8 stupas

8 stupas: 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 8 stupas

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 8 stupas — distance from nearby cities

• From Kalimpong (WB): about 6 km by road (4 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kalimpong
• From Darjeeling (WB): about 31 km by road (25 km straight line) · directions · more places near Darjeeling
• From Gangtok (SK): about 38 km by road (30 km straight line) · directions · more places near Gangtok
• From Pelling (SK): about 46 km by road (37 km straight line) · directions · more places near Pelling
• From Siliguri (WB): about 50 km by road (40 km straight line) · directions · more places near Siliguri

Coordinates: 27.07425, 88.51122. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 8 stupas

• Delo Park · park · Kalimpong · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mangal Dham Temple · temple · Kalimpong · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Durpin Monastery · Buddhist site · Kalimpong · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Lovers Meet View Point · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Gumbadara Viewpoint · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Lava Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kalimpong · ~18 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery · Buddhist site · Kalimpong · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Changey Waterfall · waterfall · Kalimpong · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Samdruptse · attraction · Namchi · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ahaldara View Point · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Siddheshwar Dham (Char Dham Mandir) · temple · Namchi · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Neora Valley National Park · sanctuary · Kalimpong · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Barpipal Dara · park · Pakyong · ~25 km · Must-see
• Namthing Pokhri · attraction · Darjiling · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sevokeshwari Kali Temple · temple · Darjiling · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Tiger Hill · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Tiger Hill Observatory | Sunrise Viewpoint · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Mahakal Temple · temple · Darjiling · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of 8 stupas

Other buddhist sites near 8 stupas

• Durpin Monastery · Buddhist site · Kalimpong · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery · Buddhist site · Kalimpong · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Rumtek Monastery · Buddhist site · Gangtok · ~30 km · Must-see
• Japanese Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~32 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Dali Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~33 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ghoom Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~33 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Pal Karma Zurmang Shedup Chokhor Ling Lingdum Monastery (Ranka Monastery) · Buddhist site · Gangtok · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Buddha Park · Buddhist site · Namchi · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Pemayangtse Monastery · Buddhist site · Gyalshing · ~45 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Dungkar monastery · Buddhist site · Lhoka · ~83 km · Must-see

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