Mirik

This quaint hill station—located about 49 kilometres southwest of Darjeeling town—escapes most visitors’ radars. The drive to Mirik takes approximately an hour and a half. Surrounded by coverlets of tea estates, orange orchards, cedar forests and cardamom plantations, Mirik is watered by Sumendu Lake. With a lush garden on one side and soaring pine trees on the other, the lake side makes for a perfect picnic spot. Perched at an elevation of 4905 feet, Mirik has multiple hilltop points that offer wonderful views of the snow-clad Kangchenjunga peak. The highest point of the hill town is the Boker Monastery, situated at a height of 5801 feet.