Walks in Darjeeling
About 200 years ago, when Captain Herbert, the Deputy Surveyor General of East India Company, visited Darjeeling, he reached the mesmerizing hills with its superlative view of Mt. Kanchenjunga, on foot. Even today, walking remains the best way to explore this magnificent town.
Most leisure tourists also cannot avoid walking as some of the best tourist destinations such as Darjeeling Mall, Mahakal temple and Richmond Hill can only be reached on foot. Some of the most popular walks around Darjeeling town include the circular walk around Richmond Hill.
Darjeeling Walks offers excellent walking tour options to explore the city beyond its touristic facade and understand the core of the town, its people, its heritage and its culture. Here are some of our popular walking tour options.
This heritage walk of Darjeeling town will take you through a historic journey of British Darjeeling. The Heritage buildings of the town are mostly constructed in Victorian Architectural style. The walk is accompanied by our expert guides who are avid storytellers to help visitors relive the history of the town.
This walking tour takes you to the outskirts of the town. You start from Darjeeling town on a vehicle that drops you at the starting point of the walking tour. We take you to rural Darjeeling with excellent mountain views and a glimpse into the life of the local people. These tours are designed for you to have a perspective on the simple rural life of the hill people and their hospitality. Depending upon the interest of the guests, we also organise local cuisine for the guests to try.
Darjeeling is quite popular among the foodies, and the choice is surprisingly varied. There are innumerable momo shops that are equally popular among the local as well as the tourists. Also, the variety of quality western and continental food available in the town is unmatched. We take you on a walking tour to explore not on the food but also its history.
Adventure walks are small treks that give you the feel of a trek within the short duration of a day or even half. A popular half-day adventure hike originates at Darjeeling and leads you to Tiger Hill, the vantage point for watching Kanchenjunga during a sunrise.
Adventure walks are small treks that give you the feel of a trek within the short duration of a day or even half. A popular half-day adventure hike originates at Darjeeling and leads you to Tiger Hill, the vantage point for watching Kanchenjunga during a sunrise.