Darjeeling - Gangtok Tours

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Tour Cost per Couple in INR - 2012

Package	Valid till 31st March 2012	Valid from 1st April 2012 till 30th June 2012	Darjeeling	Gangtok
Standard:	Rs 31,000/-	Rs 33,500/-	Hotel New Vaishali-Deluxe Room	Hotel Delamere-Double Room
Deluxe:	Rs 33,000/-	Rs 36,500/-	Hotel Sonar Bangla-Deluxe Room	Hotel Sidlon Residency-Double Room
Super Deluxe:	Rs 42,000/-	Rs 46,500/-	Hotel Sinclair’s-Standard Room	Hotel Sonam Delek-Super Deluxe Room

Child Cost
Child with extra bed sharing parents room 25% of the above cost and child without extra bed has to pay 20% of the above cost (below 12 years)

Cost includes

• Accommodation in double rooms
• Daily breakfast and Dinner.
• Transportation using Non A/c Car as per the itinerary including all taxes, parking, toll, and driver allowance.
• All applicable hotel taxes and service taxes.
  

Note:

• Depending on the hilly terrain and local rules, vehicles may change at particular places especially in Gangtok and Pelling.
• Only Jeeps, Sumos, Maruti Gypsies and Commander Vehicles are allowed in the road to Nathu La Pass.

Cost does not include

• Air Fare/Train Fare
• Lunch, entry ticket if any, telephone expenses, laundry expenses, or anything which is not mentioned above.
• Any extra charges incurred for transportation due to any natural or political disturbances like landslides, strikes, road blocks etc.
• Extra charges incurred for trip to Nathu La pass including transportation and permit charges.

Itinerary


Day 01: New Jalpaiguri/Bagdogra-Darjeeling
On arrival in New Jalpaiguri Railway station/ Bagdogra Airport, our representative would meet you and transfer you to Darjeeling (100 Kms/4hrs). Check in at the hotel after arrival. Rest of the day is at leisure. After relaxation you can go outside for a walk in the local markets to buy something special of the place. Dinner and overnight stay is at hotel in Darjeeling.

Day 02: Darjeeling
Very early in the morning (at around 0300 hrs), we take you to Tiger Hill to catch a glimpse of sunrise over Kanchandzonga (Subject to clear weather conditions). On the way back you can see Batasia Loop-the point where the rail tracks spiral around over itself through a tunnel and over a hilltop to reduce the gradient of ascent and Ghoom Monastery. Evening is free for leisure activities or for a joy train ride in Toy Train (optional). Dinner and overnight stay is at Darjeeling hotel.

Day 03: Darjeeling
After breakfast, we will take you for a full day excursion trip of Darjeeling including HMI (Himalayan Mountaineering Institute), Zoological Gardens, and Dhirdham temple, Happy Valley Tea Estate,  Tenzing, Gombu Rock, Peace Pagoda and Japanese temple. Dinner and overnight stay is at hotel in Darjeeling.

Day 04: Darjeeling - Gangtok
After breakfast, we will take transfer you to Gangtok (100 Kms/3hrs). After relaxation we take you for a half day excursion trip of Gangtok including Ganesh Tok and Hanuman Tok and Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Banjhakari Falls, Tashi View Point etc, Rumtek Monastery etc. Overnight stay and dinner is in hotel.

Day 05: Gangtok
Early in the morning, we take you to an excursion trip to Tsongo Lake or Changu Lake which is a glacial lake in East Sikkim, and Baba Harbhajan Temple- a temple made and revered by soldiers to owner a famous Indian Army officer named Captain Baba Harbhajan Singh. Overnight stay and dinner is in hotel.

Optional tour to Nathu La Pass (on prior request only)
Nathu La Pass is a mountain pass in the Himalayas which connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass is at 4,310 m (14,140 ft) above mean sea level, and forms a part of the ancient Silk Road. Visit to Nathu La Pass depends on availability of permits and road conditions. For visiting Nathu La Pass, a special permission is required from Indian Army. Please note that the pass is closed on Mondays & Tuesdays every week and in the winter.

Day 06: Gangtok- New Jalpaiguri/Bagdogra
After breakfast, it would be departure for New Jalpaiguri Railway Station/Bagdogra Airport (110 kms/4 hours) for onward/return journey.

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