| Day
1 |
Kathmandu/Gangtok (1670 m) |
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110 km, 4 hours drive, Fly Kathmandu to Bhadrapur airport then drive to to Gangtok. O/N Hotel |
| Day
2 |
Sightseeing tour |
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We visit, Enchey Monastery, Do Drul Chorten, Research Institute of Tibetology, Purba Chorten, Government Institute of Cottage Industries (GICI). Afternoon, we visit Rumtek Monastery which is situated 24 km from the main city. O/N Gangtok. |
| Day
3 |
Drive, Gangtok to Yuksum (1760 m.) |
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Morning, after breakfast, we set off for Yuksum. En route, we visit Bonn monastery near Ravongla. It is a 6 hour journey. O/N hotel. |
| Day
4 |
Yuksum/Tshoka (3050 m.) – 18 km, 6 hours walk |
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After breakfast, we commence our trek to Tshoka through thick lush green forest of pine and oak. We cross river Prek Chu then start uphill climb to Bakhim village then continue to Tshoka village. O/N Lodge |
| Day 5 |
Tshoka/Dzongri (4020 m.) – 5 hours |
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Morning after breakfast, we commence our journey to Dzongri. From Tshoka the trail is quite steep as well as passes through the lush thick forest of rhododendrons with vast array of flowering plants over 400 species. We reach at a place called Deorali Dada (hillock) which provides spectacular views of mountain ranges. From Deurali, we continue our journey to Phethang where we take a break.
From Phethang, we still will ascend for a while and eventually reach Dzongri, here the forest becomes very thin and we find only small bushes and shrubs. O/N hut |
| Day 6 |
Rest at Dzhongri |
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Early morning, we trek to Dabla Khang (Dzongri Top), a vantage point from where you can the magnificent view of Himalayan Range. |
| Day 7 |
Dzongri/Thangsing |
| Day 8 |
Thangsing/Tshoka |
| Day 9 |
Tshoka/Yuksum |
| Day 10 |
Yuksum/Darjeeling |
| Day 11 |
Sightseeing tour |
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Morning - Sunrise tour to Tiger hill, while coming back we will visit Ghoom Monastery and batasia Loop and War Memorial. Afternoon, we visit Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Himalayan Zoological Park and Tibetan refugee camp. O/N Hotel. |
| Day 12 |
Departure from Darjeeling |
