In this video you will see our journey from Mirik to Darjeeling. In between we also explored Mirik Valley.
Date of Journey - 8th Nov 2024
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We stayed at Rangbhang Homestay. It is located 4 km from Mirik Market.
We had some local breakfast here.
Tariff - Rs 3000 for double occupancy including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Contact No - 9832913617
In case you have missed Ep 9 West Sikkim village Tour, where we shot chhurpi making process. Check the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9kq47XVGCo&t=127s
Sumendu Lake - It is also known as Mirik Lake. This lake is huge and one can see an 80-foot long arch footbridge across the lake called the Indreni Pull. This is one of the known tourist destinations of Mirik.
Bokar Ngedon Chokhor Ling Monastery - It was founded by Kyabje Bokar Tulku Rinpoche in 1984. The original intent was to create a small retreat centre but at the requests of disciples the small retreat centre evolved to become the current monastery.
Okeyti - It is a tea garden in Mirik. Okayti was established in the 1870, they produce a large amount of tea every year and exports to the US, Europe and Japan. Okayti is one of the highest elevation tea estates in the Darjeeling region.
They also do guided tours of tea gardens where they charge Rs 1500 per person for a short tour and for long tours Rs 2000 per person. Which includes factory tour and tea process.
Website - https://www.okaytitea.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopmOoEVax5GZ2iy6GyHRGbNddrjlkbJQ1zl7lKJURL9RF6_RUo-
Gopal Dhara Tea Garden - It is one of the most famous tea gardens in Mirik and the highest tea estates producing Darjeeling tea. Tourists can also visit the tea garden here, and can see the tea process too.
Website - https://gopaldharaindia.com/shop/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA6t-6BhA3EiwAltRFGCGcTFYOY9c-eDCrbRi_FcqDgyHqrOg63-FLBG1_-TVf6dNDsJ-DxRoCtgcQAvD_BwE
Hilley ViewPoint - It is one of the known tourist destinations to enjoy the scenic view while standing at India Nepal Border.
Pashupati Fatak - It is a village on the Indo-Nepal border. Here is a busy market known as Pashupati Market. Pashupati Fatak is also a gateway to travel from India to Nepal or vice versa.
We have also shared a similar kind of border part in our EP 3 Madhubani to Janakpur video, Check the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8s9CzNnMOk&t=1121s
Lepcha Jagat Village - It is about 15 km from darjeeling. We had dinner here and ended our day too.
Hope you enjoyed the video.