Places to Visit in North Bengal & Sikkim

Viewpoints, monasteries, lakes, tea gardens and forests across Darjeeling, Kalimpong, the Dooars and Sikkim. Open any place to see the best stays nearby.

Sittong Orange Orchards

Sittong is known as the Orange Village of Darjeeling, with orchards that glow with ripe fruit from November to January.

Mungpoo

Mungpoo near Sittong is known for the house where Rabindranath Tagore stayed, now the Rabindra Bhavan museum, and its old cinchona plantations.

Latpanchar

Latpanchar near Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is a top birding spot in North Bengal, famous for the rare rufous-necked hornbill.

Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary

Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary near Sittong protects dense Himalayan forest full of birds, butterflies and wildlife, with lovely nature trails.

Sittong Church

Sittong Church is one of the oldest churches in the Darjeeling hills, a simple colonial-era hill church in a calm, green setting.

Namthing Pokhri

Namthing Pokhri is a small forest lake near Sittong, known as a home of the rare Himalayan salamander, set in dense green woods.

Ahaldhara View Point

Ahaldhara View Point near Sittong offers wide views of the Teesta valley and Kanchenjunga, best at sunrise and sunset.

Jogighat

Jogighat is a peaceful spot on the Teesta river near Sittong, with rocky streams, forest and quiet riverside views.

Rinchenpong Monastery

Rinchenpong Monastery in West Sikkim dates to around 1730 and is among the oldest in Sikkim, known for its rare Adi Buddha statue.

Resum Monastery

Resum (Reesum or Gurung) Monastery near Rinchenpong is an 18th-century ridge-top monastery with wide views of the Kanchenjunga range.