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Trekking In Darjeeling &
Sikkim Regions |
Day 1 :
Arrival
Darjeeling
Pick up from Bagdora / NJP (train Station or
Silguri, jeep to Darjeeling passing through
several tea estates on the way. Overnight hotel
in Darjeeling. |
Day 2-3 :
Darjeeling Sightseeing
Perched at a height of 2134m,Darjeeling is the
most important and organized hill- resort in
Eastern India. Darjeeling town is lined with
shops and restaurants. It is an ideal place to
take a relaxed stroll with the view of the
mighty Kanchenjunga range as a backdrop. Travel
on to the Mall with exquisitely designed wooden
shops constructed during the British Raj. Major
places of interest include The: Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute and Everest museum
where the legendary Tenzing Sherpa is buried.
The Zoological Park, which shelters exotic
breeds of high altitude Himalayan fauna is
nearby. In 1995 for the first time in India the
snow leopard was bred in captivity at this zoo. |
Day 4 :
Sandakphu Phalut
The trek to Phalut is comparatively easy going
and more or less flat along the Singelila ridge.
The trek 21 Kms is a long but easy amble with
some good mountain vistas to enjoy. The
landscape is extremely beautiful. Phalut is an
axis between Sikkim, Nepal and West Bengal. |
Day 5 :
Darjeeling Gangtok:
The road to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim
ploughs through changing vegetation and
landscape and takes around four hours. Ghangtok
is a well layed out town with flower gardens and
bustling markets filled with local people
Lepchas, Bhutias and Nepalese people are its
main inhabitants. |
Day 6 :
Gangtok Sightseeing
A days sightseeing taking in the Research
Institute of Tibetology; famous for its research
activities on Tibetan language and culture, the
Phurba-Chorten (Stupa), Enchey Gompa, along with
viewpoints of the Kanchenjunga range,followed by
a visit to the orchid sanctuary. |
Day 7 :
Gangtok Rumtek Martham:
Today we visit the most popular Monastery and
certainly the largest in Sikkm Rumtek. before
a short but extremely beautiful drive to Martham.
Martham gives an insight of rural Sikkim, The
valley of Rice as the Tibetan and Bhutanese
neighbors have termed it. The terrance of Rice
paddies runs from high up the ridges down to the
river below. Charming Small villages inhabited
by Tibetans and Lepchias add to the spice of the
day. |
Day 8 :
Martham - Pemayangtse
From Martham a drive through breathtaking
scenary to Pemayangtse. Visit the old
Pemayangtse monastery. Overnight Tourists lodge. |
Day 9 :
Pemayangtse Kalimpong
Drive to Kalimpong , visit the flower and orchid
nurseries of Kalimpong. Overnight hotel. |
Day 10 :
Kalimpong Departure
After breakfast, departure transfers to Bagdora
Aiport/ NJP Train Station or Siliguri. |
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