Rishyap, is a quaint, romantic hamlet in Kalimpong
Rishop Clouds Homestay is the best place to stay with your family. Rishyap is a quaint, romantic village located in the pristine Neora Valley in northern West Bengal in Kalimpong District. It is essentially a picturesque hill station situated just 4 km uphill of Lava.Rishyap Clouds homestay is situated in Kalimpong hills of a part of Neora Valley Range with view of Mt.Kanchenjunga. Rishyap is also spell as Rishop. Rishyap is located above 7000 ft from sea level.
The breathtaking scenery, the cool breeze, the beautiful sunset and the romantic starry nights make Rishyap a very popular hill station among the people in the North Bengal. During the night one can just sit back and stare at the infiniteness of the starry sky and be mesmerized by the tranquility and magic of this hill station.
How to reach Rishyap
From NJP railway station, Rishyap is about 110kms via Kalimpong and 120kms via Gorubathan. Distance from Bagdogra airport would be additional 10kms. It takes about 4 hours to reach Rishyap from NJP. From Kalimpong the distance is about 28kms via Algarah. As you take the main highway from Kalimpong, after Algarah a steep gravel road goes up towards Rishyap. And you should ideally take a vehicle like a Jeep to negotiate this highly bumpy gravel road.
Nearby Places-
- Tiffindara is a viewpoint for watching sunrise & sunset and about 1.5 kms of uphill trek
- Kolakham which is about 4 kms away. The wonderful Changey waterfall with water gushing down from high above is 4.5kms from Rishyap
- The small Lepcha villages of Lava and Lolegaon can be reached from Rishyap by car. Lava is only 11 kms away
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