North East tour of Sikkim and Darjeeling

Tour Itinerary

• Day 1
  Delhi to Gangtok

  Open arrival at Bagdogra Airport, welcome and meet your driver then drive to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. Tucked away in the clouds, Gangtok is spread out on a ridge 1520 m above sea level, and looks something out of a fairy tale with houses precariously balanced on the slopes of steep hills. Apart from the gorgeous view of deep valleys, waterfalls and snow-capped mountain ranges that separate from neighbouring Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal

• Day 2
  Gangtok

  After breakfast visit Rumtek Monastery, Santi View point, Chorten, institute of Tibet logy, Dewralo Rope way, flower Exhibition centre & Banjakri waterfalls evening walk around the local market.

• Day 3
  Gangtok –Tsomgo lake and Baba Mandir

  After breakfast, drive to Tsomgo Lake, also means as “The Source of the Lake” (3,780m). The lake derives its water from melting snows off the surrounding mountains, which is one of the famous sacred lakes in Sikkim, situated near the borders of Indo-Tibet and drive Back to Gangtok,

• Day 4
  Gangtok Lachen

  Today, we leave for North district of Sikkim to a small village, Lachen (2,600m). This spectacular drive will take about 6-7 hrs (lunch en-route). If weather is clear, you’ll see the magnificent range of the third highest mountain in the world, Kanchenjunga and some wild orchids blooming (during spring) on the way. Arrive Lachen in the late afternoon and check in at a hotel.

• Day 5
  Lachen – Gurudongmar Lake - Lachung(B/L/D)

  Early morning 3:30 Am wakeup call and depart 4 am from hotel pack breakfast heaving breakfast at Chopta valley then drive to Gurudongmar lake which is 5270 Mtr from sea level then back to Lachen for late lunch after lunch drive to Lachung over night at Lachung.

• Day 6
  Lachung –Yumthang -Yumeysamdong-Lachung (B/L/D)

  After breakfast, we leave for Yumthang (3,500m) excursion. This panoramic drive will bring you to the Valley of Flowers which consists of about 36 species of rhododendrons, primulas and other spectacular alpine wild flowers. Yaks and dzos can be seen grazing on the meadows. On way back, walk across the Lachung Chu and have a dip in a hot spring (swimming costumes needed). If not, just enjoy the scenic surrounding. On completed drive to Zero point called (Yumeysamdong) over night at Lachung.

• Day 7
  Lachung -Darjeeling(B)

  After breakfast drive to Darjeeling which is 9 hours journey evening free and easy.

• Day 8
  Darjeeling – Mirik

  After breakfast drive to Mirik which is very beautiful town visit Mirik lake, on completed drive to Indo-Nepal border line area and enter Nepal side and do shopping evening drive back to Darjeeling.

• Day 9
  Darjeeling

  Depart hotel at about 4am for Tiger Hill (2685m) for sun rising view and a panoramic view of the spectacular snow-clad mountain peaks of the Himalayan Range.Visit to the Ghoom Monastery, built in 1850 by Lama Sharb, which enshrines a 15ft. Statue of Maitreya Buddha After which, back to hotel for your breakfast and then visit the Himalayan Zoological Park. The zoo serves as a breeding center for snow leopards and red pandas, as well as a home for mountain yaks, Himalayan black bears and Siberian Tigers. Visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, located within this zoo, which was founded in 1954 to commemorate history's first successful conquest of Mt. Everest in 1953 by 'Darjeeling's son, Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary. Then proceed to Tibetan Refugee Center.

• Day 10
  Darjeeling to Delhi