Sikkim Tour
Duration: 05 nights / 06 days
Places Covered: Bagdogra - Gangtok - Gangtok - Nathula Pass - Chango
Lake - Yumthang Valley - Gangtok - Bagdogra
Day
01 : Bagdogra - Gangtok
Arrival Gangtok from Bagdogra. Meet and Transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 : Gangtok
Full day sight seeing at Gangtok Visit all major places of tourist interest
around Gangtok like important Buddhist monasteries, Hindu temples, establishments
devoted to local art, culture and architecture, specialized botanical collections
and shopping areas selling local handicraft and artifices, within a distance
of 100 kms. around Gangtok.
Day 03 : Nathula Pass / Chango Lake
Excursion to Nathula Pass and Chango Lake, visit to the 15000 ft. Nathula pass,
right on the Chinese border where you can even shake hands with the Chinese
guards on the other side of the fence, visit to the legendary shrine of Baba
Harbhajan Singh and Chango Lake while returning, all surrounded by snow clad
mountains, is once in a lifetime experience.
Day
04 - 05: Yumthang Valley - Mountain Safari
Two days' Mountain Safari to Yumthang Valley, this 1 night 2 days Mountain Safari
in hard top jeeps, along the 150 km. rugged hilly terrain is a once in a lifetime
experience.The route is a gradual climb from 5,000 to 13,000 ft. and every kilometer
of it unravels a new dimension to your knowledge bank.
As you proceed, in the month of March/April, you may be left dumbfounded after
encountering a kilometer long Rhododendron concentration in various hues as
if the whole jungle is on fire. During winters, the flowering beds and the slopes
are covered with a blanket of 4 - 5 ft. thick snow, rendering the entire terrain
a vast spread of white. The journey is dotted with herds of Yaks, an important
part of the local economy.
Day 05 : Yumthang / Gangtok
Return to Gangtok from Yumthang
Day 06 : Gangtok / Bagdogra
Departure for Bagdogra.
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