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Overview
Sikkim & Darjeeling are the panoramic sites with surprises of all kinds. A wonderful kaleidoscope of Himalayan culture, scenery, mountain ranges interspersed with passes and an unbelievable array of flora and fauna these mystical lands cherish the enthusiasm of every traveler! The cultural folk dances bring smiles and a spirit of celebration of life! Witness the spectacular dawn on the world's third-highest mountain, Khangchendzonga. The various aspects like Buddhist monasteries, trekking trails, glaciers and glacier lakes, the snow-clad peaks, and the colonial-era architecture, make them hard-to-miss destinations! Explore beautiful tea gardens in Darjeeling. Sikkim’s Gangtok city, Tsomgo Lake, Ranka Monastery, and Lachung are the must sees places. Darjeeling is that inspires the poets to write and the writers to frame their story, just with the rejuvenating breeze that soothes the soul!
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8 days of curated experiences
Arrival at Bagdogra International Airport and transfer to Gangtok (5,500 Ft.). It has an amazing view of mount Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain peak in the world. Also like everything around it, Gangtok is abundant in natural beauty and has various natural attractions such as the Tsomgo Lake, Ban Jhakri falls, Tashi viewpoint and more. On arrival check- in to the hotel and rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at Hotel Gangtok.

Sightseeing
After breakfast, start for an excursion to Tsomgo Lake - Tsomgo Lake, also known as Tsongmo Lake or Changgu Lake, is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim, some 40 kilometres from the capital Gangtok. Located at an elevation of 3,753 m, the lake remains frozen during the winter season. Further drive to Nathula Pass and Baba Mandir. Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between China's Yadong County in Tibet, and the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal in Bengal. Baba Mandir is a distinguished sightseeing place of Sikkim. This “mandir” or shrine is dedicated to “Baba” Harbhajan Singh, who was a soldier of the Indian Army. He died near the Nathula Pass in eastern Sikkim, India. Two shrines have been built to show reverence to Baba Harbhajan Singh. Overnight stay at Gangtok.

Sightseeing
After breakfast start for a Full day city tour covering Tashi view point, Ganesh Tok, Hanuman Tok, Flower show, Cottage Industry and Handicraft Centre (Closed on Sunday and 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month), Institute of Tibetology (Closed on Sunday), Dro-dul Chorten, Gonjang Monastery and Banjakhri Falls. Overnight stay at Gangtok.

Sightseeing
After breakfast, start for Pelling via Namchi to visit Siddheshwar Dham (Chardham) and Sai Temple. Pelling - The famous Pemayangste monastery is less than a kilometre from here and is a major tourist hotspot. Pelling also has sites for mountain biking, rock climbing, village tours, meditations, apart from serving as a base for a number of treks in the region. On arrival check-in to your hotel. Overnight stay at Pelling.

Sightseeing
After breakfast, start for a full day sightseeing tour, visit to Darap village, Rimbi waterfalls, Khecheopalri Lake (Wishfulling Lake) and Khangchendzongha waterfalls. In the second half cover the Pemayangtse monastery, Rabdantse ruins (2nd capital of Sikkim), Sang-Ngag Choling (Skywalk), New helipad ground. Evening free for leisure. Overnight stay at Pelling.

Sightseeing
Today morning after breakfast check out from Pelling and proceed to Darjeeling (6,950 Ft.). Darjeeling are the panoramic sites with surprises of all kinds. A wonderful kaleidoscope of Himalayan culture, scenery, mountain ranges interspersed with passes and an unbelievable array of flora and fauna these mystical lands cherish the enthusiasm of every traveler! The cultural folk dances bring smiles and a spirit of celebration of life! Witness the spectacular dawn on the world's third-highest mountain, Khangchendzonga. The various aspects of Darjeeling like Buddhist monasteries, trekking trails, glaciers and glacier lakes, the snow-clad peaks, and the colonial-era architecture, make them hard-to-miss destinations! Darjeeling is a destination that inspires the poets to write and the writers to frame their story, just with the rejuvenating breeze that soothes the soul! On arrival check-in to the hotel and rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at Darjeeling.

