SIKKIM >> NORTH SIKKIM TREK - TOUR: 7 Days.
SIKKIM : NORTH SIKKIM TREK

Sikkim is the 22nd state of India that came into existence with effect from 26th April, 1975. Sikkim state being a part of inner mountain ranges of Himalayas, is hilly having varied elevation ranging from 300 to 8540 meters. But the habitable areas are only up to the altitude of 2100 mtrs. Constituting only 20% of the total area of the state. Sikkim has been divided into four districts and each district has further been bifurcated into two sub-divisions for administrative purpose.

The highest portion of Sikkim lies in its north west direction. A large number of mountains having altitudes of about seven thousand meters stands here with - Kanchenjunga (8598 m.), The third highest peak in the world. The high serrated, snow capped spurs and peaks of Kanchenjunga look attractive consisting of Kumbha Karna (7711 m.), Pendem (6706 m.), Narsingh (5825 m.), Kabru Dome (6545 m.), etc. A number of glaciers descends from eastern slopes of Kanchenjunga into Sikkim where snow clad line is found above 5300 mtrs. The biggest of them is Zemu, from whose snout above Lachen monastery rises the river Teesta.

 
Itinerary

Day 1: Fly from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur Airport. Transfer for the Airport to Gangtok. Check in at Hotel at Gangtok. Leisure overnight

Day 2: After breakfast departure for Lachen Village, Via Phodong, enroute Kabi   and other Sikkimese villages. The lunch for that day will be served on the way. Reach Lachen after 6 hours drive. Stay overnight at Lachen. In Lachen only the basic facilities are available here. It will be a Village stay, but the nature’s vistas compensate all those facilities.  

Day 3: Today early morning take a trip to Gurudongmar Lake. The lake is at 17,600 ft altitude. This lake is one of the most sacred lakes of Sikkim. Then drive back to Lachen by 10 a.m. While on the way back to Lachen Visit Chopta Valley at 14,000 ft and witness the beauty of the Himalayas. Then by afternoon back to Lachen for lunch. After lunch you can proceed for Lachung Village. Lachung is also a small village, only the basic facilities are available here. It will be a Village stay, but the nature’s vistas compensates all those facilities

Day 4: Today after breakfast transfer for sightseeing to Yumthang Valley. Yumthang alone is enough to thrill you with bounty of nature. The added attraction is the hot spring, exotic flowers, breathtaking landscape and snow-clad peaks. Then by lunch back to the Hotel. Then after lunch Village walk around Lachung.

Day 5: Today after breakfast transfer from Lachung Village to Gangtok.

Day 6: Today after breakfast transfer for a day trip to Nathula Pass, Tsomgo Lake and Baba Mandir.

Day 7: Drive from Gangtok to Bhadrapur Airport and then you fly back from Bhadrapur to Kathmandu.


 
Services Included
English Speaking guide, porters and other staff, private ground transportation throughout the tour, Travel Permit, Accommodation in hotels during the tour in 3 star hotel in twin sharing basis, breakfasts, sighseeing tour, monastries entry fees
 
Services Excluded
Personal expenses, Travel Insurance, Nepal re-entry visa, flights wherever applicable, Emergency evacuation by Helicopter, Alternative transportation in case of heavy rain, landslide, strike, road blockade etc.
 
The Tours - Treks we organize in Sikkim are as followings:
 
Sikkim Tour with Darjeeling   Tour - Trekking in Sikkim
Duration : 9 days   Duration : 12 days
     
Sikkim Tour with North Sikkim Trek   Sikkim - Bhutan Buddhist tour
Duration : 7 days Duration : 10 days
     
Sikkim Kanchenjunga Trek  

Mount Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek

Duration : 15 days Duration :20 days
 
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