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| Queen of Hills Tour - (Duration - 06 Nights 07 Days) |
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DAY 1: NJP railway station / IXB – Air Port –Gangtok. Meet
& Greet bye our Sikkim Holidays representative on
arrival at NJP Railway station / IXB airport Drive
from Bagdogra to Gangtok - flattened hillock 1700
mts 112 kms drive 5 hrs. (1780M) 110 Kms driving
time 4hrs.The drive from Siliguri stars from the
plains of west Bengal on the way reach Rangpo and
stamp your passport for entry in Sikkim .Rangpo is
the border between Sikkim and west Bengal.Driving on
the bank of Teesta all the way gentle hill with
frorest we reach Gangtok.Upon arrival checkin at the
Hotel. |
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Day 2: Sightseeing, Visit Enchey Monastery built by Druptob Karpo a
tantric master known for flying skill built in 1840
of Nyingma order ‘Red hat sect’ it worships Guru
Padma-shambhava . Visit Chuklakhang the monastery of
the royal palace .Visit Rumtek monastery of kagu
order built in 1960s during the ninth head karmapa
named Gupabar Phyyung dorje in 1725 Ad Raja of
sikkim invited him to establish Karmapa monastery in
Sikkim..Traditional in design of Tibetan monastic
art ,ascertained to be a replica of kagyu
headquarter in Tsurpu Tibet over night at Hotel. |
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DAY 3: Drive to Lachung, After breakfast drive to Lachung (3637 Mtrs ) 115
Kms Driving time 6-7 Hrs. One the way have lunch .
Once you reach Lachung it is place where most of the
houses are old-fashioned blended with the high hills
at the backdrop the land scaping is a total
different beautiful place on earth it is beyond once
expectation . Overnight at hotel |
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DAY 4: Yumthang –Gangtok, Early morning visit Yumthang valley and drive back
to Gangtok . Early morning visit Yumthang valley .A
beauty of nature by its own almost created by God a
heavenly paradise all flooded with flowers in April
and covered with snow during winter a picturesque
sight . Its also known as Sangrilla way to Heaven. |
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DAY 5: Drive to Darjeeling, Drive to Darjeeling 2134 Mtrs 94 Kms Driving time
4Hrs. .Darjeeling coined from the word Dorje a
stone, thunderbolt of Indra and Ling a place hence a
place of thunderbolt .Upon arrival check in at hotel
evening in and around Darjeeling Town.We drive the
same way back till we reach Teesta .The drive from
Teesta is a steep uphill drive through peshok Tea
plantation . This is a very worthwhile driving
experience . |
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DAY 6: Early morning drive to Tigerhill (2590 mts) for the
breathtaking sunrise over eastern Himalayas Mt
Kanchenzonga and Mt Everest.Visit oldest Yigacholing
Monastery built in 1857 ,belonging to the Gelukpa
sect has the beautiful statue of Maitera (the future
Buddha) .Afternoon sightseeing begins with Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute trains mountaineers built
in 1850.Drive to Tibetan refugee self help centre
which houses hand woven carpets and wood
carvings.Visit Happy valley tea estate .Overnight at
Hotel. |
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DAY 7: Darjeeling Bagdogra, After early breakfast drive to Airport 90 Kms
driving time 3 Hrs. |
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