VANAMCOVE 
Lake town with orange orchards
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
Day 1 · The lake town
- Lake walk
- Boat hour
- Monastery stop
- Tea edge
- Return
Geography & terrain
Mirik lies in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal at about 1,500 m, 50 km from Siliguri and 50 km from Darjeeling — the lake town of the region, its Sumendu lake, the tea gardens and the viewpoints set on the hills' saddle.
History & culture
The town's story runs with the 1970s lake building — the town of the Sumendu lake and the boating of the Mirik's green, with the town's modern role as the weekend stop of the Darjeeling circuit and the home of the Bokar monastery and the Pashupati temple; the town's history of the orange groves and the tea estates, gives Mirik its lake-town character.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,000–2,500/night
Mid-range
₹2,500–5,000/night
Comfort
₹5,000+/night
Things to do
- Sumendu lake
- Paddle water
- Hill monastery
- Tea rows
- View points
Eat & drink
- Kosha mangsho
- Macher jhol (fish curry)
- Sorshe ilish
- Sandesh
- Rasgulla
Getting there
- Fly
- Kolkata (CCU) / Bagdogra (IXB)
- Train
- Howrah & Sealdah junctions
- Road from Kolkata
- varies by district — 50–600 km
- Getting around
- Metro (Kolkata), autos, buses
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹3,000–8,000 (1 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,000–5,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Activities
- ₹700–1,100
Month by month
- Jan · Best
- 9–27°C · None rain
- Feb · Good
- 12–31°C · None rain
- Mar · Hot
- 17–36°C · None rain
- Apr · Hot
- 23–41°C · None rain
- May · Hot
- 26–42°C · None rain
- Jun · Monsoon
- 27–38°C · Heavy rain
- Jul · Monsoon
- 25–32°C · Heavy rain
- Aug · Monsoon
- 25–31°C · Heavy rain
- Sep · Monsoon tail
- 24–33°C · Moderate rain
- Oct · Good
- 18–32°C · Light rain
- Nov · Best
- 12–29°C · None rain
- Dec · Best
- 9–26°C · None rain
Practical info
- Language: Bengali (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The season (Mar–May, Oct–Nov) holds the town's calm
- The boating runs on the counters
- Pairs with Darjeeling for the hill circuit
Frequently asked questions
What is Mirik?
The lake town of the Darjeeling hills.
What is there to do?
The lake, the tea and the views.
How long is the visit?
A full day.
Lake town with orange orchards
Take the break. We'll take the planning.
Tell us your dates, budget and travel style — we'll build your Mirik plan with day-by-day routing, stays, food and bookings. First draft + 2 iterations free, then ₹50 per further iterations for planning, book via our links at no extra cost for booking. Draft in ~24 hours.
Get My Free Plan