy train that has been climbing this hill since 1881, tea estates where you can taste a first flush next to a second and finally understand the difference, and a monastery above the clouds at Ghoom.
Itinerary
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Fly in, then the long climb up through the tea. Check in and walk the Mall in the evening.
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Four a.m. start for Kanchenjunga. Ghoom Monastery and the Batasia Loop on the way back. Afternoon free to recover.
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Happy Valley estate: the picking, the withering loft, the tasting. Afternoon joyride on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway to Ghoom and back.
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Padmaja Naidu Zoo for the red pandas and snow leopards, the Mountaineering Institute next door, then Chowrasta for the afternoon.
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Morning descent and the flight home.
We'll WhatsApp you the full day-by-day itinerary — free, no calls unless you ask.
Inclusions
- Return flights Ahmedabad ↔ Bagdogra
- 4 nights in a Darjeeling hotel with a valley-side room
- All hill transfers in a private vehicle
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Tiger Hill sunrise run and the tea-estate tasting
- Toy train joyride ticket
Exclusions
- Lunches
- Tea you buy at the estate
- Cable car and ropeway tickets
- Anything not in inclusions
Know before you go
- Kanchenjunga hides in cloud in monsoon; October–December and March–May are the clear windows
- Tiger Hill is genuinely cold before dawn even in summer — layers, gloves, a cap
- The toy train runs to a seasonal timetable and can be cancelled for landslides
- Darjeeling town is steep and largely stairs; not an easy trip on weak knees
Policies
Payment policy
30% deposit locks your seat the moment you book.
Balance is due 21 days before departure.
UPI, cards and net-banking accepted; EMI available on major cards.
Every rupee is receipted and the balance date is written on your confirmation.
Confirmation policy
Confirmation lands on WhatsApp and email as soon as your deposit clears.
A trip captain is assigned to you by name before you travel.
If we ever cancel a departure ourselves, you choose a full refund or a free date move.
Refund policy
Full refund (minus payment-gateway fees) if you cancel within 48 hours of booking and 30+ days before departure.
Refunds are processed to the original payment method within 7 working days.
Third-party charges already paid on your behalf (visas, permits, non-refundable air) are deducted at cost and shown to you.
Cancellation policy
30+ days before departure: lose only the deposit.
15–29 days: 50% of the package cost.
7–14 days: 75% of the package cost.
Under 7 days or no-show: no refund.
One free date change up to 15 days before departure.
Why book with Travelers Clan
- Fully personalised. This itinerary is a starting point — we tailor every day to you.
- Visas & TCS handled. Flat 2% TCS on overseas trips, paperwork on us.
- Secure deposits. Protected until you travel, cancel windows in writing.
- A dedicated captain. One trained trip captain, on call your whole journey.
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