Day 1 : Reach NJP rail station
/ Bagdogra airport / Kakarvita (those coming from Nepal).
Start for Pelling
(135 km, 6 hours). Reach Pelling in the afternoon / evening.
Check in at hotel. Overnight at Pelling.
 Day
2 : Pelling - Yuksom
Visit the famous Pemayangtse monastery. This is the location
of the first capital of Sikkim. A 35-km drive / 16-km trek
would take you to Yuksom. The starting point for trek to Dzongri
/ Goechala. After visiting the monastery, one of the oldest
in Sikkim, the pilgrimage starts and the six to eight hours
trek gives glimpses of Sikkimese life and provides a good
acclimatization for the next few days. Passing through terraced
fields of rice, barley and corn, the track is dotted with
Nepalese, Shepra and Lepcha huts. Crossing first, the Rimbi
'Chu', the trekker gets to the turbulent mountainous streams
of Sikkim. A tableland of barley and apples, Yoksum provides
beautiful vistas of mini lakes with the Himalayan background.
The night would be spend at Tashi Ghang resort, the best resort
at Yuksom.
Day 3 : Yoksum - Bakhim (2,750m or
9,000 ft)
The trail now runs through rice wood hills abounding in flora
and fauna going though moss-laden forests of Oak, Spruce,
Chestnut, Fir, Pines, Giant Magnolias and Rhododendron. You
can also view hundreds of varieties of exotic birds, butterflies
and orchids. It takes about six hours to reach Bakhim forest
bungalow the destination for today. Alternatively stay at
tents can also be arranged.
Day 4: Bakhim- Dzongri
(4, 550m or 13,221 ft)
8-km and six hours away, each step to Dzongri leads to the
world of the famed Kanchenjunga massif. The spectacle at dawn
and dusk tinted in softest hues, is one never to be missed
- a supernatural vision of ethereal beauty. Camp in tents
or trekkers hut.
 Day
5: Dzongri-Thangsing (3,930m or 12,467 ft)
7-km from Dzongri, the four hours' trek leads through meadows
and valleys down the burrows into the most beautiful valley
of all, situated at the base of Jopine peak. To reach the
camping grounds dwarfed in the giant valley, one crosses a
wooden bridge over the stream under the watchful eyes of the
majestic Pandim.
Day 6 :Thangsig-Chemathang (4,800m
or 15,748 ft)
Situated at the base of mighty Pandim, Chemathang is 8-km
from Thangsing and takes 6 hours to trek.
Day 7: Chemathang-Goecha La (4,940m)
- Chemathang
Still higher and steeper, is Goecha la (also spelt as Guicha)
about 5-km away but taking a good three hours to cover. This
is the northernmost and highest point of the trek.
Day 8 : Chemathang - Thangsing
This is the return journey and is spent looking for rare high
altitude birds and blue sheeps roaming in the wilderness of
high cliffs and snows, among the thick and low bushes.
Day 9 : Thansing - Dzongri
It is a four to five hour climb through Rhododendron forests
to the camping grounds.
Day 10 : Dzongri - Bakhim via Jamlingthang
(Zamling Gaon)
This different route to Bakhim passes through one of the most
spectacular forested areas of Sikkim engulfed in the fragrance
of magnolias, which is all the more beautiful in the spring
when the giant magnolias and more than ten types of Rhododendron
are in bloom and the trail runs through the garden of flowers.
Day 11 : Bakhim -Yoksum
A leisurely walk of about four hours brings you back to Yoksum.
Day 12 : Yoksum-Tashiding (1,470m
or 4,822 ft)
A pleasant 6-7 hour steady and beautiful trail through fields
and Cardamom groves, giant bamboos and orange gardens leads
to the Tashiding monastery which crowns the hill-top. Camping
near the monastery can be arranged. There is also a tourist
hut at Tashiding.
Day 13 Tashiding - Siliguri
Return to NJP / Bagdogra airport depending upon train/ flight
schedule. Tour concludes. |
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Duration
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