Lepchajagat Tea Garden

Lepchajagat – literally means the place of Lepcha people or Lepcha community. Lepcha people are originally from Sikkim. But now spread over in Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal, Darjeeling hills. Lepchajagat is a very small village in wilderness with an altitude of around 7000 ft above the sea level. The village is covered by wild forests of rhododendron, pine and oak with bounty of natural beauty. Mount Kanchenjunga with its surrounding peaks stands with its full might on the north-eastern side of Lepchajagat. This is an ideal place for nature lovers to stay in an offbeat place with a blend of nature and peace. The only sound here is chirping of numerous birds during day time and the sound of cricket after the evening.

As nature is full blown here, so roaming in the nature with the company of wild forest, numerous birds, sea of mountains and silver glazing Kanchenjunga can be the main activity here. Lepchajagat offers good views of sunrise and sunset. There is a place called Ghoom rock, which is around 1.5 kms away from Lepchajagat and can be covered the distance by trekking with an altitude of 7900 ft offers spectacular view of sunrise. This place also offers a clear view of the Balasan Valley. At night Darjeeling town looks like a hill lit up in Deewali lights. Lepchajagat is also an attractive place for bird lovers also.


Sukiapokhari or Sukeypokhari is the nearest town, it is just a 4 km walk away through beautiful conifer forest of pine, oak, maple, and chestnut. Though Sukiapokhari does not have much attraction on its own for tourists, you may visit Jorepokhari about a km from the town here. This used to be a natural lake where rare Salamander could be seen, now the entire lake is cemented and decorated, a Shiva temple has also been constructed nearby, there is also tourist accommodation here. The place is very peaceful and offers nice views of the mountains around.