Day
1 - Reception at NJP rail station / Bagdogra airport and
transfer to Darjeeling (90Kms, 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. |