The Atrium Park, Homestay, Kalimpong is situated just 1km away from the main Kalimpong bus stand or town. It's a peaceful place where you will be surrounded by beautiful mountains & valleys. The view of mountains and the view of sunrise in the morning will really be extremely pleasing and breathtaking for the guests touring The Atrium Park. Parking facilities at the homestay is free of cost. Water and electricity is available 24×7. ************************ THE ATRIUM PARK HOMESTAY KALIMPONG INDIA ************************ The Atrium Park, Homestay, Kalimpong is situated just 1km away from the main Kalimpong bus stand or town. It's a peaceful place where you will be surrounded by beautiful mountains & valleys. The view of mountains and the view of sunrise in the morning will really be extremely pleasing and breathtaking for the guests touring The Atrium Park. We have a compound with garden where you can find lots of beautiful plants, flowers, many vegetable & fruit plants as well. We have one of the oldest plants that exist on earth around 200million years ago, named "Ginkyo Bilova" which was then eaten by dinosaurs and now used for medicinal purposes like cancer, memory loss treatment, etc. The place gives you a calm and peaceful ambiance with lots of positive natural energy & vibes..... An early morning sunrise can be seen from the balcony. There is a space or a kind of lawn where guests can sit down & relax ... and a space for children too where they can play, run around and have lots of fun. The Atrium Park, Homestay, is surrounded by around three of the best Nurseries of Kalimpong where you can find different varieties of plants, cactuses, flowers, orchids, bulbs and lots more. Parking facilities at the homestay is free of cost. Water and electricity is available 24×7. ********************* YOU'LL FIND "GINKGO BILOBA" TREE IN "THE ATRIUM PARK", HOMESTAY, KALIMPONG ........ GINKGO BILOBA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE GINKGO TREE OR THE MAIDENHAIR TREE, IS THE ONLY LIVING SPECIES IN THE DIVISION GINKGOPHYTA, ALL OTHERS BEING EXTINCT. IT IS FOUND IN FOSSILS DATING BACK 270 MILLION YEARS. IT HAS VARIOUS USES IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND AS A SOURCE OF FOOD. GINKGO BILOBA IS A POPULAR SUPPLEMENT AND ONE OF THE TOP-SELLING HERBAL MEDICINES. GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT IS COLLECTED FROM THE DRIED GREEN LEAVES OF THE PLANT AND IS AVAILABLE AS LIQUID EXTRACTS, CAPSULES, AND TABLETS. PEOPLE USE IT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. GINGKO CONTAINS HIGH LEVELS OF FLAVONOIDS AND TERPENOIDS, ANTIOXIDANTS THAT PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST OXIDATIVE CELL DAMAGE FROM HARMFUL FREE RADICALS. IN THIS WAY, ANTIOXIDANTS ARE BELIEVED TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF CANCER. ALSO KNOWN AS THE MAIDENHAIR TREE, GINKGO IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SPECIES OF TREE IN THE WORLD. THE TREES CAN GROW MORE THAN 130 FEET TALL AND CAN LIVE FOR OVER 1,000 YEARS. SOME TREES IN CHINA ARE SAID TO BE OVER 2,500 YEARS OLD. GINKGO BILOBA IS ONE OF THE OLDEST LIVING TREE SPECIES. EXTRACTS OF THIS PLANT CAN HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON COGNITION, MEMORY, CIRCULATION, MOOD, AND OXIDATIVE STRESS. CONTINUE TO READ TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGKO. HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINKGO 1) GINKGO BILOBA IS