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Rural Destination Darjeeling, Indreni waterfall, Rainbow waterfall, Rural Destination, Rural tourism, Rural Village, Tea garden, and Waterfall

  • Description

    Kalej Valley is a beautiful tea tourism destination, The hills surrounding the hamlet is covered with lush green tea plantations. A tea factory is located on one side of the tea garden. You can pay a visit to the factory and experience the processing of tea leaves. Kalej Valley is also a bird lover’s paradise. The British gave the title of this tea estate Kalej Valley by the name of a local bird that inhabits this region “Kaliz Phesant”. But apart from Kaliz Phesant other Himalayan birds also found in this region of Kalej Valley some of these Rufous Sibia, White Browed Shrike Babbler, Great Barbet, Drongo, Himalayan Bulbul, and White Capped Water Redstart. Kalej Valley is such a place where the divine nature has blessed with everything on this earth.

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  • Places to Visit

    One of the main attractions of Kalej Valley is the “Rainbow Waterfall” locally know as “Indrani falls”. Rainbow Waterfalls is located within 2 km from Kalej Valley tea estate. Other destinations around Kalej Valley are Ghoom, Jorebungalow, Sukhiapokhri, Senchal Forest, and Darjeeling. The famous “Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary” is a nearby place of tourist visit from Kalej Valley. Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over an area of about 30.6 sq km and its altitude ranges from 4500 ft to 8500 ft. It is home to the some of the rarest species of fauna namely Himalayan Black Deer, Leopard, Himalayan Flying Squirrel, Assam Macaque and many more. Senchal Lake is also worth watching, as it circulates water throughout Darjeeling region.

  • Accommodation

    Resorts and homestays are available in kaley valley for accommodation. Advance bookings are recommended.

  • How to Reach

    Kalej Valley lies within 70 km from the nearest rail head NJP railway station, 75 km from bagdogra international airport and 5 km from Rangbull junction. Kalej Valley can be easily visited from Darjeeling located at a distance of about 15 km.

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