An offbeat destination, Takdah is 28 km away from Darjeeling, offers plenty of greeneries. If you have become tired of your busy life. Can't tolerate the busy life then take a break and visit this little hamlet.
Get bushy green views, serene ambiance, colorful orchids, and many more. walking through the coniferous trees can heal your wounded soul. very few people know about this place as it hasn't gone to a full-fledged tourist spot. This place is located at a height of 5200 feet. Back in 1900, this place was decorated for the British cantonment. these houses were built in British Architecture. Most of them were built between 1900 to 1915. when India got its independence British left India with these bungalows over here. Now local and government authorities take over them and try to rejuvenate them for business purposes. You can spend your leisure in those bungalows too with pre-booking. Now Let's look at some interesting areas in Takdah.
Tea Gardens: Takdahhas a lot of Teagarden that spread all over Darjeeling. But specifically, if you're looking for picturesque Teagardents the Takdah is the right answer. Rungliot tea garden is the most beautiful among the others. the best part about this Teagarden is you will see the tremendous scenic beauty of the Teesta river from this place. It is just 2 km towards down from the Takdah market. You can take a cab or can go on a walk as well.
Gielle Bhanjyang Bazaar: From here if you go further down you will find Gandhi Chowk or Gielle Bhanjyang Bazaar. now the question is why do you need to come to this place,? From this Place, you can go to many places like Durpin Dara, Kalimpong, Tiger Hill, Mangpoo, Rambi Khola, Ranju Valley. this is the border area of Gielle Bhanjyang tea state and Jinglam Tea state. In a nutshell, this is known as Junction Gaon where you can go to a lot of places in one go.
Orchid Centre: Once upon a time Takdah Orchid center used to be very famous. Now due to negligence, it has almost lost its prosperity. Widely spread from the bazaar area to the 6th mile, this area harbors thousands of different orchids. The State Government has taken initiative to revive this area for tourist attraction.
Takdah Monastery: Dechhen Pema Tshoiling Monastery aka Takdah Monastery is also another great attraction of this area. A sloppy boulder road will lead you to this Monastery. you need to climb a few steps to reach this place, but once you reach you will be amused by this serene and beautiful place.
There are several places to see, someday or the other we will talk about those.
How to reach: If you want to come to this place by air then Bagdogra is the main airhead. And you want to come by train the nearest railhead is NJP. Both these areas are 25 km away from Takdah. while coming by NH10 would be the easiest way to be there.
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