AN ANTIOXIDANT 2) GINKGO BILOBA IS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY 3) GINKGO BILOBA HELPS IMPROVE BLOOD CIRCULATION AND IS A NATURAL ANTICOAGULANT 4) GINGKO BILOBA IS NEUROPROTECTIVE AND HELPS IMPROVE COGNITION 5) GINKGO BILOBA IS AN ANTIDEPRESSANT AND INHIBITS ANXIETY 6) GINKGO BILOBA COULD PREVENT PROBLEMS WITH ANTIDEPRESSANT-INDUCED SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION 7) GINKGO BILOBA HELPS IMPROVE SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 8) GINKGO BILOBA HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT ON MOOD 9) GINKGO BILOBA PREVENTS EYE INFECTIONS AND HELPS RESTORE VISION 10) GINKGO BILOBA IS AN ANTISTRESS AGENT 11) GINKGO BILOBA PREVENTS FATIGUE 12) GINKGO BILOBA HELPS PREVENT INFECTIONS 13) GINKGO BILOBA IS EFFECTIVE FOR PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME 14) GINKGO BILOBA PROTECTS THE SKIN 15) GINKGO BILOBA MAY BE USED TO PREVENT CANCER 16) GINKGO BILOBA HELPS PROTECT THE HEART 17) GINKGO BILOBA PROTECTS THE LIVER 18) GINKGO BILOBA HELPS PREVENT METABOLIC SYNDROME 19) GINKGO BILOBA IS ANTIDIABETIC AND PREVENTS LATE DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS 20) GINKGO BILOBA HAS A DNA PROTECTIVE EFFECT 21) GINKGO BILOBA PROTECTS FROM HEARING DISORDERS 22) GINKGO BILOBA HELPS PREVENT RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND ALLERGIES 23) GINKGO BILOBA REDUCES MUCOSAL DAMAGE ********************** KALIMPONG KALIMPONG IS AN EAST INDIAN HILL TOWN IN THE HIMALAYAN FOOTHILLS OF WEST BENGAL. PERCHED ON A RIDGE ABOVE THE TEESTA RIVER, IT’S HOME TO COLONIAL-ERA BUILDINGS LIKE MACFARLANE MEMORIAL CHURCH, NAMED AFTER A SCOTTISH MISSIONARY. SOUTH, THE HILLTOP DURPIN MONASTERY, OR ZANG DHOK PALRI PHODANG, CONTAINS SACRED BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES. DEOLO PARK HAS LANDSCAPED GARDENS AND OFFERS VIEWS OF THE TOWN AND SURROUNDING HILLS. KALIMPONG IS A HILL STATION IN THE INDIAN STATE OF WEST BENGAL. IT IS LOCATED AT AN AVERAGE ELEVATION OF 1,250 METRES (4,101 FT).THE TOWN IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE KALIMPONG DISTRICT. THE INDIAN ARMY'S 27 MOUNTAIN DIVISION IS LOCATED ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE TOWN. KALIMPONG IS KNOWN FOR ITS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, MANY OF WHICH WERE ESTABLISHED DURING THE BRITISH COLONIAL PERIOD.IT USED TO BE A GATEWAY IN THE TRADE BETWEEN TIBET AND INDIA BEFORE CHINA'S ANNEXATION OF TIBET AND THE SINO-INDIAN WAR. HORTICULTURE IS IMPORTANT TO KALIMPONG: IT HAS A FLOWER MARKET NOTABLE FOR ITS WIDE ARRAY OF ORCHIDS; NURSERIES, WHICH EXPORT HIMALAYAN GROWN FLOWER BULBS, TUBERS AND RHIZOMES, CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY OF KALIMPONG. THE HILLS ARE NESTLED WITHIN HIGHER PEAKS AND THE SNOW-CLAD HIMALAYAN RANGES TOWER OVER THE TOWN IN THE DISTANCE. MOUNT KANCHENJUNGA AT 8,586 M (28,169 FT) THE WORLD'S THIRD TALLEST PEAK,IS CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM KALIMPONG. ********************** PLACES TO VISIT IN KALIMPONG‎- SHOWING RESULTS OF PLACES IN AND AROUND KALIMPONG - #1● DEOLO HILL #2●KALIMPONG CACTUS NURSERY #3● ZONG DHOG PALRI FO BRANG MONASTERY #4● PINE VIEW NURSERY #5●DURPIN DARA HILL #6●MANGAL DHAM #7●DR GRAHAM’S HOME #8●KALIMPONG SCIENCE CENTRE #9●HANUMAN TEMPLE #10●THONGSHA GUMPHA #11●THARPA CHOLING MONASTERY #12●TINCHULEY VILLAGE #13●KALIMPONG ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH #15●LORD BUDDHA