Day 01:Delhi: Arrive Delhi, Where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. 

Day 02: Delhi - Bagdogra (by plane) - Darjeeling (2130m) by car.
A charming 4-hour journey, through Assam tea plantations and tiny villages takes us to Darjeeling. Built on top of a ridge, Darjeeling faces the Himalayas and is a popular destination for Westerners and Bengalis alike. Overnight at Hotel. 

Day 03: Visit Darjeeling
Early wake up for the jeep rides to Tiger Hill to see the sunrise over the Khanchenjunga and Everest. On the way back to the hotel we visit Ghoom Monastery. All this is before breakfast. After breakfast we visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, the Zoo and the Tibetan refugee Center. Afternoon free to relax and look around the color full bazaars. O/n Hotel

Day 04: Darjeeling - Pemayangtse (2080 m) 
We take the picturesque drive through the tea plantations to Pelling, the drive is of 6-7 hrs to Pelling and we enter Sikkim from the Melli checkpoint. We visit Pemayangtse monastery, one of the oldest and most impressive gumphas in Sikkim. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 05: Pemayangtse - Uttarey (1960)
Jeep ride to Uttarey, small village located near the Nepali border. 

Day 06: Uttarey - Chewabhanjang (3200m)
Today is a steady climb up as we trek towards the international border of Sikkim and Nepal. We follow a good trail, heading through dense rhododendron forest.

Day 07: Chewabhanjang - Dhor (3750 m) in 7 hrs.
After a steep climb through the rhododendron forest, the path switches between Nepal and Sikkim with spectacular views down either side of the ridge. It is obvious why the trail clings to the ridge top, there is simply no way down on either side, so dense is the rhododendron forest!

Day 08: Dhor - Paharey- Megu (3900m) in 5 hrs.
Spectacular views of the mountains ahead. We follow the ridge on a good path, which once again switches from side to side along the ridge with many short ascents and descents. Camp on open grazing slopes.

Day 09: Paharey Megu - Camp before Daphe Pass (4100 m) in 5 h.
Steady climb on the west side of the ridge. The terrain becomes more open as we follow a wide valley, turning east, in the direction of a large waterfall. Camp by the holy lakes on the west side of the pass.

Day 10: Camp before Daphe Pass - Daphe Pass (4450 m)-Gomathang(3750 m)
Today is one of the most beautiful walks of the trek, as we cross a high mountain pass, offering spectacular views to the north, of the high mountains of Sikkim, including Khanchenjunga (8585m.), Kabru (7317m.) and Pandim (6691m.). We follow at first an easy trail, which skirts the edge of two lakes, surrounded by prayer flags, then a steep zigzag path that climbs to the pass. The walk down to the valley floor follows a good trail across open slopes at first and then down through the pine and juniper forest.

Day 11: Gomathang - Panding (4200 m) in 6 h.
Up and down through the rhododendron forest. After Yangshep (3900 m) we follow a steep path up to Panding. 

Day 12: Panding - Dzongri (4020m) in 5h
We head towards the north-east, descending at first to a river we cross on a plank bridge. Then we start the climb to Dzongri.                                              Book now/Tour Enquiry

Day 13: Dzongri -Thangshing (3930m) in 4h.
We descend through rhododendron forest towards the glacial Prek river. We establish our campsite on the grassy pastures of Thangshing. The southern ridge of Khanchenjunga and the Onglakthing glacier are visible directly ahead and there are close-up views of Pandim. 

Day 14: Thangshing - Samity Lake (4200m) in 3h.
A pleasant walk below the west side of Pandim, through dwarf azaleas and rhododendrons to Zemathang. We take our first footsteps on the Onglakthing glacier, and climb up to the shores of the Samity lake, reputed to be the sacred source of the Prek river. Ringed by prayer flags, the lake reflects Forked Peak, Kabru North, Goecha Peak and other snow-capped peaks.

Day 15: Samity Lake - Goecha La (4940m) - Thangshing in 7h. We have to leave quite early this morning, as fog and clouds descend on the pass shortly after sunrise. The track to Gocha La climbs steeply through moraines. From the pass, ringed with colorful prayer flags, we can see Khanchenjunga and beyond that, the Talung glacier.

Day 16: Thangshing - Tsokha
The return route can be made by a lower trek, avoiding Dzongri. Dense rhododendron forests flank the right bank of the Prek Chu, rich in birdlife. The day ends in Tsokha Village.

Day 17: Tsokha - Yuksom
We have to Leave quite early this morning. The track goes on through silver fir and cypress to Yuksom. check in at hotel for hot shower and chilled bear. Overnight at Hotel.                   Book now/Tour Enquiry

Day 18: Yuksom - Gangtok
After breakfast Drive to Gangtok. Check in at Hotel and Evening at Leisure in Gangtok. Overnight at Hotel. 

Day 19: Visit Gangtok 
We will enjoy a visit of the amazing Orchid Sanctuary, where we can see a few of the 454 orchid species listed in Sikkim. To complete the day we will visit the Enchey and Do Drul monasteries, and the Tibetology Institute which houses one of the richest collection of Thankas and religious works in the world. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 20: Gangtok- Kalimpong
Drive to Kalimpong, which was once, an important market town, strategically located at cross roads Between Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet and plains of Bengal. One of the principal commercial enterprises of the town today is the growing of flowers in extensive nurseries. O/n hotel.

Day 21: Visit Kalimpong
A free day to laze around Kalimpong and visit nurseries. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 22: Kalimpong - Bagdogra (by car) - Delhi (by plane). 
After breakfast, we drive down the Teesta Valley to Bagdogra where we catch our afternoon flight to Delhi. On arrival in Delhi, transfer to the hotel.

Day 23: Departure: Transfer to airport and fly back home.
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