Darjeeling ,West Bengal,India
Rating 4.25 Host
If you ever go on your favourite Darjeeling tour or to Sittong tour, you can definitely enhance the beauty of your exploration with an additional stay at Mungpoo. Want to know all about this offbeat destination full of interesting aspects? Read on!
Mungpoo is a small mountain village located in Darjeeling, West Bengal. At an average altitude of 3,700 ft., Mungpoo lies roughly at 31 Km from Darjeeling town. Part of Sittong-III, this small village is infested with colourful flower nurseries, tea gardens, lively, gurgling mountain-streams and a series of cinchona plantations. The Government Quinine Factory in Mungpoo demonstrates quinine extraction from cinchona for the students to see. The adjoining garden to this factory is full of medicinal plants and shrubs including cinchona too. There is no entry fee for this place and you can explore at your will the series of plantations and shrubs while also taking in the beauty of the green, mountainous valleys, meadows and orchid blooms all around in Mungpoo. The Dinchhen Sherap Chhaeling Gumha, a monastery near the main market at Mungpoo is another attraction, as also is the orchid center at a distance of 5 Km from the market. On your sightseeing trip you can also include the Kalijhora waterfall and Mungpoo view point, and the prestigious, historically enriched Ravindra Bhavan which was the Poet-Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Mungpoo settlement. Do not hesitate and book your stay in Mungpoo now!
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LOCATION :
Mungpoo, Darjeeling
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION: New Jalpaiguri (55kms)
NEAREST BUSSTAND : Tenzing Norgay (65kms)
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Long treks
Day hikes
Stargazing & Jungle Walk
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Family Stay (1400/-): 4 people per Room, Attach toilet
Children : 0-4 yrs Free
DETAIL TIMING :
11:00 A.M: Check-in & Accommodation allotment
01:30 P.M : Lunch (Rice, Dal, Potato fry, Vegetable Curry, Veg Thali)
06:00 P.M : Evening Snacks (Maggie,Tea)
09:00 P.M : Dinner (Rice / Roti, Vegetable Curry, Veg Thali)
10:00 P.M: Main Gate closing time.
(Next Day)
08:00 A.M : Breakfast (Puri, Vegetable Curry, Tea)
10:00 A.M : Check-out
*depending upon availability
1. How to reach the campsite?
You can reach the campsite by reserving a car from NJP to Mungpoo which will cost you around 3500/- for a Tata SUV or similar or you can take share cars from Darjeeling More to Mungpoo will cost you 200/- then Mungpoo to direct homestay will cost you 250/-.
2. What are the staying option available at the campsite?
Family Stay is available at Mungpoo.
3. What will we get at this price?
Accommodation and Food are included in the package but you can order Chicken Barbeque and other foods at the campsite depending upon availability.
4. Facilities available at the campsite?
Running water and western toilets. Car pickup-drop and Guide facilities on request are available at the campsite.
5. Safety at your campsite?
As local people run our camps, we can assume they are the best person to provide safety.
6. Alcohol consumption?
Mungpoo Homestay is an adventurous campsite providing experiences very close to nature. As alcohol consumption injures health, we strongly discourage drinking alcohol on the campsite.
7. What are the nearby places we can visit during our stay?
As Every part of the Himalaya is worth taking a photo still we can name a few like - Kalijhora Waterfall, Orchid Homestay, and Mungpoo Viewpoint.
9. How to book the campsite?
You can book directly from our website by checking availability on your planned date and clicking on the book now button. Check this video for reference.
10 . How can I cancel or change trip dates?
You can cancel your booking anytime from your profile page at our site. Check the video for reference. Please also check the policy before canceling your trip.
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