With some great road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to enjoy everything that Darjeeling, 20 miles away, has to offer. Tiger Hill, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and Raj Bhavan alone make the drive out worth it. Locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Gangtok, 20 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, make sure it’s MG Marg Market. (But we’re also huge fans of Rumtek Monastery and Ganesh Tok.)