#Dawaipani

Dawaipani one of the famous and beautiful offbeat tourist place in Darjeeling. Dawaipani is only 20 km from Darjeeling. This hidden small beautiful village situated at an altitude of 6500 feet. If anyone not go to this village they will miss the spectacular views of this place. The kanchenjunga can be seen from almost the entire village and view is breathtaking. Darjeeling and part of sikkim can be clearly seen from Dawaipani, it looks nice at night when the lights are on.

The “khola” river passes through the Dawaipani village. This “khola” revers water know as Dawaipani in local language it means “Medicated water”. There is a beautiful story behind the naming this village. According to the local people one of the British cornal become very ill, there was no way he could be healed. But after drinking the Khola river water of this village he became completely healthy.

Dawaipani weather

Summer:- Avg 14 to 28 degree centigrade, Winter:-Avg 1 to 12 degree centigrade.

How to reach Dawaipani

The nearest airport is Bagdogra and nearest railway station is NJP. There is two way to go to Dawaipani one is from Teesta bazar another is from Jhorbanglo. On Peshok road a place known as 3 mile one uphill road enter into Dawaipani.

Best time to go Dawaipani

The best time to go to dawaipani is october to January, Kanchenjunga can be seen clearly at this time. Another time is march to july this time is summer and rainy season. This time you can enjoy cloud and foggy weather.

Place to Stay at Dawaipani

#Tinchuley

Tinchuley is a very popular tourist place in Darjeeling region. This beautiful offbeat hemlet hidden in the mountain. Tinchuley located at an altitude of 5900 feet and only 26 km way from Darjeeling. Tinchuley covered with clouds, pine forest and tea estate. This place is best for mountain lovers because Tinchuley offers breathtaking views of Himalayas. This place is face of the Kalimpong hills and Teesta river.

Tinchuley this word means “three oven” or “tin chullas”. The three hills surround this place in such a way that from distance this three hill look like “three oven” or “tin chullas”.

Gumbadara view point is a famous view spot in Tinchuley. The river teesta and Kalimpong hill can seen clearly below the peshok tea garden from Gumabadara view point. The view of Kanchenjunga from Gumbadara is unforgettable.

How to reach Tinchuley

From Tinchuley nearest Railway station is NJP only 85 km and nearest Airport is Bagdogra only 75 km. By car to reach Tinchuley one via Sevok road and another is via Kurseong road. From peshok one uphill road enter into Tinchuley via Gumbadara and another from 3 mile one down hill enter into Tinchuley via Takdha.

Tinchuley weather

Summer:- Avg 10 to 20 degree centigrade, Winter:-Avg 2 to 11 degree centigrade.

Place to stay at Tinchuley

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That’s when someone suggested Bhandardara. I had heard of this place as a monsoon destination & hence had not considered it as an option in the month of January.

So, did some research online & liked the place. There are many options to reach Bhandardara. We took a train to Igatpuri & then an auto to Bhandardara. There are many trains that you can opt for from Mumbai to Igatpuri. The other options are bus from Kalyan to Bhandardara or you can come in your own vehicle by road.

I had booked a room at MTDC Bhandardara. There are few other options as well but MTDC is located right next to big lake because of which it offers some amazing views. Of course, there are home stays available from the locals but we only came to know of them once we reached there. However apart from the average food there was nothing more to regret at MTDC!!

We reached the resort around 11 am & decided to spend the rest of the day at leisure. In the afternoon, we went for a stroll around the resort. The lake was amazing. It’s actually a river that forms a lake due to a dam. There are boating facilities in the lake. However, it’s not the usual paddle boats but country boats fitted with motors that ferry the locals. You can also arrange bonfire near the lake or simply spend time on the benches near the lake. The best part about Bhandardara is that it offers various activities at different times of the year. There are many places around that offer homemade food.

The next day we hired a cab & went for sightseeing. In Bhandardara if you go during monsoon you can see number of water falls. However, in the month of January the falls had dried up but due to good visibility from the top of the dams & mountain peaks the views were spectacular.

For trekkers, there are some good options during winter. You can trek up mount Kalsubai OR trek inside Sandhan Valley. Mount Kalsubai is the highest peak in Maharashtra. We had gone for the trek inside Sandhan Valley. This is basically a dried-up river bed which ends in a waterfall at one end. This river bed is active during monsoon. However, this is not a flat river bed & that’s where the trekking comes in. It’s a moderate intensity trek. We trekked for a few hours & then came back. The full trek can take upto 12 hours & exits at Shahpur.

We also visited Amruteshwar temple. Legend says that this temple was built by the Pandavas.

You can also visit Ratangad fort which is a moderate trek. By the end of the day we took a train back to Mumbai with some beautiful memories of the trip.

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