Kurseong- the hill station tourist spot in Darjeeling district of West Bengal

Read this article to know about the hill station tourist spot, Kurseong. Importance of Kurseong as a tourist spot, attractive spots near Kurseong, how to reach and where to stay at Kurseong are posted in this article.

 Kurseong is located at an altitude of 4864 ft and the distance of Kurseong is 30 km from Darjeeling. Distance between Kurseong and Kalimpong is 32 km. Kurseong is one of the best tourist spots in North Bengal as well as in West Bengal.

 How Kurseong is associated with our lives

 During the British rule in India, Kurseong was considered as a rest town. Names of many eminent personalities of Bengal are associated with Kurseong. Kurseong was a favourite destination of Rabindranath Tagore. Some of his great poems and songs were composed in Kurseong. Kurseong was also in works of painter Abanindranath Tagore and poet and composer Atul Prasad Sen. Sister Nivedita stayed at Kurseong for a long time.  Netaji Subash Chandra Bose was also in Kurseong for long time.

Kurseong is the best place for those tourists who love to spend their holidays enjoying the beauty of nature in a calm and quite atmosphere.

  Main attractive spots in Kurseong – Sightseeing  in Kurseong

Hills, natural beauty are the main attractions of Kurseong. Apart from the natural beauty, there are many sightseeing spots in Kurseong. There are many religious spots at Kurseong. The religious spots at Kurseong are:

1.    The Ambhotia Shiva Temple.
2. Giddapahar Durga Mata Mandir.
3. Jagdish Mandir on Bank Road

 4. St. Paulseak Church on Hill Cart Road

5. Buddhist Gompa in Montieviot.
6. Buddhist Gompa in Dowhill Road.
7. Juma Mosque in Hat Bazaar.

The other sightseeing spots in Kurseong are:

1.    Eagle’s Craig view point.
2. Deer Park or DowHill Park.

2.    The Kholas, waterfalls

3.    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Museum and N S C Bose Institute of Asiatic Studies.

4.    Forest Museum 

5.    Giddapahar view

6.    Giddapahar Seti Mata Temple 

7.    Ambootia Temple 

8.    Bhangzang Salamander Lake 

9.    Bagora 

 How to reach Kurseong  and where to stay

Kurseong Tourist Lodge

Phone: 2344409

Tele fax: 0354-2344409

Mobile: 9733008779

Restaurant, bar and conference room facilities are available here. This tourist lodge is under West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation.

Kurseong is on the way to Darjeeling. Read DarjeelingTourism and you will get all the necessary information.