Kalimpong Travel Guide

Sprawling along a ridge overlooking the Teesta River, Kalimpong is a hill station 50 kilometres from Darjeeling. Located in a major ginger-producing region Kalimpong is also home to a few Buddhist monasteries, multiple nurseries and a buzzing central market popular equally among visitors and locals. Filled with an array of orchids, Himalayan grown flower bulbs, tubers and rhizomes, the flower markets here are a must see. The hill town is also famous for exporting a wide range of traditional handicrafts, wood-carvings, embroidered items, bags and purses with tapestry work and copper ware. Located atop Durpin hill (one of the two hills of the town), the Zang Dhok Palri Phodang (a Buddhist monastery) houses a number of rare Tibetan Buddhist scriptures and artefacts. Perched at an altitude of 4101 feet, overlooking the beautiful Himalayan ranges, Kalimpong makes for a perfect day trip from Darjeeling.