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DAY
01: Bagdogra to Darjeeling
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02: Darjeeling full Day Sight Seeing
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03: DRIVE TO MANEYBHANJANG (2134m),TREK TO TONGLU
via Meghma
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04: TONGLU TO KALPOKHRI
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05: KALPOKHRI TO SANDAKPHU
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06: SANDAKPHU TO PHALUT
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07: PHALUT TO RAMMAM
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08: RAMMAN TO RIMBICK
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09: RIMBICK TO GANGTOK/BAGDOGRA
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01:Bagdogra to Darjeeling:Leave for Darjeeling via Kurseong and break journey for
refreshments at Kurseong.The journey will take 4 hrs
following along side world famous small gauge rail
track of Darjeeling Toy Train. This train made its
first maiden trip in September 1881. Puffing along the
two foot gauge track, the gradient of which stays at a
maximum of 1 to 20, the train passes through a region,
the sheer beauty of which it starts to manifest itself
as soon as one begins the journey. UNESCO has declared
this train as World Heritage |
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DAY 02:Darjeeling Sight Seeing:After
breakfast visit the Japanese Temple Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute, the Zoo, Tibetan Refugee
Self Help Centre and Happy Valley Tea Estate. After
Lunch visit the Ghoom Monastery. Evening free to
explore the market.
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Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute & Museums :The
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is on the West
Jawahar road. The institute runs courses for training
mountaineers as well as has the very good collection
of mountaineering equipments which have been used in
various mountaineering expeditions and other wise.
Specimens of Himalayan flora and fauna are also kept
here. The record of attempts made to conquer Mt.
Everest has been kept in the Mt.Everest Museum. The
institute also screens short films on mountaineering.
You can also view the Himalayan peaks through the
Zeiss Telescope given to the Nepalese Maharaja by
Hitler. Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was the Director of this
institute for many years and he was cremated near the
institute after his death in 1986. Near the institute
is Srabri which gives a very good view of the Single
valley and the Khangchedzonga range. One can sit at
Srabri and feel the cool breeze from the valley.
More
correctly known as Yogachoeling Gompa, this is
probably the most famous monastery in Darjeeling and
is about 8 kms south of town, just below Hill Cart
road and the train station near Ghoom. It enshrines an
image of the Maitreya Buddha. Foreigners are allowed
to enter the shrine and take photographs. As Ghoom is
frequently swathed in mists, and the monastery is old
and dark, it is often affectionately called Gloom
monastery.
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DAY 03:Darjeeling/ Maneybhanjyang/ Tonglu:Drive
to Maneybhanjyang (2134m), ( 1 1/2 hrs), the starting
point of the trek. The days walk , about 06 hrs , is
uphill and the trail passes through small village of
Chitre and forests of Rhododendrons and
Magnolias. The camping area at Tonglu ( 3020m)
is located on a hill top over looking the
Sikkim Himalayas. Overnight at Tonglu.
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DAY 04:Tonglu / Kalpokhri:This
is also a pleasant walk through the forest which is
home to the rare Red Panda and the Tragopan. After
about 05 hrs the camping area of Kalapokhri (3100 m)
is reached, where we spend the night.
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DAY 05:Kalpokhri / Sandakphu:After
breakfast , start the trek to Sandakphu (3636m) which
takes about 06 hrs. Sandakphu is the place to view the
mountains.On a clear day one can see the peaks of
Lhotse( 8501m), Everest( 8848m) and Makalu(8475m)
of the Nepal Himalayas and the huge
Kanchenjunga massif (8586m) along with other peaks of
the Sikkim himalayas.Overnight at Sandakphu.
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DAY 06:Sandakphu / Phalut:The
trail is along a ridge and can be considered as one of
the most enjoyable and scenic walks in the Himalayas.
The whole range of snowy peaks is always in view and
the trail passes through high altitude vegetation and
areas of dwarf rhododendrons and firs. The walk
to Phalut(3600m) is about 07 hours. Overnight
at Phalut.
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| DAY 07:Phalut / Rammam :Early
morning walk up to Phalut Top to view the sunrise
over the himalayas. After breakfast start trek to
Rammam (2560m) which takes about 05 hrs. The trail
passes through the villages of Gorkhey and Samanden
and the forest provides ample oppurtunities for bird
sightsighting. Overnight at Rammam.
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08:Rammam / Rimbik:
From
Rammam the trail descends (6 hours) to the bridge at
Sirikhola and passes through a number of small
villages to reach Rimbik (2280m), the road head.
Overnight at Rimbick. |
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DAY 09:Rimbik / Gangtok :After
breakfast drive to Gangtok via Mungpoo and Rangpo. While
half way you arrive at a place called Rangpo, this is
the entry point to Sikkim. You will have to fulfill
the entry formalities against your special permit to
tour around Sikkim, which may take about some time
then continue the drive to Gangtok.
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