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Neora Valley National Park

Kalimpong, West Bengal, India

4.5 (0)

Overview

One of India's last pristine forests — 88 sq km of untouched bamboo, oak and rhododendron sheltering red pandas and clouded leopards.

Why visit: True wilderness trekking in the red panda's secret kingdom.

Things to do

›Zero Point trek
›Birding (satyr tragopan!)
›Forest camps at Kolakham

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Dec, Mar–May

Entry fee

Permit ~₹100

Est. budget

₹1,500–4,000

Duration

1–3 days

Nearby attractions

Within

3.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.3

Lolegaon

Kalimpong, West Bengal

A Lepcha village at the end of a cedar-forest road, known for its canopy walk swaying through ancient trees and dawn Kanchenjunga views.

Oct–MayOvernightExplore

7.2 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.4

Lava

Kalimpong, West Bengal

A cloud-wrapped hamlet at 7,016 ft beside Neora Valley National Park, its Kagyu monastery glowing gold above fir forests.

Oct–May (Dec–Jan for snow chance)1–2 daysExplore

9.8 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.4

Rishyap

Kalimpong, West Bengal

A roadless-until-recently hamlet at 8,500 ft facing a wall of snow peaks — Kanchenjunga, Pandim and Siniolchu fill the horizon.

Oct–Dec, Mar–MayOvernightExplore

12.8 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.3

Samsing

Kalimpong, West Bengal

Where the Dooars plains crumple into hills — tea gardens, orange orchards and the boulder-strewn Murti river at Rocky Island.

Oct–May1–2 daysExplore

13.7 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Nature

4.2

Suntalekhola

Kalimpong, West Bengal

A stream-side nature resort beyond Samsing, its hanging bridge leading into Neora Valley's buffer forests full of birdsong.

Oct–May1 day / overnightExplore

17.5 km

💎 Hidden Gem🏞️ Lake

4.3

Aritar Lampokhari Lake

Aritar, Sikkim

Sikkim's oldest natural lake, boot-shaped and pine-ringed at Aritar — the state's only boating lake, gateway to the Silk Route.

Mar–Jun, Sep–DecHalf dayExplore

21.8 km

🌄 Viewpoint

4.5

Deolo Hill

Kalimpong, West Bengal

Kalimpong's highest point (5,590 ft), a landscaped hilltop park with 360° views of the Teesta, Relli valley and Kanchenjunga.

Oct–Dec, Mar–May2–3 hrsExplore

22.3 km

📍 Sanctuary

4.2

Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary

Jalpaiguri, West Bengal

Gorumara's quieter northern neighbour across the Murti river, famed for elephant herds and bison at the watchtower salt lick.

Oct–MayHalf–1 dayExplore

23 km

⛰️ Hill Station

4.4

Kalimpong

Kalimpong, West Bengal

A flower-nursery hill town on a ridge above the Teesta, blending Tibetan monasteries, colonial schools and Himalayan haat bazaars.

Sep–May1–2 daysExplore

23.5 km

📍 Monastery

4.4

Zang Dhok Palri Monastery

Kalimpong, West Bengal

The Durpin monastery consecrated by the Dalai Lama in 1976, holding rare Kangyur scriptures brought from Tibet, atop Durpin hill.

Sep–May1–2 hrsExplore