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Cross Border Tours

Himalayan
Darjeeling Sikkim Tour - 7 Days .
Darjeeling town is strung out over a ridge, just a valley away from Sikkim. It still attracts traditional tourist for its well touted tea gardens and the old British Raj residual charms. Until beginning of the 18th century the area was under Sikkimese Raja. Then after the invasion of Gurkhas from Nepal, the British East India Company intervened and acquired concession of the area from the Raja of Sikkim to set up a sanitarium for its troops due to its favorable weather conditions. Development was rapid with Tea Garden and trade with Tibet and India. Today, almost 50 years after the British regime, Darjeeling still flourishes with tea gardens and seasonal tourist and retains to this day the old charm and flavor of that "never ending Victorian era.

Trip Overview
Trip duration: 7 Days
Accommodation: Hotel
Trip grade:
Easy
Best season: Sept - Dec and March - May
Transportation: Private Vehicle
Group size: Minimum 2
Outlined Itinerary
Day 01 :
Fly Kathmandu to Biratnagar or Bhadrapur and drive to Darjeeling. (5 1/2hrs) Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 :
Darjeeling (2100m) : Visit Himalayan Zoo- Himalayan fauna in natural habitat, red panda, black bear, yaks and the famous show leopard/ Himalayan mountaineering institute and Museum of Everest Expedition / Tibetan self help centre, training and sales Emporium of Tibetan handicrafts. Darjeeling-Pemayangste, (102km/4 1/2hrs) After lunch drive to Pemayansgte, West Sikkim. Overnight at hotel or Lodge
Day 03 :
Pemayangtse (2,085m) : Visit the Pemayangtse Monastery. This is a premier monastery of Sikkim built in the 17th century. A short walk to Sangobhholing Monastery (02 km/45 mis) located on a hillock above the hotel. On a clear day the view of the mountain range is breathtaking . Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 :
Pemayangtse -Gantok (1,600mts/117 km 4 1/2hrs) : Drive through semi tropical forests, cardamom plantation and small villages to Gangtok, once the capital of the kingdom of Sikkm, Free. Overnight at hotel
Day 05 :
Gangtok : Full day sightseeing. Visit Enchey Monastery, Deer Park, Government institute of cottage Industry, Dodrul Chorten, Research institute of Tebetolagy.
Visit Rumtek Monastery, situated 24 kms this magnificent monastery was built by the late Gyalwa Karmapa, the head of the Kagyu sect. Overnight at hotel
Day 06 :
Gangtok-Kalimpong (588m/85 kms/ 2 1/2hrs) : Drive along the Rangit River valley to Kalimpong visit flower nurseries/local monastery/handicraft centre. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 :
Kalimpong-Biratnagar/Bhadrapur (221kms/ 6 1/2 hrs) : Early morning drive to Biratnagar/Bhaktapur airport and check in for your flight to Kathmandu.

Price :    Perperson on twing sharing US $ 00
              Single Supplement: $ 00

The Price Includes: Hotel accommodation on B & B, twin share basis (unless single has been requested) for the nights listed in the itinerary, sight seeing tours as specified, all entry fees of heritage sites and  shrines, all surface transportation on tourist standard or private vehicle.

 

The Price does not Include: All airfares and airport taxes, personal expenditure, all meals other than breakfast, travel insurance, optional trips, charges incurred as a result of delays beyond Social Journeys control, anything not specified in the price includes section.
 

Single Supplement : Single supplements are payable if you specifically request to have a room to yourself. If you are a single person booking the trip you do not have to pay single supplements, if you are happy to share with another single client of the same gender.
 

 
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