Day
1 - Reception at NJP rail station / Bagdogra airport.
Drive to Maneybhanjan (85 km) in exclusive vehicle. The road
to Manebhanjan follows the Hill Cart Road connecting Darjeeling
with the plains. At Ghoom (The highest rail station in India)
you leave the Hill Cart Road and it takes another hour from
Ghoom to reach Manybhanjan. Check in at Hotel and free evening
to acclimatize in the new environ. (ONH : Maneybhanjan).
Day 2 - Trek Starts from Maneybhanjan
in the morning. Reach Joibari in the afternoon and Gairibans
(2621 mt, 15km app) in the evening. Trails lead one through
bamboo glades and farmlands. Night stay at Gairibas (alternatively
Joibari).
Day 3 - Trek to Sandakphu
(3636 mt, 12 km app). Lunch at Kalepokhri. Sandakphu is the
highest mountain in West Bengal with beautiful view of both
Kanchenjunga and Everest range of mountains. Overnight at
Sandakphu.
Day 4 - Explore Sandakphu. Wake up
early in the morning for beautiful view of Kanchenjunga and
Everest range. Walk among the rhododendron. Enjoy the high.
Day 5 - Early morning trek to Rimbik.
No break during the day. Trek through the most beautiful forests
of the Singhalila range. One of the few places in the world
where you might see a red panda in the wild. Evening at leisure
at Rimbik.
Day 6 - Morning Drive to Siliguri.
Drop at NJP / Bagdogra, tour concludes. |