Tiger Hill sunrise — watch Kanchenjunga (8,586m) turn from silver to gold as the sun rises over the world’s third-highest mountain, visible from a 2,590m viewpoint above Darjeeling
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (Toy Train) — UNESCO World Heritage narrow-gauge steam train running since 1881, with the iconic Batasia Loop spiral offering mountain panoramas
Mirik Lake & Pashupati Market — a complete day trip combining Mirik’s serene 3.5 km lakeside promenade with the Indo-Nepal border market where Indian ID grants you access to Nepal-side prices
Happy Valley Tea Estate — walk through one of Darjeeling’s oldest working tea gardens (est. 1854), watch the plucking and processing, and taste a proper First Flush cup at source
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute — founded by Tenzing Norgay in 1954, housing the original equipment from the first Everest summit including Sir Edmund Hillary’s ice axe
Ghoom Monastery — Darjeeling’s oldest monastery (1850) with a 15-foot Maitreya Buddha statue, just minutes from Ghoom, India’s highest railway station
Japanese Peace Pagoda on Birch Hill — serene white stupa with 360-degree Kanchenjunga views, away from the tourist crowds of central Darjeeling
Hotel, all meals, private transfers from NJP/Bagdogra and back, local guide and all entry fees — fully inclusive from ₹7,999 per person