Day
01 : Arrive Delhi
On arrival at the airport you will be met the Our
representative and transfer to the hotel. Overnight
at Delhi
Day 02 : Delhi - Bagdogra - Darjeeling
Morning transfer to the airport to connect the
flight to Bagdogra . On reaching Bagdogra you will
be received by the botany expert who will accompany
you for rest of the tour in Sikkim and Darjeeling.
Bagdogra to Darjeeling is three hours drive uphill
through tea gardens and small towns. You will
occasionally meet the famous Darjeeling toy train,
huffing and puffing across our road.
Day 03: In Darjeeling
Early morning visit Tiger Hill for fabulous sunrise
views of Mt.Kanchenjunga , the third highest
mountain in the world at 28,156 ft. Mt. Everest and
a host of other Himalayan giants are also seen on
the horizon. On your drive back to the hotel you
will stop at Ghoom , a Tibetan-Buddhist monastery.
After breakfast visit the old botanical gardens to
see their collection of rare orchids and other
plants. After lunch visit the Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute, the Tibetan Refugee Camp
and the local market. Evening you will have a
lecture by Prof. Pradhan or Prof. Chettri from the
Botany Dept. of the local University on the flora of
Darjeeling and surrounding areas. Overnight at
Darjeeling
Day 04 : Darjeeling - Pemayangste
Morning after breakfast begin your jeep safari which
is truly a naturalist's delight. The hillsides and
mountain slopes of Sikkim are strewn with bright
patches of myriad colors. The lower mountain slopes
are abundant with lush green bamboo and ferns. The
northern valleys are draped with wild cherry, oaks,
chestnut, pines as well as magnolia variety's called
Magnolia Campbeli and Michelia Doltso-pa. The higher
altitudes are abloom with 46 species of
Rhododendrons. And of course, Sikkim's 600 varieties
of orchids are everywhere. The 5 hour drive is
interesting as you move upstream along the river
Rangit through dense forests of sal and teak. Over
night will be in a government-run tourist lodge
called Mount Pandim, situated on top of a hill at
the altitude of 7000 feet. From your bedroom windows
you can see the magnificent Kanchenjunga massif
which is only 35 miles away as the crow flies.
Overnight at Pemayangtse
Day 05 : Pemayangste - Yuksum
Early morning after breakfast walk to the
Pemayangste monastery which is only a km from the
hotel. Here you hear the chanting of the morning
prayers by the young and old monks and the smell of
the burning Juniferous Squamata and Rhododendron
Nivele. Pemayangste , also known as the "Perfect
Sublime Lotus ", is one of the oldest monasteries of
Sikkim and belongs to the Red Hat sect of Tibetan
Buddhists. After visiting this monastery drive
towards Kecheopalri Lake. After a walk around this
"wishing lake ", a short trek downhill towards
Yuksum. You will see some common wild orchids like
the Dendrobium. This night you will be camping and
the food will be cooked by our own staff who will be
serving Sikkim specialties along with the famous
local brew called the "Tongba". Overnight at Yuksum
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