Kalimpong

Kalimpong is a beautiful place of great attraction. This sleepy little town situated at an altitude of 1,200 mtrs, some 50 kms to the east of Darjeeling. It once used to be the hub of the trans-Himalayan trade between India and Tibet when merchants used to ferry commerce by mule caravan over the Jelepla pass on the Sikkim-Tibet border.
The places to visit are Kalimpong Arts and Craft Center for handicraft goods; "Tharpa Choling Monastery", a repository of old scriptures, and documents; "Thongsa (Bhutan) Monastery", the oldest in the area; "Dharmodaya Vihar", a Nepalese Bhuddhist Temple; Parnami Mandir and Mangal Dham; "Durpin Danda" from where the mountain ranges of Sikkim, including "Jelepla", "Tiger Hill" and the confluence of the "Relli", "Riang" and "Tista" rivers can be views "Zong Dog Palri Fo Brang Monastery" at "Durpin Danda"; deolo View Point for magnificent views: and Kalimpong famous flower nurseries.