The Mayfair Group’s Mayfair Manor on Jungpana Tea Estate, in establishing an extravagant resort from a dilapidated Director’s bungalow built in 1910 while revitalizing the tea plants on the garden to reinvigorate the reputation of Jungpana tea, epitomizes the very form of tea tourism that Darjeeling needs, to balance attracting visitors with improvement of cultivation.| Tea Journey
In 1881 when it was completed, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was the only option to commute. Anyone who missed the train boarded a bullock cart on a much longer journey. There was no concept of a “Toy Train” back then. In the decades since it was constructed the commuter railway with its 55 miles of zig-zags and loops has established itself as a tourist attraction.| Tea Journey