Pleasurable 5 Days Gangtok, Lachen, Lachung with Bagdogra Holiday Package

Hotel Central Hill Resort / Hotel Mount Himalayan Resort / Similar 3

ON ARRIVAL AT NJP RAILWAY STATION / IXB AIRPORT WELCOME TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE & TRANSFER TO GANGTOK CHECK-IN TO YOUR HOTEL & REST OF THE DAY AT LEISURE. NIGHT HALT AT GANGTOK

Hotel Central Hill Resort / Hotel Mount Himalayan Resort / Similar 3

THIS MORNING START FOR A HALF DAY TRIP TO TSOMGO LAKE (12400FT), WHICH IS ONLY 32KMS FROM GANGTOK CITY, THE LAKE IS ALMOST ABOUT 1 KM LONG AND 15 MTRS DEEP. THE LAKE IS CONSIDERED SACRED BY THE LOCAL PEOPLE; FURTHER 12KMS VISIT THE BABA HARVAJAN SINGH MANDIR. EVENING FREE AT GANGTOK FOR SHOPPING AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY. NIGHT HALT AT GANGTOK HOTEL.

Hotel Lachen Paradise / Similar 3

AFTER BREAKFAST, AT 09:00 AM TRANSFER TO LACHEN. THE WORD LACHEN MEANING “THE BIG PASS”. LACHEN IS LOCATED JUST 50 KM FROM THE CHINESE BORDER AND FALLS WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREA OF SIKKIM’S NORTH DISTRICT. AT 9,400 FT IT IS 125 KM FROM GANGTOK, STAYING THERE YOU CAN STROLL AROUND LACHEN VILLAGE WHICH HAS BEEN TAGGED AS ONE OF UNDP’S 36 HERITAGE VILLAGE SITES IN INDIA. (IT APPROXIMATELY TAKES 06 TO 07 HRS TO REACH LACHEN FROM GANGTOK). ON THE WAY VISIT TASHI VIEW POINT, SEVEN SISTER’S WATER FALL AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL SCENIC DRIVE TO LACHEN. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.

Hotel Summit Alpine Resort / Similar 3

EXCURSION TO CHOPTA VALLEY & GURUDONGMAR THEN TRANSFER TO LACHUNG. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. GURUDONGMAR (17800 FT / 5427 MTS, 70 KMS / 04 TO 05 HRS FROM LACHEN). (NO ENTRY FOR FOREIGN NATIONAL. MINIMUM YOU REQUIRE 02 PEOPLE IN A GROUP TO VISIT NORTH SIKKIM LACHEN & LACHUNG. FOREIGN NATIONAL ARE ALLOWED TO VISIT TILL THANGU, WITH VALID PERMIT). THIS IS ONE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME. THE DAY STARTS EARLY AT 5 AM AND IT’S STILL DARK AS YOU TRAVEL UPHILL THE MORNING SUN CREATES A SPECTACULAR VIEW OF THE SNOW PEAK MOUNTAINS. FROM LACHEN ITS A STEEP ASCENT TO THANGU (13000 FT / 3963 MTS, 30 KMS / 02 TO 2.5 HRS FROMLACHEN). WE RECOMMEND A SHORT HALT AT THANGU FOR STRETCHING & ACCLIMATIZATION. AT THANGU YOU WILL FIND BASIC FAMILY RUN KITCHENS WHICH SERVES TEA, BREAD BUTTER AND BASIC ITEMS ON DIRECT PAYMENT. YOU GET TO SIT AROUND THE EARTHEN FURNACE AND EXPERIENCE THE MOUNTAIN LIFE STYLE. A FURTHER DRIVE REACHES TO THE VIRGIN AND UNINHABITED LAND OF CHOPTA VALLEY (13500 FT / 4116 MTS, 4 KMS / 30 TO 45 MIN FROM THANGU). MANY TOURISTS, WHO ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE ALTITUDE, LIMIT THEIR TOUR TILL CHOPTA VALLEY, WHICH IS WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TIBET. THE VALLEY IS RICH WITH ALPINE VEGETATION. FROM CHOPTA VALLEY TILL GURUDONGMAR, IT IS MOSTLY FLAT LAND WITH MOUNTAINS AND ARMY BUNKERS ON ALL SIDES. THIS IS A HIGH ALTITUDE DESERT, WITH LESS VEGETATION; THE LANDSCAPE IS STONY AND DUSTY. IN WINTERS, GURUDONGMAR LAKE IS FROZEN EXCEPT ONE CORNER WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE VERY SACRED. ARMY JAWANS APART FROM GUARDING THE BORDER ARE ALWAYS READY TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED.

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