Lamahatta was established as an eco-tourism site at the end of 2012. Lama in Lamahatta means for Buddhist monk and Hatta for hut-a monk’s hermitage. 

Lamahatta is located at an altitude of about 5,700 feet and at a distance of 23kms from Darjeeling hill town (takes little over an hour by car). Although it's just a small village where farming and cattle rearing are the main sources of livelihood, Lamahatta is well connected by the Darjeeling-Kalimpong state highway.