{"id":2977,"date":"2023-10-25T00:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myoffbeatravelog.com\/?p=2977"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:42:33","slug":"rungli-rungliot-tea-garden-a-picture-perfect-offbeat-destination-monsoon-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myoffbeatravelog.com\/?p=2977","title":{"rendered":"Rungli Rungliot Tea Garden – An offbeat for Monsoon Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rungli Rungliot Tea Garden, one of the most picturesque tea gardens in Darjeeling<\/h1>\n

For a long time, my close friend Sudipta and I had been thinking of staying in the tea estates of Darjeeling but never thought of doing it during the monsoon.
\nBut let me tell you that my friend Sudipta inspired me a lot to start my travel blog and continues to inspire me.
\nI have read about monsoon tourism in many travel journals and on social media, and also, I have never been to Darjeeling before during the monsoon. So, first decided to spend two days in any tea garden and finally one day in Darjeeling. This was our itinerary for monsoon tourism<\/strong>.
\nAfter reviewing many tea gardens near Darjeeling, we finally decided to travel to Rungli Rungliot<\/strong> tea garden<\/strong>, as I had visited Takdah in 2017 and got a glimpse of the beauty of this tea garden at that time.\"MonsoonAfter our train tickets were confirmed, we booked the homestay and Darjeeling hotel in advance from Kolkata, but verbally.
\nFinally, on August 11, 2023, we started our journey from Sealdah station to NJP by Darjeeling mail<\/strong>, and it had been raining heavily since the departure of the train that day. This was how our monsoon tourism started.
\nThe next morning, we reached NJP just in time, and Prasanth bhai (an experienced driver) was already waiting for us outside the station as his car was supposed to take us to our offbeat destination.
\nBut even though he could not go with us that day due to his urgent work, he arranged an alternative vehicle to take us to Rungli Rungliot.
\nBut, as promised, Prasanth bhai drove us from our hotel in Darjeeling to Siliguri in his own car. \ufffc\"YummyHowever, without wasting much time, we left for Darjeeling in Santosh Chhetri’s (Prashanth’s friend) car, and then we stopped at Kalijhora for breakfast.
\nSantosh Chhetri (mobile# +91 8597696548<\/strong>) is an experienced driver and well-behaved too. He basically belongs to Kailmpong. The momo<\/strong> and thukpa<\/strong> we tasted at a restaurant in Kalijhora were incomparable in taste. But I forgot to note down the restaurant’s name in my notebook.
\n\"RungliThen we followed the 27mile-Takdah route<\/strong> to reach the Takdah Orchid Centre<\/strong> to take pictures. From there, we finally reached Sandeep Homestay<\/strong> in Rungli Rungliot tea garden within a short time.
\nSandeepji, the owner of the homestay, greeted us with a sweet smile. We were very happy to see the room allotted to us, as it is a clean, large room with full woodwork and large windows. Thus began the story of our monsoon tourism in Rungli Rungliot tea garden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Rungli<\/p>\n

Rungli Rungliot <\/strong>Tea Garden <\/strong>(some locals spell it Runglee Rungliot<\/strong>) is one of the best offbeat destinations for travelers to stay among the tea gardens. The array of tall pine trees, the green carpet of tea gardens all around, the dense mist, the magical appearance of distant hill villages, tea processing factory \u2014these are the features of this tea garden.
\nThis tea garden produces orthodox-quality tea and is one of the oldest and most established tea gardens in Takdah (Darjeeling district). Being a lesser-known place among tourists, the place is relatively quiet. Hence, it is an ideal offbeat place for nature lovers.<\/p>\n

Story of Rungli Rungliot Tea Garden<\/h3>\n

According to local folklore, a legendary Buddhist monk traveled to this tea garden in search of the best aromatic tea. Overwhelmed by the aroma and light color of the tea here, he uttered two words: “Rungli Rungliot<\/strong>“, which literally means ‘Thus far and no further<\/strong>‘. This is how the tea garden was named.<\/p>\n

Where is this Tea Garden Located?<\/h3>\n

Altitude<\/strong>: At around 4300 ft above the sea level.
\nLocation<\/strong>: This tea garden is located in Rangli Rangliot<\/strong> CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
\nSome famous tea gardens, like Namring<\/strong>, Teesta Valley<\/strong>, Gielle<\/strong>, Pubong<\/strong> (also called as\u00a0 Poobong or Pumong) are located near this tea garden.<\/p>\n

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Essential Information of\u00a0 <\/strong>Rungli Rungliot Tea Garden<\/h3>\n

Nearest Airport<\/strong><\/h4>\n

International: Bagdogra Airport (IXB), WB<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nearest Town<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Darjeeling Town (Also known as Queen of the Hills<\/b><\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Nearest Main Railway Stations<\/strong><\/h4>\n