'''Kurseong''' is a city in North Bengal.

Get in

Kurseong is about 45 kilometers from Siliguri the gateway to North Bengal. The airport of Siliguri is known as Bagdogra while the railway station is known as New Jalpaiguri. It takes approximately 2 hours to reach Kurseong if you travel by Hill Cart Road, the comfortable and scenic link running parallel to the railway tracks or about one hour using the Old Army Road (Pankhabari Road), which is steeper.

Get around

See

Kurseong is home to the costliest teas in the world. World famous Castleton, Ambotia and Makaibari tea gardens produce the most delicate aromas of all black teas known to mankind.

Do

Kurseong is the ultimate experience in leisure. You just relax or move around the town, tea gardens or the parks. Enjoy the cool mountain breeze. The town is small, clean and relatively uncrowded. To enjoy pristine beauty of the Himalayas you can walk to Eagle's Craig (Durpin Dhara) or trek (or take a taxi) to Deer's Park. Eagles Craig provides panaromic view of Kurseong Town and the plains of Siliguri. You can view Himalayan peaks with their golden glow for sunrise. Trek to Balason river but take local advice for that.

Buy

One can buy beautiful Tea from either Tea Estate's outlet countr or from shops available in plenty. Woolen garments, jackets are very attractive and can be purchased from shops located on T.N.Road.

Eat

You can eat Momo's, the Tibetan variety of dumplings.

Drink

Sleep

Cochrane, Government owned Tourist Lodge and Shyams provide cosy stay.

Get out

Continue with your journey to Darjeeling (about 35 kilometers), to Sikkim or Kalimpong. To catch a train or flight, you have to go to Siliguri.