Day
1: Arrival and check in at Selim
Hills. The journey winds up the road through the forested
hills with open view of vast plains below. Your magical moments
of tea tourism start with a warm welcome at the Tea Bungalow
with a cup of hot flavored Darjeeling tea. Spend afternoon
at leisure on the bungalow lawn looking at the natural canvas.
Day 2: Today we explore
the garden with the manager and experience the process of
tea manufacturing with tea plucking, factory visit followed
by tea testing of various blends of Darjeeling
flavor. Later after lunch we can go for a hike to the
nearby village to interact with the garden workers and to
see their livelihoods. An alternate option is to go for an
exciting ride in Darjeeling
Himalayan railway from Tindharia Heritage Station or an
excursion to Kurseong town. Back to the bungalow and spend
the rest of the day lazily with a book. Or an enthusiast can
hike to the Sunset spot for a brilliant view of the Sunset
on the horizons. Evening will mark with a thumping tribal
musical show with dance and bon fire performed by the garden
workers.
Day 3: Walk to the nearby
forest early morning for a bird
watching tour for couple of hours before checking out
from Selim
Hills. Tour ends with breakfast and a warm farewell from
the garden and drive to onward destination. |