Day-01
Arrive Delhi.
Meet assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight
at hotel.
Day-02.
Delhi - Darjeeling
Transfer to domestic airport to board flight for Bagdogra.
Meet at airport and transfer to Darjeeling - 04 Hrs.
drive. On arrival check in hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day-03.
In Darjeeling
Morning halfday city tour of Darjeeling visiting Himalayan
Mountaineering institute, Himalayan Zoo, Tibetan refugee
centre and Tea gardens. Overnight at hotel.
Day-04.
Darjeeling - Yaksum - 08 hrs drive.
Depart for Yaksum - 1770 Mts. In Yaksum who wish can
walk up Dubdee monastery above the village. In autumn
the magenta orchid pleione praecox can be seen in flowers
On the trees around the monastery. Overnight in camp.
Day-05.
Yaksum - Tsoka - 3050 mts. - 07 hrs walk.
On the first day we walk along the valley side crossing
several small rivers over bridges. In the autum maples
make a fine display of colour across the river. After
crossing the Prek chu, we climb steeply to reach the
village of Bakhim - 2790 mts, from where there is a
fine view looking back down the valley with ridge upon
ridge of forested hills disappearing into the haze.
A further climb of one hour brings us up to the fairly
new Tibetan village of Tsoka. Overnight in camp.
Day-06.
Tsoka - Dzongri - 4030 Mts. - 05 hrs walk.
We climb through thick forest of rhododendron and fir,
festoonned with lichin and moss, which gives it a truly
magical air. At Phedang there is a large grassy clearing
surrounded by rhododendrons and clematis Montana climbing
everywhere. A steep climb from phedang brings us out
of the forest at a vintage point where we get our first
really good views of the main peaks of the Kanchenjanga
range. From here the trail is quite easy continuing
through shrub rhododendrons to Dzongri. Overnight in
camp.
Day-07.
Dzongri - Thangshing - 3930 Mts. - 05 hrs walk.
After breakfast we set of climbing steadily to another
ridge 4250 Mts., passing herds of Yak among scrub juniper
and rhododendrons, which are mixed and burnt as incense
by the local buddishts. The trail then drops down through
seas of rhododendrons. After a steep descent we cross
the prek Chu again in to the mixed forest and climb
to our campsite at Thangshing. Overnight in camp.
Day-08.
Thangshing - Lam Pokhri - Thangshing - 05 hrs walk
We have a rest day in Thangshing and the more energetic
can take a long day walk to Lam Pokhri lake - 4420 Mts.
This will help acclimatization considerably. Overnight
in camp.
Day-09.
Thangshing - Samiti - 03 hrs walk.
Follow an easy trail up the valley through low scrub,
with Thangshing peak, Khang and Pandim to the right,
and Kanchenjanga and Gocha peak ahead. A steep climb
takes us over an old glacial moraine, and then down
to lake Samiti - 4270 Mts. Overnight in camp.
Day-10.
Samiti - Gocha - la - 4750 Mts. - Samiti - 08 hrs walk
A free day to explore the region; most people will probably
want to climb to the Gocha-la pass quite a tough walk
which is well rewarded by some of the finest views of
the
Kanchenjanga range; those who do not want to go all
the way to the pass can go as far as they want and then
return to the camp. Overnight in camp.
Day-11.
Samati - Thangshing
After a free morning for further exploration, we walk
back to Thangshing, an easy day which provides a buffer
in case of bad weather. Overnight in camp.
Day-12.
Thangshing - Tsoka - 07 hrs walk.
We return to Tsoka by a lower path avoiding Dzongri.
Overnight in camp.
Day-13.
Tsoka - Yaksum - 05 hrs walk.
We walk back to Yaksum following roughly the same route
as on the way up.
Overnight in camp.
Day-14.
Yaksum - Gangtok - 07 hrs drive.
Breakfast in camp. Depart for Gangtok. Overnight at
hotel.
Day-15.
Gangtok - Rumtek monastery - Kalimpong.
Breakfast at hotel. Depart for Kalimpong via Rumtek
monastery. Overnight at hotel.
Day-16.
Kalimpong - Delhi
After breakfast we drive to Baghdogra to connect flight
for Delhi. Meet at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight
hotel.
Day-17.
Delhi - Onward Destination
Rooms till noon. Morning combined city tour of Old &
New Delhi. Evening transfer to airport for return flight.
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