11 of the best things to do in Darjeeling, India
Darjeeling is a name that many people associate with tea, but there is much more to this hill station than its delicate orange pekoe. Sprinkled along a mountain ridge at an elevation of 2100m (6900ft), it is a gateway to the high Himalayas, and sits under the icy gaze of Khangchendzonga, the world’s third-highest mountain at 8586m (28,169ft).