Sightseeing
Early morning at around 04:00 am (subject to clear weather) visit to Tiger Hills* (8482 Ft / 2586 Mts) to view the sunrise over mighty Kanchendzoonga Peak (Third highest peak in the world), Ghoom monastery, Batasia loop and back to hotel for breakfast. Post breakfast go for local sightseeing of Darjeeling covering Japanese Temple & Peace Pagoda, Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park & Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (Closed on Thursday, Local Festival and State & National Govt. holidays), tenzing & Gombu Rock, Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Center (Closed on Sunday, Local Festival time, State & National Govt holidays) and Panoramic tour of tea garden. Overnight stay at hotel.
Today morning after breakfast check out from hotel and drive back to Bagdogra to board the flight for your onward destination.
Clear inclusions and exclusions for a transparent trip.
7 Night stay on double sharing basis.
Daily Breakfast & Dinner at hotel.
Exclusive Non AC vehicle (06 Innova / Xylo / Similar as per itinerary & timing only) for transfers & sightseeing.
Please note - vehicle will not be at disposal. It will be available as per itinerary only - point to point basis - AC will not work in Hill Area and Vehicles will be on Point-to-Point basis in Mountain, Some hotels may be little far from the Parking or Drop place, that will be on your own by walk or local transportation.)
All permit fees & hotel taxes (as per itinerary)
Toll, Parking, Driver Allowance, State Tax.
Air Fare / Train fare.
Personal Expenses such as Laundry, telephone calls, tips & gratuity, mineral water, soft & hard drinks, rafting, rock climbing, paragliding, joy ride (Toy Train), porterage.
Additional sightseeing or extra usage of vehicle, other than mentioned in the itinerary.
Entrance Fees & Guide charges.
Any cost arising due to natural calamities like, landslides, road blockage, political disturbances (strikes), etc (to be borne by the client, should be is directly payable on the spot).
Any increase in taxes or fuel price, leading to increase in cost on surface transportation & land arrangements, which may come into effect prior to departure.
Room Heater Charges.
Insurance.
Anything not in inclusions is excluded
Important details before you book.
Rules and conditions for this package
About Transfers :
Transfer from Bagdogra/NJP railway station will be provided from 06:00 hrs. To 17:00 hrs.
All hill destinations are 3 to 5 hrs. Drive from station or airport. So, we do not recommend traveling in inadequate day light.
In unavoidable circumstances the guest may have to stay back at Siliguri at an additional cost.
If there is any late arrival at NJP railway station, we suggest the guest, considering their safety that they should stay back at the station. Our representative will meet and arrange their transfers at 6:00 a.m.
Keeping in mind the road condition of any hilly region, the guest should decide upon themselves (with their train and flight timings) as to when they should start the departure transfer. We suggest a buffer time of 2 hours at least.
All transfers from Gangtok / Pelling / Darjeeling to onward destinations will be provided either in morning from 07:00 a.m. to 08:00 a.m. or in afternoon from 01:00 p.m. to 02:00 p.m.
The guest should always keep cool with the drivers as they are not tourism educated and come from different remote villages.
We would appreciate, if the guest does not lend their ears to the drivers as most of the time they misguide the passengers. In such instances we would request them to contact our executive.
As most of the services are on point to point basis, it is obvious that the drivers would also keep changing. Keeping this in mind please ensure that you do not leave your belongings in the vehicle as there is very little possibility of getting them back. Always check your baggage before leaving the vehicle.
In this sector the same vehicles will not be providing for the entire tour, it will be changed sector-wise. So we request you to inform the same to your guest to avoid any confusion.
If any tourist spot is not covered which falls on closing day & if they wants to do the same on next day then they have to pay the extra cost for the vehicle.
If guests want any changes in their sightseeing schedule they should be informed to our executive 2 days before , after that no changes are allowed.About Hotel:
About Hotels
Check-in 14:00 hrs. / Check-out time is 10:00am
The tourism infrastructure in Sikkim & Darjeeling is not very developed and one should not expect or compare it with the standards of plains & other developed destinations there is always scarcity of water and power in the region and so - you would come across situation like water (hot) being supplied on time basis - morning & evening. Room Heater available with an extra cost Bourn by the guest directly (Except at Premium+, Premium & Luxury categories)
Category of Rooms in the packages normally remains to base category of rooms.
A valid photo ID proof for all guests staying at the hotel is mandatory.
For Extra adult in the room we will provide an extra bed (wherever possible), but most of the hotels only provide extra mattress or roll away bed. Most of the hotels have no provision of an extra bed.
Operator reserves the right to re-arrange itinerary to suit hotel availability without changing the total number of days in each destination and without compromising with any services.
In the area almost all the hotels do not have a lift facility and in all the hotels the guest will have to climb stairs. In case if any guest is having problem of blood pressure, knee or other ailment for which they cannot climb the higher floors they will have to intimate us during the time of booking so that we can try to arrange rooms at the lowest possible floor of the hotel enabling the guest to climb the minimum number of stairs.
