Your journey begins with a pickup from Bagdogra Airport or NJP Railway Station. Your cab winds up through tea estates and misty mountain roads into the Queen of the Hills — Darjeeling. The ascent itself is a treat, with rows of tea bushes blanketing the hillsides and the air growing cooler with every kilometre gained. Check in to your hotel and get settled. In the evening, your cab takes you to the iconic Chowrasta — Darjeeling's famous Mall Road pedestrian square — where the mountains frame the horizon and the colonial-era charm of the town comes alive.