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Awesome Sikkim Tour Package

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Duration : 11 Days / 10 Nights
Places to Visit: Delhi | Bagdogra | Darjeeling | Pemayangtse | Gangtok | Kalimpong | Bagdogra | Delhi
Sikkim (formerly the Kingdom of Sikkim) -the smallest state of India, located in the Himalayas between Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet (China) at the foot of the sacred Himalayan mountain of Kanchenjunga. The name is translated from Sanskrit as the Land of Mountain Ranges (Shikkhim). Joined India in 1975, before that it was under its protectorate. The spiritual master of Sikkim is the Great Teacher Guru Rinpoche, who in the 9th century brought Buddhism into the country, traveling from India to Tibet with the mission of spiritual enlightenment. Sikkim always experienced the strongest Tibetan influence and was considered a place of spiritual energy and mystery, where the Tibetan sages sought their Teachers and retired to explore the world. Today, it is Sikkim who preserves the Tibetan knowledge brought here after...
  • Day 2: Delhi

    After breakfast, a sightseeing tour of Old and New Delhi with a visit to Red Fort, Jama Masjid (mosque), India Gate, Parliament Building, Lakshminarayan Temple, Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb. Overnight in Delhi.

  • Day 3: Delhi - Bagdogra - Darjeeling (70 Kms / 2.5 Hrs)

    Breakfast, check-out, and transfer to a / port for departure to Bagdogra, in West Bengal. Meeting the representative of Sushant Travels and transfer to Darjeeling (86 km, 5 hours by car). Accommodation at the hotel, rest, overnight.

  • Day 4: Darjeeling

    Wake up early in the morning and departure to Tiger Mountain (2,585 m), the journey will take about 1 hour. 20 minutes. From this point, the grandiose panorama to the Himalayas (including Everest and Kanchenjunga) opens. Return to Darjeeling. breakfast. After breakfast, an excursion to the Center for Tibetan Refugees, Institute of Himalayan Studies and Mountaineering, Zoological Park, famous for red pandas and snow leopards. After lunch - visit the tea plantation Happy Valley Tea Estate.

  • Day 5: Darjeeling - Pemayangtse (75 Km / 2.5 hrs)

    Breakfast. Transfer to Pelling (about 5 hours). Arrival, accommodation. After lunch - an excursion to the monastery of Pemayangtse. Overnight stay.

  • Day 6: Pemayangtse - Gangtok (115 Km / 3.5 hours)

    Breakfast. Moving to Gangtok, the state capital (about 140 km), on the way visit the monastery of the Bon religion. Continuation of the trip to Gangtok along the picturesque road, offering beautiful mountain landscapes, charming small towns with beautiful temples, original national houses and bright bazaars. Arrival in Gangtok, accommodation, rest, overnight.

  • Day 7: Gangtok

    Breakfast. Excursion to Rumtek, which is 25 km from Gangtok (one-way transfer will take about an hour). On the way - stop and excursions in the Museum of Tibetology. In the afternoon - excursions to the Enchey monastery. Overnight in Gangtok.

  • Day 8: Gangtok - Kalimpong (75 Kms / 2.5 Hrs)

    Breakfast. Transfer to Kalimpong (about 3.5 hours). On the way - stop and tour in the monastery of Phodong. Arrival, accommodation.

  • Day 9: Kalimpong

    Breakfast. Excursions in Kalimpong: a nursery of orchids and cacti, local monasteries and shrines, one of which presumably keeps the ashes of Helena Roerich. If you wish, visit the monastery of Zhang Duc Palri, where, they say, you can see Shambhala. Overnight in Kalimpong.

  • Day 10: Kalimpong - Bagdogra - Delhi (75 Kms / 2.5 Hrs)

    Breakfast. Departure to Bagdogra, flight to Delhi, arrival, transfer, accommodation at the hotel, rest before the night departure.

  • Day 11: Departure from Delhi

    Night transfer to a / port. Flight to the next destination or return to home.

Package Includes
  • Breakfast
  • Sightseeing
  • Meal included
  • Transportation
  • Comfortable Bed
Package Excludes
  • Monument Entry Fee
  • Driver Tip
  • Shopping
  • Everything which is not included in "Includes"

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