Experience Darjeeling and Sikkim Tour

Today arrive in Bagdogra and our esteemed Darjeeling and Sikkim tour and short hike begins today. your guide escorts you to Darjeeling. You will check in at Hotel at Darjeeling. Rest of the time you'll have Sightseeing around Darjeeling. Overnight at Darjeeling.

Travel Distance: 68 km, Driving - 3 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 2,050m/6,726ft
Accommodation: Hotel (New Elgin Hotel)
Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Today early in the morning, you'll pay your visit to Tiger Hill to see the view of sun rise over Mt Kanchendzonga. While returning, you'll make your visit to Yiga-Choling (Ghoom) Monastery as well. Upon the completion of strolling around the monsatery you will return to the Hotel for Breakfast. After breakfast, you will be escorted for sightseeing around Darjeeling. Some of the places you'll visit include Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Center, Tea Garden and Tea Factory, Peace Pegoda. Then in the evening you will come back to the hotel. Leisure overnight.

Maximum Altitude: 2,050m/6,726ft
Accommodation: Hotel (New Elgin Hotel)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, you will bid farewell to Darjeeling and proceed to Manebhanjang (1928 m) for your Sandakphu trek. There, complete all the necessary formalities to enter the Singalila National Park. Then, you will start trekking towards Tumling. From here, the Sandakphu trek route will be uphill with a short circuit to Chitre. You will continue to climb for one and a half hours from Chitre and reach a small village called Megh. From Megh, the trek becomes flat and relatively easy. From Megh, it is an easy two-hour trek to reach Tumling village. You will reach Tumling and rest for the rest of the day.

Driving Distance: 25 km -1 hrs /13 km 5-6 hrs trek
Maximum Altitude: 2,970m/9,744ft.
Accommodation: Hotel/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Today, your trek through Singalila National Park Check Post is relatively easy as you will be walking mainly on flat ground, so before starting your trek, don’t miss out on watching the beautiful sunrise from your camp. From where the sky lights up. If you are lucky and the sky is clear, it will be a great opportunity to see the entire Kanchenjunga mountain range and the mighty Kanchenjunga peak as well as Kumbhakarna and Shimbo peaks in the background. Similarly, you will also get a good glimpse of the Goichala trek during the trek, which is one of the popular Himalayan treks in Sikkim.

You will continue your trek from the Singalila National Park Check Post. From here you will enter Nepal via the motorable road and will reach Gairbas via both the Nepalese villages of Gairbas. Garibas is about 5 km from Tumling. You will notice that Garibas is a small village with a few hotels and guesthouses on the Nepal side. On the right side you will see its SSB Camp and the Singalila National Park Entry Check Post in India. You will take a break here to pay the entry fee to enter Singalila National Park to continue the trek. And proceed towards Kaiyakatta which is 2 km away from Garibas. The route to Kaiyakatta will involve a 1.5 km steep climb with steps cut into the mountain for the trekkers. Once you reach the top, you will have to descend for about 10 minutes and you will reach Kaiyakatta. Here you will take a break for some hot lunch.

From where, your final destination of Kalipokhari is about 4 km away from Kaiyakatta. And from Kaiyakatta you will come across different species of birds as you will walk along the motor road. 1.5-2 hour trek you will reach a lake surrounded by Buddhist prayer flags. This is your destination for the day Kalipokhari which translates to Black Lake. You will see a beautiful Buddhist temple on the other side of the lake and this is where you will be standing on the border of India and Nepal. Here, You will spend night at the teahouse. (Vehicles are not allowed through in area)

Trek Distance: 12 km - 6-7 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 3,186 m/10,453ft.
Accommodation: Hotel/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

The trek to Sandakphu is relatively short compared to the previous day's trek, however, you will gain incredible altitude in one day due to which the trekkers should be fit enough for this trek. The trek starts with a gradual ascent for about 30 minutes which is followed by a steep climb for about an hour before your trek on a motorable road. This entire section will be about 6 km long. Where after reaching the flat road of Bikhebhanjang you will get a good glimpse of Sandakphu peak which is about 4 km ahead. The way up is a zig-zag trail. After an hour of climbing, you start seeing huts and tea houses and Sandakphu on the horizon. From this point, as you will continue your trek to the summit, you will have a spectacular 180° view of the world such as Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Nuptse, Baruntse, Chamling, Chomolonzo, Machapuchare (Fishtail), extending to the Annapurna family of peaks stretching to the west. You will spend the night today at a teahouse/lodge.

Trek Distance: 7 km - 3-4 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 3,636 m/11,930ft.
Accommodation: Hotel/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

The last day of the trek is a bit longer than the previous days, but it will be enjoyable as your trek through the lush greenery and rhododendron forests. You will trek from Sandakphu to Gurdum, a small village and a valley surrounded by dense forests that looks like a picture. From Gurdum, you will reach Srikhola in about 2 hours. Srikhola, also known as Srikhola, is named after the mountain stream of the same name (the word Khola means stream). You will spend the night at Srikhola.

Trek Distance: 16 km - 6-7 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 2,103 m/6,900ft.
Accommodation: Hotel/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Today after breakfast, you will drive from Srikhola to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, for 3-4 hours (96 km). Check in to your hotel in Gangtok. Relax after a long day of trekking and enjoy a good night's sleep.

Travel Distance: 90 km Driving: 3-4 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 1,700m/5,578ft.
Accommodation: Hotel (Norkhill Hotel)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Early this morning, you will visit Tashi View Point, which is about 8 km from Gangtok. It is a relaxing place. The magnificent view of Khangchendzonga and Sinyolchu mountain ranges is the main attraction of this point. The monasteries of North Sikkim are also visible from this point, which is located along the North Sikkim Highway. Then you return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, you will visit the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms or Government Institute of Cottage Industries, Enche Monastery, Tibetan Science Research Institute, Rumtek Monastery in the evening. Free time at leisure around Gangtok market. Overnight at Hotel.

Maximum Altitude: 1,700m/5,578ft.
Accommodation: Hotel (Norkhill Hotel)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Today after breakfast, you will be escorted to Phuntsholing (Bhutan Border) or Bhadrapur Airport (Nepal Border) or Bagdogra Airport (flights connects from Delhi and Kolkata) for your flight for onward tour with wonderful memories of tour of Darjeeling and Sikkim.

Meals: Breakfast