About Peshok
Darjeeling
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What to Do or Activities in Peshok :
There are number of tea-gardens in and around Peshok. Among them Peshok Tea garden is near - by. Visitors can spend some quality of time by walking through the tea-garden, getting the smell of raw tea-leaves , watching the mighty Kanchenjunga and its surrounding snow-capped summits or visit the tea-factory to watch tea-processing.
Adventure lovers can follow the jungle-trails to inside of the forest to taste the wild nature or opt for some rock-climbing activities.
A beautiful waterfalls is there near the Lopchu Tea Estate . The approaching road to Waterfalls passes through dense forest and daunting hills. There is no built-up road to reach the falls, but to follow the jungle trails. It’s better to take a local guide to go there. Only physically fit persons are advised to take the trip.
A village walk can be done. Walking through the Peshok village can be interesting to get glimpses of the life-style of village people of hills.
Bird lovers can find Peshok as an ideal destination for watching number of Himalayan birds. Birds like Verditer Flycatcher, Blue Magpie, Long Tailed Shrike and many more variety of birds are available here.
Place to Visit in or around Peshok :
Lovers View Point is very near-by of Peshok. From Lovers View Point, the confluence of mighty river Teesta and river Rangeet is clearly visible in the mighty Himalayan backdrop. It is said that the both the rivers originate from Lachung hill and meet after 100 kms of separation at this place. Hence this place is called lovers point.
Tinchuley is another fascinating place, which is also near to Peshok. Watching Sunrise and Sunset from Tinchuley View Point on Mt. Kanchenjunga are fascinating. Tinchuley Monastery is another interesting place to visit.
Takdah Orchid Centre, Takdah Monastery, Rongli - Rolliot Tea Garden, Chota Mangwa View Point are also very nearby of Peshok and worth visiting.
Lamahatta Eco Park situated to the close proximity to Peshok.
Distance
To reach Peshok, Siliguri is the gateway. Visitors may come by air, train or road to Siliguri or Bagdogra or New Jalpaiguri Rly Stn and reach Peshok by 3.5 hrs journey.
Average Temperature
During winter Peshok is freezing and in Summer it's very soothing
Best Time to Visit
Peshok can be visited during any time of a year. But monsoon is sometimes very severe. Darjeeling hills are very prone to landslide. So, it is better to avoid Monsoon Season.
