Day 01: Drive or fly from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur and drive to Gangtok Check in at hotel Gangtok. Leisure overnight.
Day 02:Gangtok
Sightseeing. Morning visit the famous monastery of Rumtek situated 24
kms from Gangtok, 1 hrs drive. On the way back visit the Research
Institute of Tibetology. Drive back to hotel for lunch. After lunch
visit the Cottage Industry, Flower Show and the Enchey Monastery.
Overnight stay in a hotel. (Breakfast & Lunch)
Day 03: Gangtok to Yuksom. (5900 ft) After breakfast transfer to Yuksom via Singtam, Temi Tea Estate,
Rabangla, Kewzing and Tashiding. Lunch stop at Ravangla. Overnight stay
in a hotel. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Day 04: Yuksom to Bakhim (9200 ft) Yuksam to Bakhim 5hrs walk on the way crossing waterfalls like Churchery, and Mintogang and stream like Phakhola &
Chursey. Break at Sachen for lunch. Climb steeply from Prekchu to Bakhim 1½ hrs. Night halt at Bakhim.
Days 05: Bakhim to Phedang.Bakhim
to Phedang 3½ hrs walk passing through Tshoka the last tiny village of
Bhutias at an altitude of 10,000ft and move to Phedang (11,550 ft). Night halt at Phedang.
Day 06: Phedang to Dzongri.Phedang to Dzongri (13,290 ft) 3 hrs walk quite steeply upwards crossing Deorali a view point and move to Dzongri. Night halt at Dzongri.
Day 07: Dzongri to Thangsing. (3930 m) Early morning walk approx. half an hour up to the Dzongri pass from
where views of the mountain ranges look ominously close. In front of
you are the Kabru Dome, Frey Peak, Kokthang, Kabur, Rathong, Pandim
Talung & Khangchendzonga Peaks standing aloft in all its celestial
beauty. After breakfast 5 hrs walk up to Thangsing. Walk over the east
shoulder of Dzongri pass and cross rambling terrain, stopping
frequently to gaze upon the stunning line up of Himalayan peaks. Mt.
Pandim & Kabru Dominate the foreground left and right of the
Prekchu valley while Khangchendzonga takes backstage, its light
coloured sharp summit tapering to the east. You start to hear the
rumbling of the Prekchu River, this is the major elevation loss of this
trek, ending at the edge of a broad Rocky River bed. Stop for the
lunch beside the river thereafter continue walk the west side and
cross the wooden bridge, then traverse a lonely fir forest and follow
the creek to Thangsing set at the bottom of the Tinchenkhang and along
glacial valley. Overnight at camps.
Day 08: Thangsing to Samiti Lake. Trek from Thangsing to Samiti Lake (4060 m) 5-6 kms is about 3 hrs walk. The initial walk is a gradual climb
alongside a milky stream. Breaking into steeper slopes at a lone yak
herder's hut. You are now walking at a lateral moraine of a gigantic
glacier. The trail again crosses high grasslands and picks its way
through lichen-covered boulders, the mountains closing in both sides as
the valley narrows. At last the campsite is visible just at the shore
of an emerald coloured Lake Samiti set at the base of Mt. Pandim.
Protected away from the ice-chilled winds, the small oasis seems far
from all the demands you left at home. Lunch at Samiti. Overnight halts
at camps.
Day 09: Samiti Lake to Goechala to Cockchurung. Trek from Samiti Lake to Goechala (4949 m) and back to Cockchurung is about 6-7 hrs walk. The harshness of the
weather and the scarcity of drinking water does not permit camping at
Goechala. An early start from Samiti Lake enables one to reach Goechala
and return back to Cockchurung same day as the distance from the Samiti
to Goechala is only about 6 kms. Be observant during your walk on this
particular day, as this day you enter the Khangchendzonga National Park
where you have plenty of chance to encounters herds of Blue Sheep and
other rare
Himalayan Fauna. Lunch at Samiti and after lunch proceed to Cockchurung. Overnight halts at camps
Day 10: Cockchurung to Tshoka. Trek from Cockchurung to Tshoka via Phedang (15 kms) 5-6 hrs walk. The
trail is gradual till Phedang passing through the Rhododendron forests
and from Phedang descend to Tshoka. Lunch at Phedang. Overnight at
camps.
Day 11: Tshoka to Yuksom. Trek the same way back to Yuksom via Bakhim, Prekchu and Sachen with
lunch stop in-between 12 kms 5 hrs walk. Upon arrival at Yuksom check
into hotel. Dinner at hotel.
Day 12: Yuksom to Darjeeling. After breakfast drive to Darjeeling and Check in at hotel at Darjeeling leisure overnight.
Day 13: Early morning visit Tiger Hill for the world famous sunrise over Mt
Khanchendzonga. Then visit Goom Monastery and back to Hotel to enjoy
the Darjeeling tea breakfast. After breakfast visit the sightseeing
places in Darjeeling. The places are as follows.
- Himalayan Mountaineering institute.
- Happy Valley Tea Garden.
c. Tibetan Refugee help center and etc
Day 14: Today after breakfast drive to Bagdogra and fly to Delhi or Kolkata. Check in at hotel . Leisure overnight
Day 15: Today after breakfast transfer Kakarivitta, Nepal, you will then take an overnight drive from Kakarivitta to Kathmandu. (You can drive till Bhadrapur and take a flight from Bhadrapur to Kathmandu)