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SIKKIM - DARJEELING - KALIMPONG: 08 DAYS
Day 01:
Fly Kathmandu to Biratnagar. Drive to Darjeeling. (5 ½ hrs) On
arrival at Biratnagar Airport meet, assist
and drive to Darjeeling. Overnight hotel.
Day 02:
Darjeeling: (2,100m). Morning visit Himalayan Zoo, museum of
Everest Expedition, Afternoon, after lunch drive to
Pemayangtse, (102 km) West Sikkim. Overnight hotel.
Day 03:
Pemayangtse: (2,085m) Breakfast: visit the Pemayangtse
Monastery. Afternoon short walk to Sanachholing Monastery
located on a hillock above the hotel, Overnight hotel.
Day 04:
Pemayangtse - Gangtok: (1600 Mt. - 117 km - 4 ½ hrs)
Breakfast: Drive through semi tropical forests and small
villages to Gangtok, Afternoon free, Overnight hotel.
Day 05:
Gangtok: Full day sightseeing of Enchey Monastery, Dodrul
Chorten Afternoon Visit Rumtek Monastery, Overnight at hotel.
Day 06:
Gangtok - Kalimpong: (1,588 m) Drive along the Rangit River
valley to Kalimpong, afternoon visit flower nurseries, local
monastery and handicraft center. Overnight hotel
Day 07:
Kalimpong - Biratnagar, (221 km - 6 ½ hrs) Early morning
drives to Biratnagar airport and check in for your flight to
Kathmandu.
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LEGENDARY EXPERIENCE: 07 DAYS
This tour
has been programmed to give a complete experience of Sikkim in
a limited period of time, where one can experience the flora,
the mountains and the cultural heritage of this former
Himalayan kingdom, with a short walk to the Sangachholing
Monastery has included for to experience the serenity of the
place and breathtaking view it commands.
Day 01:
Fly Kathmandu to Biratnagar, (7hrs. approx.) Drive to Gangtok,
on arrival meet, assist, Overnight hotel.
Day 02:
Gangtok (1,600m) Breakfast: Visit Enchey Monastery, Dodrul
Chorten, afternoon visit Rumtek Monastery, built by the late
Gyalwa Karmapa, Overnight hotel.
Day 03:
Gangtok: Breakfast: Free day for independent activities,
Overnight hotel.
Day 04:
Gangtok - Pemayangste: (2,085 m) drive though semi tropical
forests, afternoon visit Pemayangste monastery, overnight at
hotel.
Day 05:
Pemayangste - Khechapladri lake - pemayangste: (24 km) drive
to Khechapaldri lake, known as the wishing lake, afternoon
visit to Sangachholing Monastery, overnight hotel.
Day 06:
Pemayangste - Siliguri: (133 km. - 5 hrs) Breakfast: Drive
leisurely along the Tista River to the plains of North Bengal.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07:
Siliguri-Biratnagar: (150 Km. - 4 hrs) Breakfast: drive to
Biratnagar airport and check in your flight to Kathmandu.
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DISCOVERY SIKKIM: 10 DAYS
Day 01:
Fly Kathmandu to Biratnagar: Drive to Gangtok: (7 hrs approx.)
On arrival meet, assist and drive to Gangtok, Overnight at
hotel.
Day 02:
Gangtok: (1,600m) Visit Enchey Monastery, Dodrul Chorten,
afternoon visit Rumtek monastery, built by the late Gyalwa
Karmapa, Overnight at hotel.
Day 03:
Gangtok - Lachung: (2,750 Mt. - 117 Km. - 6 hrs) Breakfast:
Early morning drive to Lachung, a small picturesque village
located in North Sikkim valley, Overnight at Lodge.
Day 04:
Lachung - Yeumthany - Lachung: (3,500mts - 1 hr 15 min. - 25
km) Breakfast: Drive though conifer and rhododendron forest,
Overnight at Alpine Resort Lodge.
Day 05:
Lachung - Gangtok: drive back to Gangtok, Overnight at hotel.
Day 06:
Gangtok: Breakfast: free day, overnight at hotel.
Day 07:
Gangtok - Pemayangste: (2,085m - 117 km - 4 ½ hrs) drive
though semi tropical cardamom plantation and villages, visit
Pemayangste monastery, overnight at hotel
Day 08:
Pemayangste - Khechapladri Lake - Pemayangste: (24 km)
Breakfast: drive to Khechapladri Lake, which is also known as
the wishing lake, Afternoon a short walk to Sangachholing
Monastery, overnight at hotel.
Day 09:
Pemayangste - Siliguri: (133 km - 5 hrs) Breakfast: Drive
leisurely along the Tista River to the plains of North Bengal,
overnight at hotel.
Day 10:
Siliguri - Biratnagar: (150 km - 4 hrs) Breakfast: drive to
Biratnagar airport and check in for your onward flight to
Kathmandu.
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DARJEELING - SIKKIM - KALIMPONG: 08 DAYS
Day 01:
Fly Kathmandu to Biratnagar: Drive to Darjeeling (5 ½ hrs) on
arrival meet, assist and drive to Darjeeling, overnight hotel.
Day 02:
Darjeeling: (2,100m) Breakfast: Full day sightseeing,
overnight at hotel.
