Dzongri Trek Sikkim

Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Welcome to India- a country where hospitality is a way of life ; to a culture steeped in tradition, a land where history lives in music and dance. You will be received at the airport in a traditional manner with garlands and proceed to your hotel for overnight stay.

Day 02: Delhi – Bagdogra - Darjeeling
Morning after breakfast transfer to domestic airport to board flight for Bagdogra. Met upon arrival and proceed for lunch at local restaurant. After lunch drive to Darjeeling (2130 m).

Upon arrival check into hotel for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Dinner

Day 03: Darjeeling
After breakfast we drive to Happy valley tea Garden. Later we visit to the famous Himalayan Mountaineering Institute which has a museum specializing on the various expeditions on peaks of the Himalayas and an exclusive Everest Museum which tells us the history along with its expeditions to Everest.

After Lunch we ride on the Famous Toy Train of Darjeeling. It takes us 45 minutes ride towards Ghum railway station which used to be the second highest in the world.( Now the 5th highest ). Latter Ghum Monastery (Yiga Choling Buddhist Monastery) which has the image of Maitreya Buddha (the future coming Buddha) and drive back to Darjeeling and visit the upper market.

PLEASE NOTE
1. The tourist train normally starts in the morning (11am) and the second trip at 2pm. But it all depends on the tourist traffic. So we can adjust with the timings of the sightseeing with the train ride. Later drive back to the hotel for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner

Day 04: Darjeeling - Yuksam
Morning after an early breakfast drive to reach Yuksam (1760 m). On arrival check-in at hotel for overnight stay.

Yuksam is the old capital of Sikkim. On arrival check-into Hotel for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch (at Local restaurant) + Dinner

Day 05: Yuksam - Tsoka
Morning after breakfast start the first leg of trekking to reach Tsoka (3710 m). It about 1 km ahead of Bhakim. The track gradually ascends and descends through the dense verdant semi-tropical forest and after Bhakim its steep climb till Tsoka.

Arrive and set the camp for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch (Packed / Hot) + Dinner

Day 06: Tsoka - Phidong - Dzongri
Morning after breakfast start trekking to reach Dzongri. The trek involves study and steep climbing through Rhododendrons Forest. Dzongri commands panoramic view of the mighty and sacred mountain of Sikkim, Kanchenjunga (8585 m) and Pandim (6691 m).

Arrive and set the camp for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch (Packed) + Dinner

Day 07: Dzongri
Day walk to a ridge with view on the Kanchenjunga. Overnight in camp

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch (Packed / Hot) + Dinner

Day 08: Dzongri - Tsoka
Morning after breakfast start trekking to reach Tsoka (3710 m) in about 5 - 6 hrs. The trek winds its way down up to Phedang, the start of the Rhododendron trail.

Arrive and set the camp for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch (Packed / Hot) + Dinner

Day 09: Tsoka - Yuksam
Morning after breakfast trek back to Yuksam.

Arrive by evening and check-into hotel for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch (Packed / Hot) + Dinner

Day 10: Yuksam- Pelling - Gangtok
Morning after breakfast leave for Gangtok. Enroute visit Pemayangte Monastery, Situated on a hill top at 2800 m Pemayangte is one of the most important and oldest monastery in Sikkim. Gangtok is the capital and largest town of Sikkim. Gangtok is located in the eastern Himalayan range, at an altitude of 5,800 feet (1,800 m). The town's population of 98,658 belongs to different ethnicities such as Indian-Nepalis, Lepchas and Bhutia.

Arrive by evening and check-into hotel for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner

Day 11: Gangtok
Morning after breakfast proceeds for sightseeing tour to Gangtok.

Post sightseeing transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner.

Day 12: Gangtok - Bagdogra - Delhi
Morning after early breakfast leave for Bagdogra airport. Arrive Bagdogra and board flight for Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast + Dinner

Day 13: Delhi Depart
Morning after breakfast proceeds for sightseeing tour to Delhi. Post sightseeing transfer to international airport to board flight for onward destination.