RHODODENDRON
TRAIN-GANGTOK/VERSAY & PEMAYANGSTE - 08 Days
Day 01.
Fly Kathmandu to Biratnagar.
Drive to Gangtok (7 hrs approx.) On arrival meet, assist
and drive to Gangtok. O/N at Htl.
Day 02.
Gangtok (1,600m)
AM: Visit Enchey Monastery, Government Institute of Cottage
Industry, Dodrul Chorten, Research Institute of Tibetology.
PM: Visit Rumtek Monastery situated 24 kms from the city.
This magnificent monastery was built by the late Gyalwa
Karmapa, the heak of the kagyu sect. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 03.
Gangtok-Hilley Versey (2,840m)
After an early breakfast drive to Hilley and then walk
through a luch forest of Pines, firs and rhododendron
to Versay. Overnight Tourist hut/Tent.
Day 04.
The entire day is spent in
exploring the area and savoring the sight and the scent
of the flowers. Overnight at tourist hut/tent.
Day 05.
Versay-Dentam-Pemayangtse
(2,085m)
AM: After breakfast walk downhill to the village of Dentam
(7kms) and drive to Pemayangste.
PM: Visit the Pemayangste Monastery, situated adjacent
to the hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 06.
Pemayangtse-Khecheodparlri
lake -Pemayangtse .
AM: After freakfast drive to Khecheodpalri lake which
is also known as the wishing lake and is considered very
sacred by the Sikkimese.
PM: A short walk to Sangachholing Monastery 92 km / 45min)
located on a hill top above the hotel. O/N at Htl.
Day 7.
Pemayangtse-Siliguri (133kms)
AM: Drive leisurely along the Tista River to the southern
plains. O/N at Htl
Day 8.
Siliguri-Biratnagar (150lms)
AM: Early morning drive to Biratnagar airport for your
flight to Kathmandu.
