Day 01: Arrival at the Bagdogra Airport or NJP Railway Station and Transfer to Darjeeling.
total distance 90 km. Time taken 3 hrs approx. 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 you own activities. OR Go for a walk to Lloyd Botanical Garden. It’s a park,
which houses many different species of Trees form different parts of the world. OR Walk along the Mall and market area.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 03: 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 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 04: Leave for Gangtok, the capital of the State of Sikkim. Distance 115 km. About 5 hours drive.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05: In Gangtok.
Early Morning: Visit Tashi View Point to view Mount Khangchendzonga and other Peaks of the range.
Morning: After Breakfast visit 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 product. Visit Enchey Buddhist Monastery, which is about 200 yrs old. Walk around the market.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06: Gangtok to Kalimpong. (Alt 1250 mtrs) Distance 73 km. About 2½ hours drive. Drive is along the river
Tista river. 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. Visit Mangal Dham, a hindu temple, and a Christian church built in style of Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. Walk around the town.
Overnight at hotel,
Day 07: Departure from Kalimpong to Bagdogra Airport or NJP Railway Station. 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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