Darjeeling Local Sightseeing
FIVE SIGHTSEEING POINT IN DARJEELING TOWN There are many sightseeing destination in and around Darjeeling. Here are five most popular point that can be visited within a day. Remember no guides are required for these visits unless you ask for one to your travel agencies. Local taxi drivers can be hired and fare can be negotiated. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute & Zoo: There are two attraction in the same place. The Institude, HMI was built to honor Tenzing Norgey the first man to reach the peak of Mt. Everest. This institute was established to train mountaineering and rock climbing to students from all over the world. Here you will also find a museum which has Tenzing's belongings and other articles related to mountaineering history. The zoo has many Himalayan animals like Himalayan Black Bear, Tibetan wolf, Snow Leopard, yaks, etc. The zoo is mostly popular for one animal, Red panda. The red panda, also called the lesser panda, ...