STATUE & PARK #16●7TH MILE VIEW POINT #17●JALDHAKA RIVER VALLEY #18●LEPCHA MUSEUM #19●CROOKETY HOUSE #20●KALIMPONG ARTS & CRAFT CENTRE #21●GOURIPUR HOUSE #22●THONGSA GOMPA #23●MARY MOTHER OF GOD CATHOLIC CHURCH #24●CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS TERRITORY INDIA #25●NEORA VALLEY NATURE #26●TAREY BHIR #26●SAMDRUPTSE HILL #27●RAVANGLA MOUNTAINS, POINTS OF INTEREST & LANDMARKS RAVANGLA 15.4 KM AWAY #28●SIDDHESWAR DHAM IN NAMCHI SACRED & RELIGIOUS SITES, MONUMENTS & STATUES. NAMCHI 15.7 KM AWAY #29●CANOPY WALK #30●LOLEYGAON POINTS OF INTEREST & LANDMARKS LOLEYGAON 10.9 KM AWAY #31●TENDONG HILL #32●LAVA #33●PEDONG *********************** KALIMPONG ADVENTURES : PARAGLIDING IN KALIMPONG - The vastness of northeast India is such an allure that it leaves every adventurer tempted. From the list of adventures in the offering, paragliding in Kalimpong is, for sure, a nerve jostling activity. A mere thought of soaring above the tea plantations and infinite valleys while marveling at seamless mountain views would make your soul delve into the vastness. That’s the best way you could explore the valleys of beautiful Northeast India. As you look at the engrossing spectacles and know how easy paragliding could be, you would for sure consider having a go at this adventure towards the north of West Bengal. The hill point of Delo is the focal point of the Paragliding activity here. There are two types of flights which can be availed from here. The medium flight which flies at a relatively low altitude and the High Flight which lasts a little longer and makes you feel like an eagle while you fly across the beautiful scenery down below. WHITEWATER RIVER RAFTING IN TEESTA KALIMPONG - Whitewater rafting: The whitewater of the Teesta river after meeting the Rangeet river makes it an ideal place for rafting activities. You might have to book few days before your visit to ensure availability. It is available to both swimmers and non-swimmers but there are some tips and notes which must be followed at all times. The rafting path goes through the banks of river Teesta which is rich in beauty. The monsoon here is unpredictable and the water can get real tough during these seasons so it is advised to avoid rafting during monsoon. ************************** MUST VISIT HILL STATIONS IN NORTHEAST INDIA - Kalimpong Kalimpong overlooks the roaring Teesta River and offers a spectacular view of the mighty Kangchenjunga. The numerous Buddhist monasteries, the Himalayan views, and the fascinating colonial architecture is what defines Kalimpong in the true sense. Make sure you at least visit this marvelous town once. Gangtok Another modern hill station of the northeast is cheerful and is perched along a steep mountain ridge. Get soaked in the local cultures, enjoy the spectacular views of the Kunchenjunga while you are sitting in your hotel room. Gangtok is blessed with scenic sights. Make sure you do not miss capturing the beauty of the capital city of Sikkim. Darjeeling The beautiful tea gardens, the snowy peaks of the Himalayas, the toy train and of course the hills is what defines Darjeeling. The colonial charm and the modern day vibe sums up Darjeeling. Take a stroll through the hilly pathways, enjoy the picturesque views and of course the freshly brewed Darjeeling tea, who wouldn’t want to visit the beautiful City. ************************* THANKS FOR CHOOSING THE ATRIUM PARK HOMESTAY KALIMPONG *************************