Dilpali Homestay cum Farmstay at Turzum Tea Garden, School Gaon, Pokhriabung, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Away from the hustle and bustle of the market area of Darjeeling town, our place is situated on the outskirts of Darjeeling. It is about 28 kms from the market area of Darjeeling and takes about an hour of scenic and enjoyable drive from there to reach us.
The nearest railway station from Dilpali Homestay cum Farmstay is the New Jalpaiguri railway station (68 kms) and the nearest airport is the Bagdogra airport (63 kms). It takes about two and a half hours drive from the NJP railway station and two hours drive from the Bagdogra airport to reach our place. The route is via Mirik.
The Farmstay is surrounded by beautiful tea garden and tranquil environment. The rooms are cosy, neat and clean with attached bathrooms with geysers. The rooms are well furnished. The Farmstay also has a lobby with fire place, television and reading materials. At present there are two double-bedded rooms and two twin single bedded rooms. Food served is of typical Gorkha cuisine with vegetables purely organic from own vegetable-garden, chicken and meat are also from own farm.
We try our best to make the stay of our guests as comfortable as possible. We also believe in people coming as guests and leaving as friends and for that apart from hosting them has friends we try to involve them, i.e. if they wish, in various activities like flower-gardening, vegetable-gardening, feeding the chicken in the coop and such other countryside activities. We also arrange picnics for the guests on the bank of a river nearby. They can take the pleasure of fishing in the river. (For picnic some additional charge is applicable).
Nearby places of interest are as follows:
1. Mirik Lake and Pashupati Market (which is in Nepal).
2. Sandakphu (famous for trekking to witness the unobstructed view of the Mount Kanchenjunga and adjacent mountains and hills).
3. Jorepokari, where one can see the Himalayan Salamander which is also known as Himalayan Newt (Tolotorition verrucosus). It is an endemic species of Jorepokari i.e. this species is found only here in the whole world.
4. Various sightseeing points in and around Darjeeling town which includes Tigerhill, Ghoom Monastery, Batasia Loop, Zoo with HMI and Bengali museum, Tenzing Rock, Japanese Temple with Peace Pagoda, Rock Garden and Ropeway.
We arrange cabs for pickup, drop and sightseeings at the most reasonable rates.