ITINERARY:
Day 01: Arrival at the Bagdogra Airport. Then, a 3 hrs drive to Darjeeling.
O/N Hotel.
Day 02: Full day guided tour of Darjeeling, on foot for acclimatization before
Trekking. Today, you are being acclimatized at an approx. altitude
of 2200 mtr. Meals and O/N at the hotel.
Day 03: After breakfast, drive to Rimbhick [Alt.2000 mtr] – the starting point of your Sandakphu Trek. The drive takes about 5/6 hrs.
Rimbhick is a small trading village near the Indo-Nepal border.
Meals and overnight at hotel/lodge.
Day 04: Trek to Ramam [Alt.2600 mtr]. Walking time approx.. 6 hrs.
O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tents.
Day 05: Trek to Molley [3600mtrs]. Walking time appx.6 hrs.
O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tents.
Day 06: Whole day trek to Phalut. Today, you will be walking on the Singalila Ridge. From here one can have a magnificent view of the Kanchendonga and the Mt. Everest range. O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent, in Molley.
Day 07: Trek to Sdandakphu [4000 mt.] Walking time apprx. 6 hrs, along the
Singalila ridge. O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 08: Trek to Tonglu [3000 mt.]. Walking time 6 hrs. O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 09: Trek to Manebhanjang. Walking time 3 hrs. Then, about 2 hrs drive to Darjeeling. Evening at leisure. O/N at the Hotel.
Day 10: Drive from Darjeeling to Yuksom [alt.1800 mt.]. The drive take about 7 hrs.Yuksom is the first Capital of Sikkim and also the starting point of Sikkim Trek. O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 11: Trek to Bakhim [Alt.3000 mt.]. Walking time, appr. 6 hrs.
Overnight at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 12: Trek to Dzongri [Alt. 4100 mt.]. Walking time, 6 hrs. O/N at the
Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 13: Trek to Thangsing [Alt.4000 mt.]. Walking time, approx. 5 hrs.
O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 14: Trek to Samiti [Alt.4200 mt.]. Walking time, 4 hrs.
O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 15: Full day trek to Go-che-la. Then, walk back to Tangsing. Today, you can have A magnificent view of Mt. Kanchendzonga, Mt.Kabru, Mt.Pandim. Walking time, Apprx. 6 hrs. O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 16: Trek to Dzongri. Walking time, 6 hrs. O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 17: Trek to Tshoka [Alt.3100 mt.]. Walking time, appx. 6 hrs. O/N at the
Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 18: Trek to Yuksom. Walking time, apprx. 6 hrs. O/N at the Trekkers’ hut/tent.
Day 19: Proceed from Yuksom to Gangtok. The drive takes about 7 hrs.
O/N at the hotel.
Day 20: Full day sightseeing in Gangtok. Meals and O/N at the hotel.
Day 21: Proceed to Kalimpong. The driving time is about 5 hrs.
Afternoon sightseeing in Kalimpong.
Meals and overnight at the hotel.
Day 22: Depart from Kalimpong for Bagdogra to connect onward flight.
The drive takes about 3 hrs. |