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Glenburn Tea Estate & Boutique Hotel

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This 150-year-old plantation bungalow and tea estate is surrounded by 1,000 acres of private forest. Located an hour and half drive from Darjeeling, the estate hugs the River Rungeet and is overlooked by Mount Kangchenjunga.

Each of the handful of rooms is individually decorated with a private entrance and terrace or garden. Communal meals use produce freshly harvested from the kitchen gardens. 

Ideal for guided birdwatching, fishing, river swimming, rafting or trekking, with tea estate tours or to Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Ghoom easily arranged.

Leisure: tea estate tours, birdwatching, trekking, rafting, fishing, massage, spa, cookery classes

Rooms: 8 rooms in two bungalows

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