Darjeeling Sikkim and Gantok

Trip Facts

Program Code: HR-IT02 | Duration: 9 days | Program Type: tour | Mode of Travel: Flight / Land | Start Trip: Kathmandu | End Trip: Kalimpong |

Trip Overview

Darjeeling Sikkim and Gantok

Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal and headquarters of Darjeeling district, situated in the foothills of the Himalaya at elevations of between 2,000 and 3,000 metres above sea level. With India attaining independence on 15 August 1947, the district of Darjeeling remained in the partitioned section of Bengal (West Bengal) and therefore in the Indian union. With the district's sub-Himalayan and geographical condition, it occupied an unique status in the state. The only remaining industry, that is the Tea industry, continued to play a major role in the economy of the area and the country as well. The other natural wealth forests have been adversely affected by the ever growing population, now estimated to be around 1,200,000. In the years since independence, much has been done for the area's education, communication, attention to cash crops like orange, potato, cardamom, ginger, etc. The region is best known for its tea, see the Darjeeling tea article for more information.

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. It is the least populated state in India, and the second smallest in area after Goa. Sikkim was an independent state ruled by the Chogyal monarchy until 1975, when a referendum to make it India's twenty-second state succeeded. The thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in the west, The People's Republic of China to the north and east, and Bhutan in the south-east. The Indian state of West Bengal borders Sikkim to its south. The official language is Nepali, and the predominant religions are Hinduism and Vajrayana Buddhism. Gangtok is the capital and largest town.

Outline Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Darjeeling
Kathmandu/ Biratnagar or Bhadrapure, Meet our Sikkim representative in the Airport and Transfer to Darjeelijng. Overnight at Hotel Seven Seventeen or similar on standard.

Day 2: Darjeeling
Early morning tour to Tiger Hills (at 4 am) to view sunrise over Kanchenjunga Peak (subject to clear weather) and Batasia Loop & Ghoom Monastery. Afternoon visit to Japanese Temple, Peace pagoda, Lalkothi, Dhirdham Temple, Ava Art Gallery and Natural History Museum. Overnight at Hotel Seven Seventeen.

Day 3: Darjeeling
Today, visit Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological park, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Rope way Tenzing & Gomba Rock, Tibetan Refugee self-help Centre, Tea Estate and Labong Race Course. Overnight at Hotel Seven Seventeen

Day 4: Darjeeling – Gangtok
Transfer to Gangtok (after breakfast,98 kms / 04 hrs). Overnight at Hotel Golden Pagoda.

Day 5: Gangtok
 Take an excursion to Tshangu Lake (12000 ft. 35 kms / 02 hrs). Overnight at Hotel Golden Pagoda.

Day 6: Gangtok
Go for a day sightseeing covering Directorarte of Handicraft & Handsome, Enchey Monastery, Research Institute of Tibetology, Chorten, Rumtek Monastery and orchid sanctuary. Overnight at Hotel Golden Pagoda.

Day 7: Gangtok – Kalimpong
 Transfer to Kalimpong (after breakfast, 81 kms /03 hrs). Check-in at Hotel .Take a leisure walk thorough a Hilly town. Overnight at Park Hotel.

Day 8: Kalimpong
 Here you do the sightseeing of Dello Hills, Dr. Graham & resquo Home, Glower Nurseries, Jang-Dong-Palriffo Brang, Gouripur House and Durbin Dara Hills. Overnight at Hotel Park

Day 9: Leave Kalimpong
Transfer to the point for your onward connection (after breakfast).

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