Tiger Hill- Darjeeling Tourist Places

Tiger Hill is just 13 Kms away from Darjeeling Town , at an altitude of 2590 meters, 8482 feet. Tiger hill is popular spot for most spectacular views, four of world's highest mountains all 8000 meters high towering over us at an incredibly close distance present a sight one can never forget. The contrast between Everest and Kanchenjunga is very much marked. Kanchenjunga is remarkable for it's imposing bulk and massive proportions while Everest soaring above the series of valleys and ridges, is more graceful and majestic. Snowy ranges occupy the space between the two. The entire ranges of Bhutan , Sikkim and Nepal are visible but the panorama is completely dominated by the Kanchenjunga and its neighboring peaks. The change in the color of mountains as the sun rises is never to forget experience. 

The highest spot in the area at 2590m, Tiger Hill is near Ghoom, about 11km from Darjeeling. The hill is famous for its magnificent dawn views over Kanchenjunga and other eastern Himalayan peaks. On a clear day even Mount Everest is visible.
    Every day a large convoy of battered Land Rovers leaves  Darjeeling at 4.30am, which means that in the smaller lodges you get woken up at this time every day, whether you like it or not. It can be very cold and very crowded at the top but coffee is available. There is a view tower. Halfway down the hill a temple priest causes a massive traffic jam by anointing the steering wheel of each vehicle for the return trip. Many take the jeep one way and then walk back - a very pleasant two hour trip