| Day
01: |
Destination:
Bagdogra - Gangtok (drive) Distance:
123 km.
Meet, assist and transfer from Bagdogra
airport and drive (4 ½ hrs) through
the Teesta valley to Gangtok. Over night
halt in a hotel. |
| Day
02: |
Destination:
Gangtok-Ranka-Martam (bike) Distance:
29 km.
The first day biking will start with
a slight down hill route to a mountain
stream and then level before a gradual
climb through Rumtek and then to Martam
(1520 mtrs). Overnight in the resort
is an experience of a typical Sikkimese
countryside with modern amenities. |
| Day
03: |
Destination:
Martam - Simchuthang (bike) Distance:
45 km.
The initially downhill route goes to the
Teesta valley and after a short uphill
levels to pass through stretches of terraced
paddy fields to meet the river upstream
at Simchuthang. Over night halt in a tents.
|
| Day
04: |
Destination:
Simchuthang - Temi (bike) Distance: 30
km.
The route for this day is uphill all the
way to Temi (1670 mtrs) which is also
the only tea garden in Sikkim. Over night
halt in a Lodge/Tents near the tea garden.
|
| Day
05: |
Destination:
Temi - Ravangla (bike) Distance: 25 km.
A gradual climb upto Damthang(2200 mtrs)
and level and gradual downhill drive to
Ravangla(1950 mtrs) a small picturesque
town of South Sikkim. Over night halt
in a village resort.
|
| Day
06: |
 Destination:
Ravangla - Menam (Trek) Distance: 14
km.
Trek through a dense forest - an experience
of the wilderness, as there are no human
settlements enroute. The view from Menam
peak(3200 mtrs) is the most spectacular
and comprehensive that one can get of
the Sikkim Himalayas. Over night halt
in a tents.
|
| Day
07: |
Destination:
Menam-trek-Borong (2000 mtrs) Distance:
12 km.
The return from Menam is a fairly downhill
walk to Borong village . Over night halt
in a Tents in the village. |
| Day
08: |
Destination:
Borong - Tashiding (bike) Distance: 38
km.
A level route through Ralang where you
can visit the monasteries. After a gradual
climb to Ravangla it is downhill to the
Rangit valley and a 13 km climb to Tashiding.
Over night halt in a tents/trekkers huts.
|
| Day
09: |
Destination:
Tashiding - Yuksom (bike) Distance: 19
km
A gradual climb through villages and plantations
to reach the historic village of Yuksom.
Over night halt in a hotel. |
| Day
10: |
Destination:
Yuksom - Pelling (bike) Distance: 49 km
A fairly downhill route initially goes
uphill after crossing the Rimbi stream.
Over night halt in a hotel.
|
| Day
11: |
Destination:
Pelling (Rest day).
The rest day to help you rejuvenate for
the rest of the journey. Also to visit
the Pemayangtse monastery, walk leisurely
to Sangacholling monastery and the old
Palace ruins at Rabdentse. Over night
halt in a hotel.
|
| Day
12: |
Destination:
Pemayangtse/ Pelling - Soreng (bike) Distance:
45 km.
Descend to Dentam and a gradual
climb ending with a downhill to Soreng.
Over night halt in a tents/trekkers hut.
|
Darjeeling-"The
Queen of the Himalayas" is an
attractive tourist town renowned for
its tea gardens, the Himalayan mountaineering
Institute, the sunrise over the Himalayas
from the Tiger Hill and much more.
Kalimpong, though not as widely known
about as Darjeeling is famous for
its flower nurseries, quaint European
styled cottages and was a bustling
commercial centre when the Indo-Tibet
border was open. The vestiges of the
era can still be felt in its market
places. 
