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About Kalimpong :
Kalimpong Tour is a bustling and rapidly expanding, though still relatively small, bazaar town set among the rolling foothills and deep valleys of the Himalayan at an altitude of 1250m. Kalimpong Tour India was once part of the lands belonging to the rajas of Sikkim, until the beginning of the 18th century when it was taken from them by the Bhutanese. In the 19th century it passed into the hands of the British and thus became part of West Bengal. The first thing that strikes the traveler About Kalimpong Tour India is its quiet atmosphere.
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Flower Nurseries in Kalimpong :
The climate of Tour to Kalimpong India is ideal for the cultivations of horticultural plants. Kalimpong is the only place where many commercial flower nurseries are situated. One should visit the beautiful laid out 'Universal Nursery' about 3 km from the town, on the Tour Packages Kalimpong India-Teesta road to have a glimpse of the fabulous Cactus, Orchid, Amaryllis (only in April and May), Succulents and many other flowers. The other nurseries are also equally attractive. Sri Ganesh Mani Pradhan Nursery at 12th Mile is specially renowned for its varieties of orchids.
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History of Kalimpong :
According to Arthur Foning, in his book "Lepcha, My Vanishing Tribe"; a fascinating account of tribal and family life in the Tour to Kalimpong area during the last two or three hundred years; Kalimpong owes its name indirectly to the Bhutan administration The eccentric General Mainwaring, who, in his grammer of the Lepcha Language (1875), claimed that Lepchas was the oldest language in existence, "unquestionably far anterior to the Hebrew or Sanskrit", believed the name to be Tibetan, meaning 'commandment stockade'.
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Sightseeing in Kalimpong :
Kalimpong Tour is the largest of the four sub-divisions of the District of Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, an autonomous body within the State of West Bengal. Kalimpong lies between the plains of the Dooars and the hills of Darjeeling – Sikkim Himalayas. It is 50 kms from Darjeeling and 65 kms away from Siliguri. Kalimpong town & the surrounding area, with its ideal location at an average of 4000 ft./1200 mtrs above mean sea level provides mild weather conditions throughout the year. The Kalimpong Tour Packages was once a part of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
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