Discover Sikkim Tour - 9 Days
Discover Sikkim tour is includes everything Sikkim has to offer. Gangtok, the capital town of Sikkim with visits to Buddhist Monasteries at Pemayangtse and Rumtek. Travel to newly opened North Sikkim to Lachung. Then up the Lachen Valley to the, little visited and the sacred Gurudongmar Lake situated on the high Tibetan Plateau next to the Tibetan border. A journey to discover Sikkim drive vehicles through the deep green valleys and ethnic villages of Sikkim, past raging rivers, stop to admire breathtaking water falls, blooming rhododendron forests and play on snowfields at the bottom of snow capped Himalayan peaks. An unforgettable Himalayan adventure safari tour through beautiful Sikkim.
Itinerary
Day 01 : Fly Delhi/Kolkata/Kathmandu to Bagdogra Airport/ NJP Railway Station/ Biratnagar /Bhadrapur On arrival meet, assist and drive to Gangtok (07 hrs) O/N
Day 02 : Gangtok (1,600m)
In the morning Visit Enchey Monastery, Deer Park, Government institute of Cottage Industry, Dodrul Chorten, Research Institute of Tobetology. afternoon Visit Rumtek Monastery, situated 24 kms this magnificent monastery was built by the late Gyalwa Karmapa, the head of the Kagyu sect. O/N
Day 03 : Gangtok - Lachung (2,750mts/117km/6hours)
In morning drive early morning to Lachung, a small picturesque village surrounded by high snow cap peaks, located in a valley in North Sikkim. O/N
Day 04 : Lachung - Yumthang - Lachung (3,500mts 25 kms)
In this drive after breakfast through conifer and rhododendron forest the drive an enjoyable experience. Packed lunch provided. O/N at hotel
Day 05 : Lachung - Gangtok Drive back to Gangtok. O/N
Day 06: Gangtok - Pemayangtse (2,085m 117km/4 1/2 hrs)
In the morning After breakfast drive through semi tropical forests. Cardamom plantation and village afternoon Visit the Pemayanste monastery, situated adjacent to the hotel. This is a premier monastery of Sikkim built in the 17th century. O/N
Day 07: Pemayangtse - Khenchapladri Lake - Pemayangtse (24kms / 1 1/2hrs)
After breakfast drive to Khechoperi lake which is also known as the wishing lake, and is considered very sacred and no water sport or other activities besides proyer and worship are allowed around it. afternoon A short walk to Sangacholing Monastery (2km/45min) located on a hillock above the hotel. On a clear day the view of the mountain ranges is breathtaking. O/N
Day 08 : Pemayangtse - Kalimpong (133 kms/5hrs)
Breakfast: full day Sightseeing of Kalimpong town. O/N
Day 09: Kalimpong to Bagdogra Airport/ NJP Railway Station Biratnagar/Bhadrapur (150kms /4 hrs)