Day 03:
Darjeeling - Pemayangste: (2,085m) drive to Pemayangtse, west
Sikkim. Visit Pemayangste Monastery, overnight at hotel.
Day 04:
Pemayangste - Khechapladri lake - Pemayangste: Breakfast:
drive to Khechapaldri Lake, Afternoon short walk to
Sangachholing Monastery, overnight at hotel.
Day 05:
Pemayangste - Gangtok: (1,600 Mt.) drive though semi tropical
cardamom Plantation forests and small villages to Gangtok,
afternoon free overnight at hotel.
Day 06:
Gangtok: Full day sightseeing. Visit Enchey Monastery, Dodrul
Chorten, Afternoon visit Rumtek Monastery, built by the late
Gyalwa Karmapa, overnight at hotel.
Day 07:
Gangtok - Kalimpong: (1,588 Mt. - 85 km) Breakfast: drive
along the Rangit River valley to Kalimpong. Afternoon visit
flower nurseries, local monastery etc. overnight at hotel.
Day 08:
Kalimpong - Biratnagar: (221 km) Breakfast: Early morning
drive to Biratnagar airport and check in for your flight to
Kathmandu.
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ORCHID TOUR: 06 DAYS
Sikkim is an orchid lover's paradise where one can find it
over 600 of species. The most popular varieties found in
Sikkim are CYMBIDIUM, CATTALEYA and DENDROBJEM. These orchids
flourish in the wild and in the damp subtropical forest as
well as in the temperate and alpine vegetation. Sikkim and
Kalimpong, an important area for rearing of orchids, where a
lot of research is undertaken to bring out exotic hybrid
varieties to propagate them through tissue culture and also
meet knowledgeable person who were authorities in the field of
orchids. The flower nurseries and the orchid enthusiasts have
a stunning valley of orchids, which will make this tour an
experience of a lifetime.
Day 01:
Fly
Kathmandu
to Biratnagar: Drive to Siliguri (150kms - 4hrs) upon arrival
meet, assist and transfer to Siliguri, overnight at hotel.
Day 02:
Siliguri-Gangtok: (1,600mts. - 3 ½ hrs) after breakfast drive
though the Tista valley up to Gangtok. Afternoon free for
personal activities, overnight at hotel.
Day 03:
Gangtok: Visit some flower nurseries, Afternoon visit Enchey
Monastery, Government Institute of Cottage Industry, Dodrul
Chorten etc. overnight at hotel.
Day 04:
Gangtok - Fambonglho - Gangtok: A day excursion to Fambonglho
wildlife Sanctuary. A natural habitat of wild variety of deer,
beer and red panda. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05:
Gangtok - Kalimpong: (1,588mt.) drive to this important flower
center of this region. Visit flower nurseries to observe
hybridizing of orchids etc. overnight at hotel.
Day 06:
Kalimpong-Biratnagar: (221 km. - 6 hrs) Breakfast: drive to
Biratnagar airport for your onward flight to
Kathmandu.
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BUDDHISM TOUR OF SIKKIM: 06 DAYS
Guru Padma Sambhava, the great Buddhist saint and the restorer
of Buddhism in
Tibet, had prophesied during his travel in the 7th century
that amongst the holy hidden land or 'Bey-Ney"; personally
consecrated by him, 'Bey-Yul Demazong' Sikkim was the holiest.
Here he had hidden a vast religious treasure of Holy
Scriptures, icons etc. to be discovered and interpreted in the
future. It was the fulfilment of this prophecy when Lhatsum
Chenpo, Rikzen Chenpo and Ngadok sempo Chenpo came to
Sikkim
to propagate Buddhism. The three monks met at Yuksom in 1641
and coroneted the first Chogyal - the Religious King. These
events have give shape to a rich heritage of Buddhism in
Sikkim manifesting in over 200 Monasteries, Chorten's, holy
caves and influencing the society in general. This itinerary
has been drawn up to provide you a lasting experience of the '
Buddha Dharma ' as practiced in Sikkim.
Day 01:
Fly
Kathmandu
to Biratnagar: Drive to Gangtok. (7 hrs approx.) On arrival
meet, assist and drive to Gangtok, Overnight at hotel.
Day 02:
Gangtok - Phodong - Gangtok: (90kms) a day excursion to
Phodong, Phesang & Labrang Monasteries (Nyingmapa sect), back
to Gangtok, Overnight hotel
Day 03:
Gangtok - Rumtek - Martan: visit to the Enchey Monastery,
Institute of Tibetology: Renowned worldwide center for study
of Buddhist Philosophy and religion, Do-Drul Chorten: most
important stupas of Sikkim Overnight at village Resort.
Day 04:
Martam - pemayangste: (2,085 Mt.) Drive from Martam to
Pemayangste, en route visit the Kundragling Monastery,
Pemayangste Monastery, Overnight at hotel.
Day 05:
Pemayangste - Khecheodpalri - Pemayangste: visit Sangachholing
Monastery and
Khecheodpalri Lake. Overnight at hotel in Pemayangste,
Day 06:
Pemayangste - Biratnagar: (8 hrs approx.) morning drives to
Biratnagar airport to connect for your flight to
Kathmandu.
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