North East Tour Packages
Special Gangtok Tour
Duration: 03 Night 04 Days
Destination covered: Gangtok
Day 01: NJP/ Bagdogra to Gangtok
Our representative cordially receives you on arrival at Siliguri (NJP R St. / Bagdogra
IXB) and helps you to board the car. We drive to Gangtok along the NH 31A. The landscape
changes dramatically as we leave Siliguri and run through the dense forests
Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary, the natural play ground of wild elephant,
tiger and deer. Reach Gangtok. We assist you to check in at hotel. Get refreshed
and have free leisure evening. We recommend a relaxed evening and short walk around
The Mall to enjoy the typical Hill City life of Gangtok in the twilights. Car
service Till drop at Hotel
Day 02: Gangtok to Tsongo Lake
After a heavy breakfast we take you to famous Tsongo Lake at 12000ft (3600M). We
start at 8.30 AM in the morning from hotel. You have whole day to enjoy snow and
Yak ride at the scenic high altitude alpine lake near Indo-Tibet border. The 1 km
long and 15m deep lake is considered sacred to the local people. Back to Hotel by
2.30 PM for lunch and have a leisure afternoon or roam around the market for personal
activities
(Optional trip for Indian tourists to legendary Baba Mandir and Nathula Pass
on Indo-China border can be arranged on specific days on specific request with add
on cost) Car service from 8.30AM to 2.30AM)
Day 03 : Gangtok
Today after breakfast we take you to a full day city tour in and around Gangtok.
Visit Government Institute of Cottage Industry (Closed on Sunday, 2nd Saturday)
where beautiful souvenirs like carpets, hand carved tables, traditional
handcrafts are produced & exhibited for sale. Visit Orchid House
to see or buy some rare orchids and ornamental plants. We also take you to Sikkim
Research Institute of Tibetology, which holds world's largest collection
of books and rare manuscripts on the subject of Mahayana Buddhism plus many religious
works of art and incredibly finely executed silk embroidered Thangkas (paintings).
Just beside the institute is the Dodurl Chorten encircled by 108
prayer wheels built by late Trulsi Rimpoche in 1945-46. This is one of the most
important and biggest stupas found in Sikkim.
Now we take you to the most important religious place of Sikkim –
TheRumtek
Dharma Chakra Center, 24kms from Gangtok. Built in 1960 by His Holiness
the late 16th Gyalwa Karmapa it is a replica of the original Kagyurpa Monastery
in Tsurphu, Tibet, the seat of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa Rinpoche, head of
the Karmapa sub sect of Kargyudpa order of Tibetan Buddhism. It now functions as
the headquarters of the Dharma Chakra Religious Centre. Walk to the
Shri Nalanda
Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies just adjacent to the Monastery
Building.
While coming back from Rumtek visit Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden
with well tended tropical and temperate plants and orchids. Stop for a while at
the Shanti View Point to enjoy the panoramic view of the Gangtok
valley. Back to Hotel for lunch. Car Service from 9.00AM to 2.00PM
After lunch have a free afternoon or optional visit to 3 famous
view points at Tashi view point, Ganesh Tok and
Hanuman Tok from where you can see the panoramic view of entire
Gangtok town and valley along with the magnificent Kunchenjungha. Visit to the temple
at Honuman Tok to offer prayer and return to hotel. Car service from 3PM to
5.30PM.
Recommended afternoon activities: Leisure evening walk along the quiet ridge
park road and enjoy the beauty of the hills.
Day 04: Gangtok to NJP/Bagdogra
After break fast we check out from hotel.
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