Discover East Himalaya Tour

Package Name: Discover East Himalaya Tour
Duration: 09 Nights – 10 Days
Location: Gangtok – Lachung – Pelling – Darjeeling – NJP / IXB Departure

Day 01: NJP/ IXB To Gangtok
Meet and Greet on arrival at NJP/Bagdogra & transfer to Gangtok. Rest of the evening free for own activities. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 02: Excursion To Tsomgo Lake & Baba Mandir (Timing will depend on the Issuance of Permit)
A day excursion to Tsomgo Lake situated at a height of 3,780 Mts. with an average depth of 50 ft & Baba Mandir – The Shrine maid in memory of Sepoy Harbhajan Singh. Back to Gangtok. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 03: Gangtok To Lachung (timing will depend on the issuance of Permit)
After breakfast pick up from hotel at Gangtok & transfer to Lachung (altitude 8610 ft) Via Phodong, Mangan, Singik Chungthang & Maltim. Overnight stay at Lachung.

Day 04: Excursion To Yumthang Valley
Early Morning visit Yumthang Valley (Famous as Valley of variety of Rhododendron), Yumthang is the summer grazing ground of the yaks & winter playgrounds of yetis. On the way back, visit the Hot Spring considered to have medicinal properties. Back to resort for lunch. Overnight stay at Lachung.

Day 05: Lachung To Gangtok
After Breakfast transfer to Gangtok. Rest of the day free for Own activities. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 06 : Gangtok To Pelling
After breakfast proceed for half day city tour covering Rumtek Monastery, Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms (Closed On Sunday), Do-Dul Chorten, Institute of Tibetology (Closed On Sunday), later transfer to Pelling. One can enjoy the spectacular Eastern Himalayan Range from Pelling. On arrival Check in into the hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 07: Full Day Sightseeing In Pelling
After breakfast start a full day sightseeing tour covering in first half, Rimbi Water Falls, Rimbi Rock Garden, Kanchendzonga waterfalls, Khichdi wishing Lake. Second half cover the Pemayangtse Monastery, Rabdentse Ruins (2nd capital of Sikkim), Tajuk viewpoint, Helipad ground. After visit return to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 08: Pelling To Darjeeling
After breakfast transfer to Darjeeling. It is one of the most magnificent hill resorts in the world. Rest of the day free for own activities. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 09 : In Darjeeling
Early Morning at 04:00 AM visit Tiger Hill, famous for sunrise over Mt. Kanchendzonga. On way back, visit Ghoom Monastery, Batasia Loop and back to hotel. After breakfast proceed for visit 7 points, covering The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute & PNZ Zoological Park (both closed on Thursday) Tenzing Rock, Tibetan Self Help Refuge Centre (closed on Sunday), Tea Garden (outer view), Japanese Temple, Peace Pagoda & Ropeway (operational ropeway ride ticket to be paid by guest directly). Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 10 : Darjeeling To NJP / IXB
Morning free for packing & transfer to NJP Station or Bagdogra airport for return journey.

Gangtok is a municipality, the capital and the largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim. It also is the headquarters of the East Sikkim district. Gangtok is located in the eastern Himalayan range, at an elevation of 1,650 m (5,410 ft). The town’s population of 100,000 belongs to different ethnicities such as Nepalis, Lepchas and Bhutia. Nestled within higher peaks of the Himalaya and enjoying a year-round mild temperate climate, Gangtok is at the centre of Sikkim tourism industry. Gangtok rose to prominence as a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site after the construction of the Enchey Monastery in 1840.

Tsomgo Lake, also known as Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake, is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the capital Gangtok. Located at an elevation of 3,753 m (12,313 ft), the lake remains frozen during the winter season. The lake surface reflects different colours with change of seasons and is held in great reverence by the local Sikkimese people. Buddhist monks prognosticated after studying the changing colours of the lake.

Major “Baba” Harbhajan Singh was an Indian army soldier. He is revered as the “Hero of Nathula” by soldiers of the Indian army, who built a shrine in his honour. He was accorded the status of saint by believers who refer to him as the “Baba” (saintly father). Many of his faithful – chiefly Indian army personnel posted in and around the Nathula Pass and the Sino-Indian border between the state of Sikkim and Chinese-occupied Tibet – have come to believe his spirit protects every soldier in the inhospitable high-altitude terrain of the Eastern Himalayas. As with most saints, the Baba is believed to grant favours to those who revere and worship him.

The Yumthang Valley or Sikkim Valley of Flowers sanctuary, is a nature sanctuary with river, hot springs, yaks and grazing pasture on rolling meadows surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in the North Sikkim district of Sikkim state in India. It is popularly known as ‘Valley of Flowers’ and is home to the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary, which has over twenty-four species of the rhododendron, the state flower. The flowering season is from late February and to mid June, when countless flowers bloom to carpet the valley in multicolored hues of rainbow. A tributary of the river Teesta flows past the valley and the town of Lachung, the nearest inhabited centre. Yumthang is closed between December and March due to heavy snowfall. There is also a hot spring in the valley. A forest rest house is the only permanent residence in the valley. During the spring months, the area blooms with rhododendrons, primulas, poppies, iris and other flora. During the summer months, villagers take their cattle to these heights to graze (a practice known as yaylaq pastoralism). In view of increasing number of tourists, there is possibility of environmental degradation in near future. Skiing is conducted in the valley.

Lachung is a town and hill station in northeast Sikkim, India. It is located in the North Sikkim district near the border with Tibet. Lachung is at an elevation of about 9,600 feet (2,900 m) and at the confluence of the lachen and Lachung Rivers, both tributaries of the River Teesta. The word Lachung means “small pass”. The Indian Army has a forward base in the town. Before the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950, Lachung was a trading post between Sikkim and Tibet, after which it was closed down.

Pelling is a town in the district of West Sikkim, India. The town is located at a distance of 10 km from the district headquarters of Geyzing. A regular bus service connects the two towns. However, with the influx of tourists, the region is undergoing a metamorphosis, with the roads being repaired and hotels being set up.

Darjeeling is a town in India’s West Bengal state, in the Himalayan foothills. Once a summer resort for the British Raj elite, it remains the terminus of the narrow-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, or “Toy Train,” completed in 1881. It’s famed for the distinctive black tea grown on plantations that dot its surrounding slopes. Its backdrop is Mt. Kanchenjunga, among the world’s highest peaks.