India & Bhutan
Darjeeling, once a British summer resort, is equally famous for its tea and its ‘toy’ railway. Sikkim’s ties with Lhasa have always been strong as it lies on a major trade route between China and India and tall, white banner-like prayer flags are a prominent feature of both the Sikkimese and Bhutanese landscapes.

Their lower altitudes are thick with the forests which provide timber for their lovely houses whilst in the north lie snow capped peaks, including Jhomolhari and Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain.