Explore North East India - Darjeeling Sikkim Road Trip

Day 1 · Arrival – Darjeeling

1. 1

   Castleton Tea Estate

   Passing by

   Our representative will meet you on any of the entry points ie Bagdogra Airport, Bhadrapur or Phuntsholing. We will drive to Darjeeling and reach by evening. Our guide will take you to local market and Mall Road to feel the evening freshness of Darjeeling.

   Travel Time

   Bagdogra- Darjeeling- 3 Hrs

   Bhadrapur- Darjeeling: 5 Hrs

   Phuntsholing – Darjeeling- 6 Hrs

Jai Hotel and Spa (3 Star ratings) or similar 1 Deluxe room will be provided in twin sharing.

Day 2 · Darjeeling Heritage Toy Train Ride/ Darjeeling Tea Garden Tour

1. 1

   Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Ghoom Museum

   3 min Admission included

   After breakfast we assemble around 9:00 am in hotel reception. Our guide will take you to train station where the Toy Train ride starts. Darjeeling Heritage Joy ride offers 2 type of package. The regular train runs with a train pulling with Diesel engine. The heritage one is the 100 year old steam engine. Yes, we are riding in steam engine unless you have booked your reservation at the last moment. It is 2-3 hrs rides in total starting from Darjeeling Main town station and climbs up to 5 miles and reaches one of the highest railway station in India – Ghum. We get down for some time and explore the heritage station. The station also has a railway museum which is an entry free if you are riding on a Toy Train. After visiting Railway museum we will take a train and ride back to main Darjeeling town.

   Train start Time: 10:30 am

   Train End Time: 12:30 pm

   Toy Train Tickets included in your package cost.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   2 min Admission included

   After Joy ride we will take a break for lunch. Later in the afternoon we will visit the famous Tea Garden Tukvar tea estate which is one of the largest Tea garden in Darjeeling. The tea plantation in Tukvar is mainly Clonal and Chinese bushes.

   We will take you to tea garden and tea factory. Complete information of Tea growing, plucking and processing will be provided during this tour.

Breakfast will be provided at the hotel. · Breakfast will be provided at the hotel

Jai Hotel & Spa (3 Star Rating) or similar 1 Deluxe Room in twin sharing

Day 3 · Darjeeling Sightseeing

1. 1

   Tiger Hill

   2 hours Admission included

   We get up early morning to witness the magnificent view of sunrise. Our guide will inform you to assemble at around 3:15 am. Our cars will pick you from hotel at 3:30 am. It takes approximately 30-40 minutes to reach the sunrise point Tiger Hill.

2. 2

   Ghoom Monastery

   30 min

   After sunrise we visit Ghum Monastery which is in the popular name of Yiga Choeling. The monastery belongs to the Gelukpa or the Yellow Hat sect and is known for its 15 feet-high statue of the Maitreya Buddha.

   After the morning tour we go back to hotel for breakfast

3. 3

   Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

   4 hours Admission included

   After breakfast we will be visiting Himalayan zoological Park, mountaineering institute, Tibetan Refugee self-help Centre and Tenzing Rock if in case you wish to climb the rock for some adventure. The rock is not too big and adventure is planned for all type of tourist.

   We will complete the tour by 2 pm and head back to hotel for lunch. Post lunch our guide will assist you if in case you wish to buy any handicraft items or souvenir of Darjeeling.

Jai Hotel and Spa (3 Star Ratings) or similar 1 Deluxe room in twin sharing

Day 4 · Darjeeling – Gangtok

1. 1

   Lamahatta

   30 min Admission included

   After breakfast we will transfer you to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. The drive is approximately 5 hrs. We stop in between for lunch and entry formalities to Sikkim.

   Note: All foreign national has to take Inner line permit to visit Sikkim. Our guide will take care for getting the issuance of Inner line permit for our entire guest. The copy of visa and passport should be handy with the customer.

   We will reach Gangtok by evening. Rest of the evening left for leisure.

Udaan Woodberry - 3 Star hotel or similar 1 Deluxe Room in twin sharing

Day 5 · Gangtok Sightseeing

1. 1

   Rumtek Monastery

   2 hours Admission included

   After breakfast around 10:00am we will start for local sightseeing. We will first drive downhill and visit the most famous and old monastery of Sikkim Rumtek Monastery. The monastery, the largest in Sikkim, is home to the monks community, the place where they perform the sacred rituals and practices of the Karma Kagyu lineage. Guest can do the meditation for 30-40 mins. We spend time for approximately 2 hrs and we head back to Gangtok town for lunch.

2. 2

   Namgyal Institute of Tibetology

   30 min Admission included

   Post lunch we will be visiting Cottage Industry and Handicraft Centre, Institute of Tibetology.

3. 3

   Do Drul Chorten Stupa

   30 min Admission included

   The stupa was built by Trulshik Rinpoche, head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism in 1945. Inside this stupa, a complete set of Dorjee Phurba, Kangyur and other religious objects. Around the stupa are 108 Mani Lhakor or prayer wheels

4. 4

   MG Marg

   one hour

   Trip ends around 4 pm in the afternoon. Our guide will be available for you to take you around the local market.

Udaan Woodberry - 3 Star hotel or similar 1 Deluxe Room in twin sharing

Day 6 · Gangtok – Return

1. 1

   Stop 1

   5 hours Admission included

   Today is the end of trip and no sightseeing is planned. We will assemble in hotel reception as per the timing given by our guide and travel to your next destination.

   Note: you need to make an exit stamp on your passport before leaving Sikkim. Our guide will take care and it usually does not take time like an entry.

   Travel Time

   Gangtok - Bagdogra 5 Hrs

   Gangtok - Bhadrapur: 7 Hrs

   Gangtok -Phuntsholing- 8 Hrs