ON ARRIVAL AT NJP RAILWAY STATION / IXB AIRPORT OUR REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR TRIP PLANNER WELCOMES YOU AND TRANSFER YOU TO GANGTOK. GANGTOK IS A CITY , MUNICIPALITY, THE CAPITAL AND THE LARGEST TOWN OF THE INDIAN STATE OF SIKKIM. IT ALSO IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE EAST SIKKIM DISTRICT. GANGTOK IS IN THE EASTERN HIMILAYAN RANGE, AT AN ELEVATION OF (5410 FT). THE TOWN'S POPULATION OF 100,000 ARE FROM DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES SUCH AS BHUTIA, LEPCHAS AND INDIAN GORKHAS. WITHIN THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE HIMILAYA AND WITH A YEAR-ROUND MILD TEMPERATURE CLIMATE , GANGTOK IS AT THE CENTRE OF SIKKIM'S TOURISM INDUSTRY. CHECK-IN TO YOUR HOTEL & REST OF THE DAY AT LEISURE. OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL IN GANGTOK. (ALTITUDE 1,650 M)

THIS MORNING START FOR A HALF DAY TRIP TO TSOMGO LAKE (12400FT), WHICH IS ONLY 32KMS FROM GANGTOK CITY, (Tentative time to leave from the hotel is 8-10 AM basis availability of permit, the same will be communicated by the driver) , THE LAKE IS ALMOST ABOUT 1KM LONG AND 15 MTRS DEEP. THE LAKE IS CONSIDERED SACRED BY THE LOCAL PEOPLE, FURTHER 12KMS VISIT THE BABA HARVAJAN SINGH MANDIR. Nathula: Nathula visit is subject to availability of permit & road condition. Only limited permits are issued by the army before 48 hrs of tour. It is open only on Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun. NAME, ADDRESS, AGE & GENDER of all guests travelling are required for processing of permit. Normally organizing permit at the eleventh hour is not possible, minimum time required is 72 hours before the arrival. We will try our best, but in case of non-availability of permit, the tour will only be till Baba Mandir. (Additional Charge Rs.4500/- to 5000/- per vehicle.) It is mandatory that guest should carry photo proof identity card such as voter ID card / passport and passport size photograph. EVENING FREE AT GANGTOK FOR SHOPPING AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY. OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL IN GANGTOK. (ALTITUDE 1,650 M)

AFTER YOUR BREAKFAST IN GANGTOK, YOU WOULD BE DRIVEN TO DARJEELING AROUND 9-10 AM. THE JOURNEY WOULD TAKE AROUND 4 HOURS. DARJEELING , KNOWN AS THE "QUEEN OF THE HILLS" , IS LOCATED IN THE HIMALAYAS AND OFFERS AN UNFORGETTABLE VIEW OF THE SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS. THE TEA GARDENS, TINY WAERFALLS, LITTLE VILLAGES AND A NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY TRACK ADD TO THE CHARM OF THIS HILL STATION. AFTER YOU REACH, CHECK-IN TO YOUR HOTEL & EVENING TIME FREE FOR LEISURE. OVERNIGNT AT THE HOTEL IN DARJEELING. (ALTITUDE 2042M)

EARLY MORNING AT 4.00 AM VISIT TIGER HILL (SUNRISE POINT OVER MT. KANCHENJUNGA) WITNESS THE GLORIOUS HIMILAYAN MOUNTAINS AT DAY BREAK. THE SUNRISE AGAINST THE HIGHEST PEAK IN INDIA IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD, AND BACK TO HOTEL FOR BREAK FAST. ON THE WAY VISIT , GHOOM MONASTERY, BATASIA LOOP AND BACK TO HOTEL. AFTER BREAKFAST PROCEED FOR VISIT :- HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE, P.N. ZOOLOGICAL PARK (CLOSED ON THURSDAY) TENZING ROCK, TIBETAN REFUGEE CENTER (CLOSED ON SUNDAY), TEA GARDEN (OUTER VIEW), AND JAPANESE TEMPLE & PEACE PAGODA. EVENING TIME ENJOY LOCAL TOWN OF DARJEELING. OVERNIGNT AT THE HOTEL IN DARJEELING. (ALTITUDE 2042M)

EARLY MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST CHECK OUT FROM THE HOTEL AND TRANSFER TO NJP/ AIRPORT FOR ONWARDS JOURNEY. TOUR END !!