12 days Dzongri Trek
Maximum Altitude: 4030 meters
Duration of Trek: 12 days mountain lodge
Grade: Medium
Dzongri Trek starts at Yuksum (1780 m) with a gradual ascent through
sub-tropical and temperate forest of Oaks, Chestnuts, Walnuts, Cedars,
pines, Magnolias, Rhododendrons etc. The trail is also rich in flora
and fauna.
Outlined itinerary:
| 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 |
| |
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.) |
| |
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 |
| |
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 |
| |
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 |
