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Day 1 - Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / New jalpaiguri (NJP) - GANGTOK
Gangtok welcomes you on your 5-night, 6-day Sikkim and Darjeeling family tour package. As you arrive at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) or at Bagdogra Airport (IXB), our representative will meet and greet you. Our representative will receive you and take you to Gangtok. The transfer to Gangtok, the capital city of Sikkim, usually takes 5–6 hours. On arrival in Gangtok, check into your prebooked hotel. Have your dinner and retire to your room to have a sound sleep.
Distance from Bagdogra Airport to Gangtok: 126 km
Travel Time (Bagdogra Airport to Gangtok): 5 hours
2Day 2 - Tsongmo Lake and Baba Mandir Visit
Explore the most beautiful tourist attractions of Gangtok, which attract thousands of tourists every year. On the second day of your 6 Days Sikkim Darjeeling Family Tour, complete your breakfast at your Gangtok hotel. Our taxi would be waiting with all the necessary permits and formalities. Tsomgo Lake (12,400 ft.) and Baba Mandir (13,200 ft.), which are 55 km one way from Gangtok city, Tsomgo Lake is an iconic tourist spot in Sikkim. Located at 12000 ft above sea level, the lake shimmers in blue during the summer and freezes over during the winter. The surrounding views can be best enjoyed by taking the ropeway ride. Yak rides around the lake are possible only during the winter months. We move to the Baba Harbhajan Singh temple, which has its own history related to martyr Major Harbhajan Singh. Return back to your Gangtok hotel and end the second rejuvenating day of your tour with a sound sleep at your hotel. (In case of a land slide or any other reason Tsomgo Lake is closed, we will provide alternate sightseeing.)
Optional: Request for an inclusion of Nathula Pass to make your Sikkim tour more exciting (charges extra).
3Day 3 - Gangtok To Pelling Transfer via Ravangla
Get a real feel of holidaying in a hill station as you travel to Pelling, your second destination on your Sikkim Darjeeling Family Tour. Complete your lovely breakfast, check out of your Gangtok hotel. On this trip, you will explore one of the hidden gems of Sikkim at Ravangla, The Buddha Park. Buddha Park offers scenic beauty and spiritual vibes and it's a major tourist attraction and a revered abode for Buddhists. Buddha Park is also known as "Tathagata-Tsal". The park is well maintained, and one should witness the lit-up statue in the evening. Later, reach Pelling and check into your hotel. You can take a stroll to enjoy the pealing beauty in the evening. Catch up on a lovely night's sleep at your second destination.
4Day 4 - Pelling Local Sightseeing – Transfer to Darjeeling
Wake up to a lovely morning and complete your breakfast at the hotel and get into your taxi, provided by Yes Tourism India. Cover the beauty of India’s First Skywalk at Pelling with magnificent view of Chenrezig statue. Later Vist Kheceperi Lake, The sacrad lake in Pelling and Kanchenjunga Waterfalls. Later transfer to Darjeeling and check into your hotel. You can spend the evening visiting Darjeeling Mall Road. You can enjoy some of the local food and the lovely evening. Complete your dinner and sleep away the first night at Darjeeling.
5Day 5 - Darjeeling Local Sightseeing
Early in the morning (at 4:00 am), our Yes Tourism India driver would drive to Tiger Hill Observatory (8,400 ft.) to watch the spectacular sunrise over Mt. Khangchendzongha (the world's 3rd highest peak). Later on your way back, visit Ghoom Monastery and Batasia Loop. Return back to your hotel for breakfast. After that, we start your Darjeeling sightseeing in our Darjeeling local taxi and visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, P.N. Zoological Park (Thursday closed), Tenzing Rock, the Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre (Sunday closed), the Tea Garden (outer view), the Ropeway, and the Japanese Temple. Evenings are free for shopping or leisure. Overnight stay at a Darjeeling hotel.
6Day 6 - Darjeeling – Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / New jalpaiguri (NJP) Railway station / Siliguri
On the penultimate day, after your breakfast, get ready to check out of your Darjeeling hotel. Your Family Tour comes to an end on a happy note. Cherish this fairy-tale trip with your family with beautiful memories. Your Darjeeling to taxi would drop you off at the Bagdogra airport or New Jalpaiguri railway station. From here on, you will be taking your return journey and bringing the experience to an end.