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Lepchajagat is a small village located in wilderness at an altitude of 6,956 ft (i.e. 2123 meters) and only 19kms away from Darjeeling hill town. Although it's quite close to Darjeeling's main hub and takes only about 45 minutes by taxi, it has a world of its own. As the name suggests, it once used to be a hamlet of the Lepcha tribes. The word 'Jagat' actually means "the world', so it was the world of the lepchas.
Located within the Ghoom Pahar forest is the beautifull Himal falls. To reach the falls one has to trek from the Chatai Dhura Hawaghar along the Darjeeling Mariabong village road. Recommended time is in the morning with sun rising up on the snowy peaks.
Jorpokhri is a tiny village on a hilltop and located in Darjeeling district. From Darjeeling town, it is about 19kms and can be reached from the road to Mirik. Located at an altitude of 7,400 ft, the main feature of Jorpokhi is its twin lakes after which the place has been named. In the water tanks you might be able to see the rare Himalayan Salamanders that are small lizard like amphibians. Once they were considered totally extinct and wiped off from the face of the earth. They were found to be living here in Jorpokhri in 1964. One of the best offerings of Jorpokhri is its sweeping views of the Himalayan snow peaks and the Darjeeling landscape.
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This mountain-side market town in Nepal’s Ilam district, just two km from the Indian border on the Darjeeling Mirik Road. Pashupati is named after the main deity of Nepal Lord Pashupatinath. For several years now, Pashupati has been an entry point for Chinese goods, mainly electronics and consumer products, into India. A Silk Route of sorts linking Chinese manufacturing towns to the vast market in North Bengal, Sikkim and Jharkhand via Kathmandu and Pashupati.
