SIKKIM |
Duration : 07 Nights & 08 Days Package |
Destinations : Bagdogra / NJP - Darjeeling - Gangtok – Kalimpong |
Day 01: Bagdogra/NJP Railway station - Darjeeling
Welcome on arrival at Bagdogra Airport/NJP Railways station from Delhi /Kolkata (Calcutta) and transfer to
Darjeeling (94 Kms/3hrs). Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02: Darjeeling
Sightseeing - Early morning at 3.30 start for Triger Hill to watch the spectacular sunrise and its amazing Ghoom
Monastery and Batashia Loop War Memorial while returning to the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel is followed by
full day local sightseeing covering Padmaja and Zoological Garden, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Tibetian
Refugee Self-help Center and visit to all the local market (City Life). Enjoy the historical Toy Train ride,
provided the train is running for the day. Overnight stay at Hotel
Day 03: Darjeeling - Gangtok
Depart for Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. Lunch will be enroute. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 04: Gangtok
Half day Excursion to Tsnogo Lake. - Excursion to Tsangu Lake at 12,400ft. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 05: Gangtok local tour
Rumtek Monastery & local sights. On this tour we visit the Enchey Monastery, the Do Drul Chorten, the
Research Institute of Tibetology, Purba Chorten, Government Institute of Cottage Industries (GICI)
and a walk down Lal Bazar. In the afternoon, we drive to Rumtek Monastery, 24 kms from Gangtok .
Overnight at Gangtok.
Day 06: Gangtok - Kalimpong 4 hrs.
A lovely drive during which the emerald coloured river Teesta serenades you on its tumultuous journey to the plains.
River rafting option (at extra cost) is also possible. Overnight at Kalimpong
Day 07 : Kalimpong
Half day Local tour - Half day tour of Kalimpong covering a cactus nursery and the famous Zang Dog Palri monastery.
Many may just want to relax or go shopping to the market. Overnight at Kalimpong.
Day 08 : Kalimpong to Bagdogra Airport / New Jalpaiguri Station
By surface approx. 2-1/2 hours to connect your onward destinations.
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