Introducing West Bengal Hills
The seemingly endless bus-and-train combination required to get from Kolkata to the hills of West Bengal is well worth it. Feel your blood pressure drop along with the temperature as the scenery gradually changes before you. Once you get to Darjeeling, be sure to have a nice cup of tea – you've earned it.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Darjeeling for 5 nights
by davyd 23 July 2010
yes, you can spend at least three days in Sikkim from your five, including one half-day for way there and another half-day for way back.…
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Re: Rochela Trek, Samthar Plateau West Bengal Hills
by tobie1 10 February 2009
I would also like to hear from anyone who has done this trek. We plan on it for next October/November. Is it camping only? How many…
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Update on strikes in Darjeeling needed
by mstep 10 March 2008
I'm planning on going to the West Bengal hills in late March, and was told by an Indian national that the situation in Darjeeling was…
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