The trip is a long awaited and planned one .
The planning is essential when you are planning to go to North-East ,step to step planning and getting the information about the places to be visited is essential.
Note- The total cost of the trip will be around 20-25% greater then for the other hill stations.
Flew from I.G.I Airport(NewDelhi) to BAGDOGRA Airport (Siliguri).
The trip from Siliguri to Darjeeling was beautiful one , the TeaGardens,steep roads and valleys made the perfect combination.
On Reaching Darjeeling you will get to see one of the world's Busiest road - the Mallroad. The local vendors and Showrooms alongwith the Tibetian market attracts Every one.
There are a lot of places to visit in Darjeeling-
1-Mallroad
2-Japanese Peace Pagoda
3- H.M.I. Museum and ZOO
4-Bhutia Busty Monastary
5-Happy Home Tea Estate
6- Mahakal Temple
7-Darjeeling Ropeway
8-Toy Train ( Darjeeling Himalayan Railway)
9- and many Restaurants- Glenary bakery,Penang( Chinese food),keventers etc.
All the above locations are a must visit while travelling to Darjeeling.
For the trek lovers there are a lot of trek locations that will be notified there only - Tiger hill, Pandim trek etc.
A place with a lot of cultures intermingled into one another. The Queen of Hills is suitable title for it .
For travelling to SIKKIM you can either go by Shared Taxi (cost- 250-800) or booking (cost- 4k-6k).
After Reaching Gangtok if you have time you should manage to get permit for the restricted areas from the local tour companies .
Restricted areas- Nathula Pass, Tsomgo lake, Baba Mandir.
The local Attractions are-
1-Ganeshtok. 2-Gangtok ropeway
3-Hanumantok. 4-M.G. Road
5-Bakhtang falls. 6-Rumtek Monastary
7-Tashi view point. 8-Enchey Monastary
For getting the permit there is a waiting time of 1 day and you will be needing two passport photographs and your identity card. To compensate you can visit the above Local Attractions for which you can hire a cab - 1800 to 2500 (depending upon the season).
M.G.Road is must place to visit and have a lot of Showrooms , Restaurants , soveineir shops etc .
Early Morning taxi to the NATHULA PASS alongwith the granted permit .
The place is 70 kms from the city of Gangtok, at an altitude of 14,400 ft from sea level.
The place is Border shared between INDIA-CHINA. The place is protected area with a limited Tourist inflow , closed on Sunday and Monday.
The Auspicious MANSAROVAR Yatra starts from the pass only with sharing of the tourist between the two nations.
Tsomgo(changu) lake is also another beautiful place . The view is stunning,with the snow covered hills on the other side and crystal clear Lake. You are offered a YAK Ride , which is a quite an adventure on its own.
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