Nathula Pass:
The Permission for Nathula Pass is completely subject to availability. We can not give you any guarantee for nathula pass but we will try.
Nathula visit is subject to availability of permit & road condition. It can be done on the same day with Tsomgo Lake - Baba Mandir, except Monday. Only limited permits are issued by the Sikkim Tourism Depar tment before 24 hrs. of tour (OR on the day of tour depends on road condition) to those travel agencies registered with Sikkim Tourism Department on Rotation basis. It is closed on Monday. NAME, ADDRESS, AGE & GENDER i.e. naming list of all guests traveling are required for processing of permit. Normally organizing permit at the eleventh hour is not possible, minimum time required is 72 hours before the arrival to apply the permit with all documents. We will try our best, but in case of nonavailability of permit, the tour will only be till New Baba Mandir. In case the permit is available one can opt for the trip with the supplement cost.
As permit is mandatory and very limited number of permit are issued per day for visiting Nathula, Guest have to travel by any car whichever is available (like Xylo/Scorpio/Maxx/Bolero/Sumo) as per permit issued. We cannot give any choice on Vehicle type. This is to inform you that in order to control and send more tourists to Nathula pass, the department of tourism after consulting with travel agents laid down the following rules :-
The Indian Army allows visiting Nathula from 11:00AM to 12:30PM only. Guest have to start early from Gangtok. If guest makes delay in starting ex Gangtok we cannot guarantee the visit in spite of having confirmed permit.
In high season limited permit will be issued by authorities. We will try to get the permit but if we will not get the permit then we will refund the supplement amount after end of the tour.
Please note if Nathula pass permit not done due to weather conditions / Land slide / any other reason than we will refund the supplement amount after end of the tour.
Also note that if Nathula Pass permit is issued and due to any other reason they can-t visit Nathula Pass then we are unable to refund anything.
In case of less than 6 people from one travel agent the Department generally clubs small numbers with another travel agent-s small number of tourists just for 4 km up and down before Nathula pass. Now in this case it might so happen that the guests might have to leave their vehicle and board some other vehicle with other guests or other guests may join them in their vehicle or for groups and multiple cars it might so happen that the guests who has paid for certain number of vehicles might have to accommodate in lesser number of vehicles as per the instruction of the Permit Office at Sarathang (04 kms before Nathula Pass). In that case no refund would be applicable.
Process for Foreigner, OCI & PIO Card holder are completely different, kindly inform us well in advance to plan out the itinerary accordingly.
General Information:
Please inform your guest to maintain the timing for the sightseeing / transfers which will advisable by our executive.
The tour executive reserves the rights to make changes or omit any place of visit, if it becomes necessary due to bad weather, bad road, strike or band, security reason etc.
Kindly inform us if the guests are senior citizens or have health related issues (like arthritis, heart problems etc.) or any such matter which might need special arrangements. Some itineraries will not be suitable for them and we will suggest accordingly.
The security concerns, driver's working hours etc. will be kept in mind while planning the tour and sightseeing.
We try to ensure that the sightseeing points do not fall on a closing day. Incase due to inevitable situation if the sightseeing falls on a closing day, it will have to be left out. Conducting that particular tour or sightseeing point the next day will be subject to time availability. Weather in the region is unpredictable. We have kept your sightseeing related with nature flexible.
The region's prime tourist interest in its Nature and eco-friendly atmosphere. The facilities available here cannot be matched with other developed destinations.
Any expense incurred or loss caused by reasons beyond our control such as bad weather, natural calamities (landslides, floods), flight delays / rescheduling / cancellations, any accidents / medical evacuations, riots / strikes / war & etc.
Hotel Standard Check-in time is approx. 14:00 hrs & Check-out time is 10:00am or as per hotel's policy.
Category of Rooms in the packages normally remains to base category of rooms.
All Special Requests like early check-in, late check-out, smoking, non-smoking, specific view room, floors, king bed, twin bed, adjoining rooms, interconnecting rooms will be strictly subject to availability at the time of check-in and cannot be Guaranteed at the time of confirmation.
Any extra bed / breakfast for kids which is not mentioned has to be paid directly by the guest.
For Extra adult in the room we will provide an extra bed (wherever possible), but most of the hotels only provide extra mattress or roll away bed. Most of the hotels have no provision of an extra bed.
Rooms will be Non-A/C at Hill Stations.
Room Heater at hotel in additional cost.
Normal timing for Driver Duty is morning 1000 Hours to 1800 Hours.
Additional sightseeing or extra usage of vehicle, other than mentioned in the itinerary.
The above mentioned Airfare, vehicle, hotels, rooms & Rates are subject to availability at the time of reservation and might change even on same day.
Itinerary might be re-arranged as per hotel availability at the time of booking.
AC will not work in Hill Area and Vehicles will be on Point-to-Point basis.
Operator reserves the right to re-arrange itinerary to suit hotel availability without changing the total number of days in each destination and without compromising with any services.