Day 01: Arrival at the Bagdogra Airport or NJP Railway Station and Transfer to Darjeeling.
Total distance 90 km approx. About 3 hours drive.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 02: In Darjeeling. Early Morning visit Tiger Hill to view sunrise over Mt Khangchendzonga, the third
highest mountain in the world. Height: 8595 mtrs. On the way back Visit Yiga Choling; the old Buddhist
Monastery, which was built in 1880. Back to Hotel for breakfast.
Morning: Visit Tukvar Tea Estate to see tea processing**. (Darjeeling is renowned in the world for its tea)
On the way back to the hotel visit Tibetan Refuge Self Help Center&&, which was established in 1959 to rehabilitate displaced Tibetans, who had followed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to India It has now evolved into a prime-manufacturing center for excellent ethnic Tibetan handicraft especially Woolen Carpets. It also helps to preserve the cultural heritage of Tibet.Visit Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI)@@ established in 1954; after the conquest of Mount Everest, to impart training in high altitude mountaineering. There is a museum on mountaineering, which you can visit.
Visit the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, which houses many endangered animals from the Himalayan region. It is also a breeding center for Snow Leopards, Red Panda and Tibetan Wolf.
Back to hotel for lunch.
Afternoon: Free to pursue your own activities OR Go for a walking visit to Bhutia Busty Buddhist Monastery.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 03: Go for a joy ride till Ghoom, on the world famous Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a world heritage sight.
Back to hotel for lunch
Afternoon: Free to pursue you own activities. OR Go for a walk to Lloyd Botanical Garden. It’s a park, which houses many different species of Trees formdifferent parts of the world. OR Walk along the Mall and market area.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 04:: Darjeeling to Pelling (alt 2000 mtrs), a small village in the West Sikkim On a Clear day you can see mount Khangchendzonga range just on the opposite hill.
vist Pemayangtse Monastery, A Buddhist monastery founded in AD 1705. Visit of Rabdantse Ruins. The Second Capital of Sikkim, which is in a walking distance of Pemayangtse. From Here the view of the valleys bellow are very scenic.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05: Leave for Gangtok, the capital of the State of Sikkim. Distance 115 km. About 5 hours drive.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06: In Gangtok.
Early Morning: Visit Tashi View Point to view Mount Khangchendzonga and other Peaks of the range.
Morning: After Breakfast vist Rumtek Buddhist Monastery, which is 24 km away from Gangtok.On the way back visit The Research Instiutte of Tibetology, which was built in 1954 by the Late Chogyal (King of Sikkim) Palden Thondup Namgyal. It has a large collection of Tibetan literature, rare manuscripts, paintings, thankas, statues and religious objects. It is renowned for study of Buddhist philoshopy and religion.
Afternoon: After Lunch Visit Government Institute of Cottage Industries. It is a training center for handicrafts. There is a sales emporium where you can buy the finished products. Visit Enchey Buddhist Monastery, which is about 200 yrs old. Walk around the market.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07:Visit Changu Lake situated at the altitude of 3700mtrs which is approx 40 km away from Gangtok.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 08: Gangtok to Kalimpong. Distance 73 km. Time taken 2½ hrs. Drive is along the river Tista on which
you can go for river rafting, which is optional and on direct Payment bases.
Day 09:: In Kalimpong. Alt 1250 mtrs.
After Breakfast visit Delo View Point in the Delo Hills. You can have a magnificient view of the Kanchendzonga mountain range and the River Tista meandering down in the valley. On the way back
visit Mangal Dham, a hindu temple, and a Christian church built in style of Tibetan Monastery.
After lunch visit Zandok Palri Bhddhist monastery located on top of Durpin Hills. You can have a
view of Kalimpong Town and The Kanchendzonga Mountain Range from here. On the way back visit
a flower nursery. Walk around the town.
Day 10: Departure from Kalimpong to Bagdogra Airport. Distance 78 km About 3 hours drive..
(** Processing of tea is done six days a week, except Monday’s, starting from mid March till mid November.)
(@@ The HMI and ZOO in Darjeeling is closed every Thursday)
(&& The Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center is closed every Sunday and Tibetan Holidays)
(In Sikkim Government institute such as Tibetology, Handicraft Institute and Enchey Monastery are closed on Sundays)
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