Local favourite Buddhist site · Darjiling, West Bengal
Mak Dhog Monastery
Mak Dhog Monastery is a Buddhist site in Darjiling, West Bengal.
Mak Dhog Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Mak Dhog Monastery
Season: October to March.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Mak Dhog Monastery — distance from nearby cities
- From Darjeeling (WB): about 2 km by road (1 km straight line) · directions · more places near Darjeeling
- From Kalimpong (WB): about 26 km by road (21 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kalimpong
- From Pelling (SK): about 38 km by road (31 km straight line) · directions · more places near Pelling
- From Siliguri (WB): about 44 km by road (36 km straight line) · directions · more places near Siliguri
- From Gangtok (SK): about 61 km by road (49 km straight line) · directions · more places near Gangtok
Coordinates: 27.02444, 88.26272. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mak Dhog Monastery
- Peace Pagoda · attraction · Darjiling · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Japanese Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dali Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dhirdham Temple · temple · Darjiling · ~2 km · Must-see
- Darjeeling Station, DHR · attraction · Darjiling · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Batasia Loop Darjeeling · attraction · Darjiling · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Darjeeling Clock Tower · fort · Darjiling · ~2 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Ghoom Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~2 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Ghum Railway Station · attraction · Darjiling · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Lloyd Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Darjiling · ~3 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Rock garden · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Shri Mahakal Temple · temple · Darjiling · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Observatory Hill View Point · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Shrubbery Nightingale Park · park · Darjiling · ~4 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Himalayan Mountaineering Institute · attraction · Darjiling · ~5 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park · museum · Darjiling · ~5 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Tiger Hill Observatory | Sunrise Viewpoint · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~5 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Tiger Hill · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
Other buddhist sites near Mak Dhog Monastery
- Japanese Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dali Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Ghoom Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~2 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Durpin Monastery · Buddhist site · Kalimpong · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Pemayangtse Monastery · Buddhist site · Gyalshing · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Buddha Park · Buddhist site · Namchi · ~42 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery · Buddhist site · Kalimpong · ~50 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Rumtek Monastery · Buddhist site · Gangtok · ~52 km · Must-see
- Pal Karma Zurmang Shedup Chokhor Ling Lingdum Monastery (Ranka Monastery) · Buddhist site · Gangtok · ~58 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dungkar monastery · Buddhist site · Lhoka · ~110 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Mak Dhog Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Mak Dhog Monastery yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Mak Dhog Monastery?
October to March. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Mak Dhog Monastery from Darjeeling?
Mak Dhog Monastery is about 2 km by road from Darjeeling (1 km straight line), 26 km from Kalimpong and 38 km from Pelling. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Mak Dhog Monastery?
Nearby: Peace Pagoda (attraction, 1 km), Japanese Buddhist Temple (Buddhist site, 1 km), Dali Monastery (Buddhist site, 1 km), Dhirdham Temple (temple, 2 km), Darjeeling Station, DHR (attraction, 2 km), Batasia Loop Darjeeling (attraction, 2 km).