Discover the best hotels in Kalimpong District, West Bengal including The Elgin Silver Oaks, Kalimpong, Hotel Aashiyana, The Gingko Eyrie, Sterling Park Kalimpong, Mission Valley Kalimpong, Golden Kuensel Resort & Spa, The Shire, Hotel Arms, Shikher Guest House, Pokhrel Lodge.
Kalimpong is a bustling bazaar town set among the rolling foothills and deep valleys of the Himalayas. Kalimpong has become an important tourist destination owing to its temperate climate and proximity to popular tourist locations in the region. It is famous for its flower market, especially the wide array of orchids. Other attractions include Buddhist monasteries including the Zang Dhok Palri Phodang - known for its rare Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, churches, an excellent private library for the study of Tibetan and Himalayan language and culture. Kalimpong is home to Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje - 17th Karmapa. Kalimpong is also known for its traditional handicrafts.Although not many travellers bother to visit Kalimpong, there's enough here to keep you occupied for a couple of days, and for the energetic there's some good trekking and river-rafting in the river Teesta.
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