Mirik is a magical hill station that is located in Darjeeling district and in very close proximity to Siliguri located in North Bengal. This peaceful hill station of Mirik is very beautiful with lots of natural beauty. The floriculture, the pine vegetation, the beautiful Sumendup lake, all makes Mirik a beautiful heaven of Earth.
ABOUT MIRIK
Mirik is a magical hill station that is located in Darjeeling district and in very close proximity to Siliguri located in North Bengal. This peaceful hill station of Mirik is very beautiful with lots of natural beauty. The floriculture, the pine vegetation, the beautiful Sumendup lake, all makes Mirik a beautiful heaven of Earth.
WHEN SHOULD YOU VISIT MIRIK ?
Mirik is basically in fine condition with a pleasant temperature throughout the year. During winters, it falls a minimum of about thirteen degrees and a maximum of thirty degrees during summers.
WHERE IS MIRIK LOCATED ?
The beautiful hill station of Mirik is located about 56 kilometres from Siliguri and 42 kilometres from Darjeeling, high at an altitude of 1,768m in the foothills of the Himalayas in the East.
WHAT ATTRACTS TOURISTS TO MIRIK ?
In this beautiful and awesome hill station of Mirik, there are lots of places that will make your experience of visit to Mirik worth.
The Sumendup lake at Mirik is the major attraction here that attracts most tourists. This Sumendup Lake is surrounded by green pine forests with a rainbow coloured and sized bridge across. Sumendup lake has lots of fishes but are not allowed to fish and this lake is not fit for swimming too.
At the west of the lake, is a holy shrine called Devi sthan dedicated to the holy hindu goddess. IF you’re pious, you should definitely visit the Devi Sthan templeYou can also visit the hanuman and shiva temple located just side of the lake. The Bokar Monastery is another place worth visiting.
The tip of the Mirik hill is Deosi Dara, from where you can see the beautiful view of Mirik, the Sumendup lake and even the hills and plains below. At Deosi dara, is the Rameetay Dara from where you can see the most beautoful sight of sun rise and sun set and even the view of Kurseong. Kawlay Dara is another place in Mirik where you can try visiting for a lovely experience of breath taking view.
While you’re on your visit in Mirik, you may try visiting Rai Dhap which is also a pinic spot. Rai Dhap is a small lake of fresh water that is potable source of drinking water.
A very good option would be a pony ride around the Sumendup lake, or the orange orchards but a ride in the tea plantations in a pony would be the best.
HOW TO REACH MIRIK ?
REACHING MIRIK BY AIR -Bagdogra is the nearest airport to Mirik, which is located near Siliguri at about 55 kilmetres from Mirik.
REACHING MIRIK BY ROAD AND BY RAIL – The New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) is the nearest railway station to Mirik which is located 60 km away from Mirik hill station resort. The road ways are excellent to Mirik connecting Mirik to Darjeeling, Kurseong, SIliguri and Kurseong.
WHERE TO STAY AND ACCOMODATE IN MIRIK ?
Accomodation in Mirik is very easily available. There are lots of options for accomodation as lots of hotels, private accomodation, tourist lodge, all are available at Mirik. You can check this for more information – Hotels for Accomodation at Mirik
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