DAY 1 : Welcome to Darjeeling
(Queen of the Hills)
Our car driver will be there to receive you at New Jalpaiguri
Railway Station (NJP) or Bagdogra Airport.
We will be assisting
for the transfer – Darjeeling – Nearly 105 kilometers 3 – 4
hours drive.
Check In time at the Hotel is 12 Noon.
At an height of 2123 meters / 70001 feet lies the
land of breathtaking beauty, sloping tea gardens with
spectacular views of the Mount Everest is the Queen of the hills
It is also home to the famous World Heritage train – The
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) – Check into hotel Evening
free to roam around Mall or local Shopping center.
Overnight at Darjeeling.
DAY 2 : Darjeeling sunrise
from Tiger Hill & Local Sight Seeing
Early morning at around 3:45 AM
drive to 8000 feet / 2440 meters through primitive forests of
oak, magnolia to Tiger Hill to view sunrise over Kanchendzonga
Peak (subject to clear weather).On the way back visit Ghoom
Monastery, Peace memorial & Batasia Loop
– Back to hotel
After
breakfast half day city tour includes Padmaja Naidu Zoological
Park, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (Closed on Thursday),
Ropeway, Tensing Gumpo Rock, Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center
(Closed on Sunday), Tea Estate, Natural History Museum (Sunday
Closed), Peace Pagoda.
Back to hotel – Evening free to stroll
around the Mall area or Chowk Bazaar –
Overnight at Darjeeling.
DAY 3: Transfer to Gangtok &
Local Sightseeing
Morning breakfast
– Transfer to Gangtok – Nearly 135 Kilometers 3 – 3.5 hours
drive – Gangtok – The capital of the 22nd State of India.
Sikkim
is one of the most beautiful hill station with varied options
for tourist – It is known for the monastery, Orchids, High
altitude Lake and butterflies.
It has option for tourist of all
ages.
Check into Hotel – After lunch drive for visit to
Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom, Research Institute of Tibetology, Do Drul Chorten (Stupa), Enchey Monastery, White
Hall, Flower Show etc – Back to hotel.
Overnight at Gangtok.
DAY 4 : Excursion to Tsomgo
Lake & Baba Mandir (Full Day )
Morning
breakfast at hotel – Excursion to Tsomgo Lake & Baba Mandir
nearly 40 kilometers and 2 hours drive along the Kyongnosla
Alpine Sanctuary, the home to the red panda and the blood
pheasant with Rhododendron and other alpine trees. Situated at
an elevation of 3753 meters / 12310 feet.
The Lake is oval
shaped lake nearly 50 feet deep – Generally covered in snow for
most of the year the year – This lake is home to the Brahmini
ducks & many migratory birds – Nearby is the sacred Baba Mandir
known to be a very holy site for all .
Back to Gangtok.
Evening
free to roam around M G Road (Mall) or local Shopping center
Overnight at Gangtok.
DAY 5 : Local Sight Seeing
(Half Day) & Transfer to Pelling
Morning
breakfast – Drive for visit to Directorate of Handicrafts &
Handloom, Research Institute of Tibetology, Do Drul Chorten (Stupa),
Enchey Monastery, White Hall, Flower Show etc.
Back to hotel.
Transfer to Pelling – 110 kilometers 4- 4 .5Hours drive. Pelling
is at an altitude of 6800 feet / 2072 meters – On a clear day
guest can get a clear view of Himalayan range with snow capped
mount Pandim, Kumbhakarna, Rathong, Khangchendzonga, Zopuno,
Shimbho, Narsing, Sinolchu etc.
Overnight at Pelling.
DAY 6 : Pelling Local Sight
Seeing (Half Day)
Morning
breakfast – Places of visit are Rimbi water Falls, Rimbi Rock
Garden, Kechopalri Lake, it is one of the holy Buddhist lake and
it is believed that any wish in front of the lake comes true.
Myth is that when a leaf falls on the placid clear water
surface, it is picked by a bird and thus the water surface is
always free of leaves, Kechopalri Monastery, Kanchenjunga water
Falls –
Back to hotel.
Evening free to roam around the
helipad or Shopping center
Overnight at Pelling.
DAY 7 : Transfer to NJP /
Bagdogra
Morning
breakfast.
Check Out at 12 Noon.
After breakfast transfer to New Jalpaiguri Railway
Station (NJP)/Bagdogra Airport (IXB) – Nearly 120 kilometers 4
hours drive.
Guest are advised to start early and not to rush –
Onward or Return Journey. |