The Darjeeling Hills, told by someone who lives here.
Places to visit, homestays, schools and colleges, food, festivals and Nepali stories — across Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong, Mirik, Siliguri and Sikkim.
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Every hub pulls together places to visit, where to stay and eat, schools and colleges, and local culture for that part of the hills.
Queen of the HillsDarjeeling
Land of white orchidsKurseong
Monasteries & villagesKalimpong
Lake & pine slopesMirik
Gateway to the hillsSiliguri
Peaks, monasteries, permitsSikkim
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Find it in the hills
Pick what you need, then pick the place. Each guide is curated by hand — not scraped from booking sites.
Homestays
Stay with local familiesRestaurants & cafés
Momos, thukpa, bakeries and tea roomsSchools
Boards, fees, admissions, hostelsColleges
Courses, admissions, merit listsA taste of the hills
From steaming momos and thukpa to sel roti, gundruk and chhurpi — and the everyday cup of chiya at a roadside stall.
Start with
- Glenary’s Bakery & Restaurant, Darjeeling
- Nom Nom, Darjeeling
- Varieties of Darjeeling tea
- Top tea gardens of Darjeeling
Festivals & living traditions
Nepali, Lepcha, Bhutia, Tibetan and other hill communities — and the festivals that fill the calendar.
- Dashain Sep – Oct
- Tihar Oct – Nov
- Lhabab Duchen Autumn (lunar)
- Maghe Sankranti Mid-January
- Losar Feb – Mar
Festival dates follow lunar calendars and shift each year — we confirm them in each guide.
Explore culture →Nepali words, written in the hills
Poems, short stories and profiles of the writers who shaped Nepali literature — from Darjeeling to Kathmandu and beyond. Original work only, shared with the author’s permission.
Read stories & poems →Share your writing
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Homestays & hotels
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