Darjeeling has a fair range of hotels, the better ones offering lovely mountain and valley views (a prime consideration when choosing a room) and heating facilities, which are necessary in view of often chilly evenings. Insist on a room with ...

The handicrafts of Darjeeling show marked influences of Tibetan, Nepalese, Sikkimese and Bhutanese art and culture. The main products are woollen blankets, hand-knitted garments and woven fabrics, also woodwork, bamboo fretwork, copper- plate curios studded with red and blue stone ...

Darjeeling’s treks are short, comfortable and very scenic. The most popular trekking months are April–May for seeing the flora of the region, and October–November when you have the clearest mountain views). If you want an organised trek, complete with porter, ...

Ruled first by the Rajahs of Sikkim (until the start of the 18th century), then by the Gurkhas of Nepal, who invaded Sikkim in 1780, and then returned to the Rajahs by the East India Company. Darjeeling had a  chequered ...