Mirik is 52 kms from Siliguri and 55 kms from the nearest Airfield of Bagdogra. Mirik is being developed as a new hill station in the mountains. Tea estates, orange orchards and cardamom plantations surround Mirik. Mirik has all the facilities to fulfill the needs of a tourist; it is surrounded by forests, flowers and is a very peaceful place, which attracts the tourists automatically. This fast developing as a tourist paradise. This place is 5,800 feet above the sea level and has very thin population of 10,000 people. Mirik has not yet acquired the hustle and bustle of the regular hill station and is from pollution. Thus the little time spend here is enough to refresh you.
The climate of Mirik is very pleasant and the temperature rarely crosses 30 degrees during the summers. But the winters are very cold. Accommodation in Mirik is good and cheap with hotels concentrated near the Mirik Lake. Mirik Lake is one of the spots, which attracts tourists in large numbers. But do not try swimming in the lake because the wastewater from Mirik falls in this lake. Near the lake is a very large, lush green ground. It is very difficult to find such plain ground in hilly areas. The Devasthan of Mirik is also very famous among the visitors. These place five or six temples, which are located on the other side of the lake. Devsthan is located amidst a grove of trees and can only be reached by crossing the bridge over the Mirik Lake.