Day 01: Fly from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur which takes about 45 minutes. You will
then take a drive from Bhadrapur to Kakarivitta (Eastern Border town of
Nepal). You will undergo with some custom formalities and then drive to
Gangtok by jeep which takes about five hours. Stay overnight at hotel.
Day 02: Sight seeing in and around Gangtok. Stay overnight at hotel. You will visit the following places of interests:
Enchey
Monastery, White Memorial Hall, Dodrul Chorten, Namgyal Research
Institute, Sanga-Choling Monastery of Tibetology (NRIT), Ganesh Tok,
Hanuman Tok, Tashi View Point, Saram sa – Epeca garden, Rumtek Dharma
Chakra Monastry.
Day 03: Drive
from Gangtok to Yuksom. (5900ft) after you take your breakfast, you
will drive to Yuksom via Singtam, Temi Tea Estate, Rabangla, Kewzing
and Tashiding. Stop for a lunch at Ravangla. Stay overnight at hotel.
Day 04: Trek from Yuksom to Bakhim (9200ft) 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. Stay overnight at Bakhim.
Days 05: Trek from Bakhim to Phedang (11,550 ft). Bakhim to Phedang 3½ hrs walk
passing through Tshoka the last tiny village of Bhutias at an altitude
of 10,000ft and move to Stay overnight at Phedang.
Day 06: Trek from Phedang to Dzongri (13,290 ft). Phedang to Dzongri 3hrs walk
quite steeply upwards crossing Deorali a view point and move to
Dzongri. Stay overnight at Dzongri.
Day 07:
Trek from Dzongri to Thangsing. (3930 m) Early morning walk for about
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. Stay overnight at camp.
Day 08: Trek from Thangsing to Samiti Lake (4060m). The trail is about 5-6
kms which takes about 3 hrs. The initial walk is a gradual climb
alongside a milky stream. Breaking into the 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 colored 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. Stay overnight at
camp.
Day 09: Trek from
Samiti Lake to Goechala to Cockchurung (4949 m). The trail starts from
Samiti Lake to Goechala and back to Cockchurung which is about 6-7
hrs walk. The harshness of the weather and the scarcity of drinking
water do 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: Trek from
Cockchurung to Tshoka. Trek from Cockchurung to Tshoka via Phedang (15
kms) 5-6 hrs walk. The trail is gradually ascends till Phedang passing
through the Rhododendron forests and from Phedang descend to Tshoka.
You will have your lunch at Phedang. Stay overnight at camp.
Day 11: Trek from 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. Stay overnight at hotel.
Day 12: Drive from Yuksom to Kakarivitta. The last day drive from Yoksum
to Kakarivitta in a jeep which takes about 5 hours. The
drive ascends through the mighty hills a narrow road full of
entertainments and adventures. The best part of the Jeep in Sikkim is
they are well maintained and every jeep is sure to have a Hi-Fi
stereo system that varies from Tape recorder to CD. You will have
lunch in Kakarivitta and will take a short drive to Bhadrapur airport
and fly to Kathmandu. Stay overnight in a hotel at Kathmandu. (You can drive till Bhadrapur and take a flight from Bhadrapur to Kathmandu)