Arrival at NJP/Bagdogra Airport. Meet our representatives and drive to Darjeeling. Upon
arrival at Darjeeling, check into Hotel. Free & Leisure time / walk around town area and
the Mall (Chowrasta). Overnight stay at Hotel
.
Early morning(3 am) drive to Tiger Hill (8500 fts) for sunrise view over the mountains.
View 4 Giants of Himalaya i.e. Mt.Everest,Mt.Makalu,Mt.Lhotse and
Mt.Khangchendzonga (all above 8000 mtrs) from Tiger Hill. Drive back to Town. Visit
Ghoom Monastery (Gelug order of Tibetan Buddhism) and Batasia Loop(Gorkha war
memorial) Back to Hotel for Breakfast and recess (1 hr). After breakfast go for a mixed
point sightseeing of Japanese Temple, Peace pagoda, Padmaja Naidu Himalayan
Zoological Park & Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (Closed on Thursday),
Tenzing&Gombu Rock, Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Center (Closed on Sunday) & Happy
Valley Tea Estate and Factory. Free & Leisure time or walk around the Mall
(Chowrasta)
Breakfast at the Hotel and Checkout. Drive to Pelling via Teesta,Melli, Jorethang. Lunch
at Jorethang. Upon arrival at Pelling,check into the Hotel. Free & Leisure time or walk
around the locality. Overnight stay at Hotel/ Homestay.
Breakfast at Hotel. After Breakfast drive to Khangchendzonga waterfalls (23 kms/1 ½
hrs) Enroute see Rimbi water falls. Drive to Khechupalri Lake (16 kms/40 minutes from
KWF)- Sacred and wish fulling lake amidst a deep and rich forest. Drive back to Pelling
(28 kms/1 ½ hrs) Lunch at Hotel in Pelling. After Lunch, visit Pemayangtse monastery
(Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism/310 yrs old)
Visit Rabdentse palace ruins (02nd capital of Sikkim)- 30 minutes easy walk from the
main road through the forest/ CC footpath. Drive back to Pelling (20 minutes)Overnight
stay at Hotel/Homestay.
Breakfast at Hotel & check out. Drive to Ravangla (50 kms/2 hrs) Visit
TathagataTshal(Buddha Park), Lunch at Ravangla. Drive to Gangtok (64 kms/3
hrs),upon arrival check in to the hotel. Free & Leisure time. Overnight stay at Hotel.
(13150 FTS) NATHULA PASS (14500 FTS)
Breakfast at Hotel. Drive to Tshangu Lake (40 kms)- Oval shaped Sacred Lake
enrouteNathula Pass (Indo - Chinese Border). Drive to Nathula Pass (15 kms further)
enroute visit Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir. Explore Around the pass. Drive back to
Gangtok via same route(55 kms). Free & Leisure time to stroll in the market area.
Overnight stay at the Hotel.
Day 06: OR OPTIONAL GANGTOK SIGHTSEEING
Breakfast at Hotel. Drive to Banjhakri eco-park (30 minutes from town) Visit Namgyal
Institute of Tibetology (museum with collections or antique and rare Buddhism related
items) Do DrulChorten. Ropeway at Hur-huraydara. Back to Hotel for Lunch. After
Lunch, visit EnchayMonestry/Flower show/Hanuman Tok/Ganesh tok/Tashi View Point
(to see Mt.Khangchendzonga and other peaks)/Bakthang water falls.
Vehicle will drop you at the Market / Hotel. Free & Leisure time to stroll in the market.
Day06: OR OPTIONAL - MONASTIC DAY TOUR
Breakfast at Hotel. Visit Rumtek Monastery/Dharma Chakra Center (24 kms/1 hr) Kagyu
order of Tibetan Buddhism / official seat in exile to HH Karmapa.
LingdumZurmangKagyup monastery(10 kms from Rumtek/30 minutes) Kagyu order of
Tibetan Buddhism. Back to Hotel. Lunch/Recess. After lunch, visit Enchey Monastery
(20 minutes from town)-Nyingma Order of Tibetan Buddhism. Visit Dro-
DrulChorten/Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (museum with collections or antique and
rare Buddhism related items). Vehicle will drop you at the Market / Hotel. Free & Leisure
time to stroll in the market area. Overnight stay at the Hotel.
Breakfast at Hotel & check out. Drive to Lachen (9000 fts/127 kms/5-6 hrs) Enroute stop
by butterfly water falls and drive to Rangrang (1 hrs from WF), Lunch at Rangrang.
Enroute stop by the Naga waterfalls. Drive to Chungthang and further to Lachen.
Overnight stay at Hotel/Homestay.
Start at 04 a.m and drive to Gurudongmar Lake (65 kms/17400 fts) Enroute stop by
Thangu village (14300 fts/22 kms from Lachen/Last settlement on the frontier) Permit
entry formalities. Visit Gurudongamarlake,spend around an hour and drive back to
Lachen for lunch.
After Lunch, drive to Lachung (8850 fts/50 kms/2 hrs) Enroute stop by Bhim-nala
Waterfalls. Upon arrival,check into Hotel for overnight stay. *Gurudongmar Lake is
subjected to the availability of PAP/RAP and with extra costings.
LACHUNG TO GANGTOK - (124 KMS / 5 HRS)
Start at 06 a.m and drive to Yume-Samdong/Zero Point (15300 fts/46 kms/3 hrs) Spend
a time at the valley enjoying a snow. Drive back to Yumthang valley (12000
fts),considered a valley of flowers. A short hike of about 1 hr through the Pine &
Rhododendron forest to Hot-Spring. Drive back to Lachung. Lunch at Lachung. After
Lunch drive back to Gangtok (124 kms/5-6 hrs) via Mangan,Rangrang,Dikchu.
Stop by at Singhik to view Mt Khangchendzonga. Overnight stay at Hotel. Free &
Leisure time.
Your 9 Night 10 Days Complete Sikkim and Darjeeling tour ends today.
