North Sikkim Tour with Lachen Lachung

Duration

6 Days / 5 Nights

Location

Gangtok - Nathu La - Lachen - Lachung - Gangtok

Tour Overview

Includes

  • Accommodation as per plan.

  • All inter-city transfers and sightseeing as per the itinerary are provided in a suitable non-air conditioned vehicle.

  • All parking and permit charges.

  • Assistance on arrival.

Excludes

  • Government Service Tax as applicable on the above rates.

  • Airfare, Train Fare, Insurance Premium etc.

  • Entry Fee to Any Monument, Park, Museum, Monastery or any other visiting places.

  • Payment for service provided on personal basis.

  • Expenses incurred due to mishap, landslide, strikes, political unrest etc. In such cases extra will be charged as per actual.

  • Personal expenses on items such as Laundry, Soft & Hard Drinks, Bottle Water, Incidentals, Porterage, and Bell-Boy charges, Tips etc.

Tour Plan

Day 1 : NJP Railway station /Bagdogra Airport to Gangtok

  • You will be met by one of our representatives upon arrival at the NJP train station or Bagdogra airport, who will then drive you to your hotel in Gangtok.
  • Register at the hotel and spend some time unwinding.
  • You might choose to go shopping for Sikkimese clothing, Tibetan antiquities, etc. in the evening by going on your own and exploring the Local Market or MG Road.
  • In the hotel in Gangtok for the night.

Day 2 : Gangtok Local Sightseeing: Tsomgo Lake | Baba Mandir | Nathu La (Optional) | Visit to Frozen Lake

  • After breakfast, get ready to travel for a tour to the renowned Tsomgo Lake as you awake to the foggy mountains all around you.
  • The circular lake is home to the Brahminy Duck and many other migratory species, and it is located at a height of 3,780 m around 40 kilometres from Gangtok.
  • You can choose to pay extra money for the optional Yak Ride and Ropeway Experience near the lake.
  • Do make a stop at Kyongnosla on the way back to admire the stunning alpine flowers.
  • The temple of Baba Harbhajan Singh, a hero of the Indo-China War, is named the Baba Mandir and is situated 17 miles from the lake.
  • Go back to Gangtok to spend the night.

Day 3 : Gangtok to Lachen | Drive to the Snow Capped Mountains

  • After a satisfying breakfast, get up and head to the village of Lachen.
  • The scenic Chungthang village, located close to Kanchenjunga and the junction of the Lachen Chu and Lachung Chu rivers, is traversed on the route to Lachen.
  • Once you’ve reached Lachen, check into your hotel.
  • Spend the night at Lachen.

Day 4 : Lachen - Gurudongmar Lake - Lachung | Welcome to the Slice of Heaven

  • Wake up to the sight of snow-capped mountains. Then, set off early for Gurudongmar Lake, the highest accessible lake, and have breakfast at Thangu Village.
  • You will be welcomed by the picturesque Gurudongmar Lake’s stunning views of the surrounding hills and glacial waters.
  • You will then return to Lachen for your transport to Lachung after this.
  • You will cross the Holy Rock at Chungthang and the Bhim Nala Waterfall en route.
  • When you get to Lachung, check into the hotel there to spend the night.

Day 5 : Lachung - Yumthang Valley - Gangtok | Witness the Sikkim's Valley of Flowers

  • After an early breakfast, depart to visit Sikkim’s Valley of Flowers, also known as Yumthang Valley, which is situated at a height of 11,800 feet above sea level. Wake up to the sound of a yak’s bell.
  • In Yumthang, you’ll see that the valley is covered in vegetation of primula, rhododendron, and other alpine flowers where the tree line stops.
  • Don’t forget to stop at the area’s hot springs, which are thought to have therapeutic effects, on the way home.
  • Following your sightseeing, return to your hotel to check out and have lunch.
  • Begin the journey back to Gangtok, where you will stay the night at the hotel.
  • Stay the night in Gangtok.

Day 6 : Gangtok – NJP Railway station /Bagdogra Airport | Goodbye with Lots of Memories

  • The trip will come to an end after breakfast today when you depart for the NJP station/Bagdogra Airport (IXB).
  • Safely make your way back to your homeland with loads of memories.
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