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DARJEELING :
Arrive Bagdogra, Darjeeling(2143mts) distance 90 kms. Approx. time taken 4 hours. On arrival at Bagdogra airport. Transfer to Darjeeling -the centre for world renowned Tea plantation. Check into Hotel. |
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DARJEELING :
Early morning - Drive to Tiger Hill (2585m) situated 11kms from Darjeeling town. This place is synonymous with the famed sunrise, Kanchenjunga and other great peaks of the Himalayas are also visible from this Point at sunrise. Thereafter commence sightseeing tour visiting Observatory Hill, Ghoom Monastery, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Tibetan Self-help Care centre, Ava Art Gallery. Overnight at Hotel. |
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DARJEELING / PEMAYANGTSE :
After Breakfast leave for Pemayangtse. Distance 131 kms. Time Taken approx. 6 hours. Cross over to Sikkim via Teesta valley and drive to Pemayangtse from where you can get a closer view of the magnificent Himalayas with the Kanchenjunga peak standing very prominent. Upon Arrival transfer to Tourist Lodge. Visit the surroundings. Overnight. |
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PEMAYANGTSE / KHECHEOPALRI :
After breakfast leave for Khecheopalri. Distance 42 kms., time 3 hrs., Khecheopalri lake is one of the most sacred lakes of Sikkim. Lunch will be served beside the lake and afternoon drive back to Pemayangtse. Overnight at the Lodge. |
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PEMAYANGTSE :
After breakfast take a walk to the Pemayangtse the sublime perfect lotus monastery built in 1705. Inside the monastery are murals filled thousands of deities from Tibetan Buddhist pantheon. Early lunch at the Lodge. Drive to (1600mts elevation, distance and 6hrs drive). Drive down to Legship from where the road takes a gradual ascent upto Ravangla from where drive down the valley through picturesque countryside to the capital town of Gangtok. On arrival check in to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel. |
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GANGTOK :
Breakfast at Hotel. Full day tour of Gangtok visiting Enchhay monastery set on top of a ridge, the renowned Institute of Tibetology which has a vast collection of manuscripts as well as statues. After lunch visit the famous Rumtek monastery. This monastery is a glorious tribute to the best in Buddhist art and work-manship and is a veritable treasury of some ofthe most nearly unique religious art objects to be found anywhere in the world. Evening return to Hotel. |
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GANGTOK / BAGDOGRA :
After breakfast drive down from Gangtok to Bagdogra (Distance 124 kms. Time 4 - 5hrs.) Drive along the Teesta valley, pass through the town of Siliguri and on to Bagdogra to take a flight for onward destination. |
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