Our Beautiful Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Gangtok 5 nights and 6 days tour gives you a taste of the twin regions of Darjeeling and Sikkim in East India. The highlights include the charming Tsongmo Lake, sunrise over Kangchenjunga peak, monasteries of Gangtok and the tea plantations of Darjeeling.
On arrival at Bagdogra Airport, you will meet our Holxo Holidays representative who will assist you and transfer you to Gangtok (130 kms, 4-5 hrs), the capital of Sikkim.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast, proceed on your excursion to Tsongmo Lake (43 kms, 2 hrs) and Baba Mandir (16 kms, 1 hr from Tsongmo Lake). A must-visit place in Sikkim, Tsongmo Lake at an altitude of 12,400 ft on the Gangtok - Nathu La Highway, will leave you in awe. Then visit Baba Mandir, between Jelep La and Nathu La Pass.
Return to Gangtok by the evening. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Note: You can opt to visit Nathu La Pass - Indo - Tibetan border checkpost.
After breakfast, proceed for a half-day sightseeing tour of Gangtok. Visit Banjhakri Falls along with Do-rul Chhorten – an important stupa, Research Institute of Tibetology (Namgyal Institute of Tibetology), Directorate of Handicraft & Handloom and Flower Exhibition Center, where the Flower Show is held.
Later, transfer to Kalimpong (85 kms, 3-4 hrs), a hill station with stunning views and flower nurseries. Overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast, go sightseeing in Kalimpong. Visit Deolo Hills for viewpoints, the famous Flower Nurseries, the Jang-Dong-Palriffo Brang monastery and Durbin Dara Hills for a panoramic view of Kalimpong.
Later, transfer to Darjeeling (70 kms, 3-4 hrs), a popular summer retreat known for its tea plantations. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Early morning, at around 4 AM, proceed on a tour to Tiger Hill (8482 ft) to capture sunrise over the Kangchenjunga peak, the third highest mountain in the world. After breakfast, explore Darjeeling starting with the Japanese Temple, Peace Pagoda, the famous Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Tenzing & Gombu Rock, Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Center and enjoy a panoramic view of tea estates enroute.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to NJP Railway Station or Bagdogra Airport (100 kms, 3-4 hrs) for your return journey back home.
Note: You have an option to visit Mirik, a lakeside hill station enroute.