Day
1 - Reception at NJP rail station / Bagdogra airport and
transfer to Darjeeling (100Kms, 6500ft) via Mirik
(optional). 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. Full
day sight seeing at 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 3 - Drive to Gangtok after breakfast(110kms,
5600ft). A drive to Rumtek Monastery- the second largest Monastery
in Asia. (Overnight at Gangtok).
Day
4 - Morning drive to Nathula
at China Boarder (Nathula can be visited only by Indian
citizens with valid identity on specific days of the week,
on other days the trip will be limited to Tsongo
lake and Baba Mandir). Visit to the frozen Tsongo Lake
on the way and back to Gangtok in the afternoon. (Overnight
at Gangtok). Foreigners will be taken up to Tsongo Lake
only.
Day 5 - Free morning for a visit
to the local market to purchase souvenir. Back to Siliguri
as per return train/ flight timing. Tour ends. |