Standing at a height of 2590m, Tiger Hill is 11 km from Darjeeling. The place is famous for its magnificent view of Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, and other eastern Himalayan peaks, especially at the time of sunrise.

Tiger Hill can be visited any time of the day, but the best time to visit it is at dawn. Tourist vehicles start from Darjeeling early morning about an hour before dawn and reach Tiger Hill in a short 30-minute drive. During peak season the hilltop is full of thousands of tourists. Quite often cloud and fog play the spoilsport and the early morning effort is not rewarded. But on a clear morning, the splendid view of the Kanchenjunga with the first ray of Sun on it is one of the most beautiful natural views you would ever see.

On the way back from Tiger Hill, the typical tourist vehicles will take you to Batasia Loop and Ghum Monastery and will bring you back to your hotel just in time for breakfast. If you are in good health, you may try walking down from Tiger Hill, the couple of hours' hike through the Senchal forest can be a great experience for nature lovers.

The most famous monastery around Darjeeling, also known as Yogachoeling Gompa, enshrines an image of Maitreya Buddha (the coming Buddha), it is about 10 km from Darjeeling town. Most tourists visit the monastery early morning as part of the three-point, Tiger Hill, Batasia Loop, and Ghoom Monastery tour.

About 2 km. from Darjeeling town, The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park houses a wide collection of high-altitude birds and animals, India's only collection of Siberian tigers, and some rare species such as the red panda. The Darjeeling Zoo is famous for its success in the snow leopard breeding program and red panda breeding program among other conservation efforts.

Popularly called the HMI, this is the training centre for mountaineers with many great mountaineers of India being a trainer or a student here. Tenzing Norgay, Nawang Gombu, and Dorjee Lhatoo are some of the luminary Sherpa mountaineers who have worked here in different capacities.

HMI has a mountaineering museum containing mountaineering gear and specimens of Himalayan flora & fauna. The Everest Museum at Darjeeling HMI exhibits the history of attempts at the Great Peak. The museum also exhibits equipment used by Tenzing Norgay (who lived in Darjeeling) and Edmund Hillary on their way to Mt. Everest and a letter written by George Mallory, the British climber who was lost while climbing Mt. Everest and whose body was found just a few years back.

The garden, located below the Darjeeling bus stand, is worth a dekko for its representative collection of Himalayan plants, flowers, and orchids. The serenity of the sylvan atmosphere that the garden offers is another reason for its attraction.

Tourists also may find a visit to the Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Center worthwhile which is a major centre for the production of Tibetan carpets, woodwork, and leather goods. The Buddhist monasteries of Bhutia Busty, Thupten Sangag Choling (Dali), and Yiga-Choling (Ghoom); Batasia Loop, a marvellous feat of railway engineering; Japanese Peace Pagoda, established by the Japanese Buddhist order, Nipponzan Myohoji.