Day 1 - Reception at NJP rail station
/ Bagdogra airport. Transfer to Darjeeling (80Kms, 6500ft) via Mirik. The road passes through the winding
ghat roads and lush green tea gardens on the rolling hill slope. Check
in at hotel Evening at leisure. (ONH: Darjeeling).
Day
2 - Early morning visit to Tiger Hill for a breath taking view
of sunrise over the Kanchanjunga. Visit to Ghoom monastery & Batasia
loop on way back. After breakfast visit to Rock Garden and Gangamaya
lake. Evening visit to Darjeeling Botanical Garden. (ONH: Darjeeling)
Day 3 - Visit to Darjeeling Zoo, Himalayan Mountaineering
Institute, Tenzing Rock, Lebong Race Course and Rope way ride over
the Takvar valley tea estate. Free evening for marketing and moving
around the city. (ONH: Darjeeling)Day 4 - Drive to Gangtok and transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure. (ONH: Gangtok)
Day 5 - Spend the day in local sight seeing in and around Gangtok
and will cover all the major tourist attractions including Rumtek
monastery, Enchey Monastery, Tashi Namgayal institute of Tibetology,
Do-Drul Chorten, Ganesh and Tashi view points, Orchid House etc. (ONH:
Gangtok)
Day 6 - Drive to Lachen (130kms, 8838ft). En-route visit
at Tashi View Point, Kabi Lungtsok (historical site), Naga Waterfalls,
Confluence of Lacnen Chu and Lacung Chu, Bhim Nala Waterfalls and
Holy Rock at Chunthang. Lunch at Phodon/Mangan. Over night
halt and dinner at Lachen.
Day 7 - Drive to Yumthang after early breakfast (24kms, 11800ft). Free time to enjoy the lush
green alpine valley covered with colourful rhododendron forests
and encircled by high snow caped mountains. Visit to the hot spring
rich in Sulphur. Drive to Lachung after lunch. Overnight at Lachung.
Day 8 - Start for Lachung in the morning. The distance between
Gangtok and Lachung is about 140 km and travels through high mountains
in north
Sikkim. Lunch on the way. Reach Lachung in the afternoon. (ONH:
Lachung)
Day 9 - Early morning drive to Chopta valley (33kms 13,200ft)
and move to Gurudongmar Lake (another 32kms, 17000ft, foreigners will
be restricted to Chopta valley only). Back to Lachen and halt.
Day 10 - Start for Gangtok in the morning. Reach Gangtok in the afternoon. Evening at leisure. (ONH : Gangtok)
Day 11 - Full day excursion to Tsongo
lake at 12000ft. Back to Gangtok in the afternoon. Free evening
for marketing of traditional handicrafts. (ONH: Gangtok)
Day 12 - Free morning for marketing. Start for NJP / Bagdogra
depending upon your onward / return schedule. Tour concludes. |