Discover Darjeeling Sikkim & Bhutan Cultural Tour

Name: Discover Darjeeling Sikkim & Bhutan Cultural Tour
Brand: Ashmita Trek and Tours
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Trip Facts

Duration

13 Days

Trip Grade

Easy

Country

Bhutan

Maximum Altitude

2,042 Mt - 6,700 Ft

Group Size

1-12

Starts

Bagdogra airport

Ends

Kathamandu airport

Activities

Heritage and Culture tour

Best Time

All Around the Year

Overview

Dear Travelars Welcome to Darjeeling Sikkim and Bhutan Cultural Tours !

The travellers who want to spend your vacations in the beauty of Darjeeling tea gardens and mountainous land of Sikkim or explore the mystic land of Bhutan. Here “Ashmita trek and tours” offer best trip ever to experience the beautiful land scalp which is not only travelling for memory but secure and comfortable trip for your family
and friends.

The trip Design :

Your journey begins at bagdogra airport and transfer to Darjeeling where we include a ride on the narrow gauge mountain railway and sunrise over Kangchenjunga from Tiger Hill top. Next place Gangtok including Rumtek, Karmapa’s Monastery and Timi tea garden. Later drive to Kalimpong, land of beauty of nature!! After kalimpong your next destination will Bhutan drive through descends plain filled with lush tea garden and roadside to reach Phuntsholing Bhutan border. Once you reach Bhutan explore mix culture with Tibetan style, their culture, land scalp, nature and many more including beautiful temples, shrine and handicrafts in town and you can also visit villages of Paro and Thimphu and Punakha valley to interact with the local peoples.
Ashmita Trek and tours offer this trip for you. Please see full trip itinerary below.

Highlights

Great opportunity to view British era Hill resort Darjeeling.
Visit Darjeeling Zoo to Explore Vulnerable and endangered high altitude Himalayan animals like Tibetan Wolf, Red Panda, and Snow Leopard and Bengal tiger.
Splendid sights of the morning sunrise view from Tiger hill and can see peaks of Kanchenjunga range.
Explore World Heritage toy train since 1879 and 1881
Explore yuksoom Beautiful village in the mountainous regions
Visit Pemayantshe monastery, an oldest and premier monasteries of Sikkim
Khecheopalri Lake, meaning the heaven of Padmasambhava
A Tebetology, built on Tibetan architecture with Tibetan with rich collections of Tibetan books
Durbin Dara/ Monastery - hill commands a panoramic view overlooking the town of Kalimpong
Thimpu, capital of Bhutan explore National Institute of Zorig Chosum Arts and Crafts and
Bhutan Museum and Royal Textile
Tashi Chodzong and the office of the golden Throne.

Discover Darjeeling Sikkim & Bhutan Cultural Tour Itinerary Outline

Day 01: Welcome to India on arrival in Bagdogra Airport transfer to Darjeeling 90km 3/4hours.
Day 02: after your breakfast start your half day tours including.
Day 03: Tiger hill sunrise and heritage toy train.
Day 04: Darjeeling to Yulsam - by car 6hours 1,780m. OR 5,839ft 6hours.
Day 05: Explore Yaksum Day tours and hike.
Day 06: Yuksum to Pelling.
Day 07: Pelling to Gangtok (120km).
Day 08: After breakfast proceed for the half day sightseeing in and.
Day 09: Transfer from Gangtok to Kalimpong.
Day 10: Kalimpong – Phuntsholing, Bhutan (B/L/D).
Day 11: Thimphu day trip B/L/D).
Day 12: Thimphu – Paro (B/L/D).
Day 13: Flight Paro to Kathmandu or Delhi - Departure.

Trip Plan

Discover Darjeeling Sikkim & Bhutan Cultural Tour Itinerary

Welcome to India on arrival in Bagdogra Airport nearest airport from Darjeeling, you’ll be met at the airport by our representative and transferred to Darjeeling your hotel distend about 3-4 hours journey, through tiny villages takes us to Darjeeling overnight at hotel.

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute everest musium, Himalayan Zoological Park, Tibetan refugees Darjeeling, Happy valley tea garden with tea tasting. Evening is free to explore around local market

overnight at hotel.

Early morning visit Tiger Hill to see a beautiful sunrise and Himalayan Range like Kanchandzonga, Mount Everest etc. later visit Ghoom Monastery & Batasia Loop on the way back from Tiger Hill. Later

enjoy world heritage “TOY TRAIN”.

We leave after breakfast at 9:00a.m transport to Yuksam. The rigours of this 6-hour drive are, however, offset by the ever-changing scenery along the way. For the first hour, we retrace our route until Singtam, after which we take a right turn and head uphill towards the Temi Tea.

gardens and then on to Rabongla (a small town below Maenam Hill from

where we stop for lunch). Here we get our first close up view of the

Himalayas. We then proceed downhill into the valley basin of the

Rangeet River and cross the bridge at Legship after which we drive

uphill again to finally arrive at our destination Yuksam, which is

also our starting point of treks.

Explore Yaksum Day tours and hike.

After breakfast drive to Pemayangtse peeling on the way visitn Khechoperi Lake Drive 24 Kms (01.30 hrs) to the holy Khechepheri Lake. Khecheopalri Lake, originally known as Kha-Chot-Palri (meaning the heaven of Padmasambhava), is a sacred Lake for both Buddhists and Hindus, which is believed to be a wish fulfilling lake, and a height of about 6000ft , According to Buddhist belief the lake is the emanation of goddess Tara blessed by Guru Rempoche. One should go to the lake and it is believed that whatever wish you pray silently it will get fulfilled. Later continue the journey for another 30 Kms ( 1.30 hrs) to reach Pelling and overnight.

After breakfast Drive to Gangtok the Capital town of Sikkim via Rabongla and the famous tea gardens of Sikkim, Temi Tea Estate. Check in and overnight halt. (120 kms - 5 hours).

around this capital city of Sikkim, covering Chortan (Stupa), Institute of Tibetology (Closed on Sunday) Institute of Handicrafts and handlooms (Closed on Sunday), Rumtek Monastery. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After your breakfast Transfer from Gangtok to Kalimpong chick in your hotel Later, proceed to some important tourist spots in Kalimpong including- Durbin Monastery which is placed on the Durbin Dara Hill. The star attraction of the monastery is two large cylinders around 10ft high, on two sides overnight holt.

Descend Darjeeling hills and cross the Duars Plains with Tea Gardens into Phuntsholing, Bhutan border, located at the bottom of foothills and drive to Thimpu Overnight.

After your breakfast visit capital of Bhutan to cover all the major landmarks and interesting sights including chari Gumpa. Overnight in hotel.

Return drive across Dochula pass to Thimphu and continue drive to Paro once you reach Paro visit National Museum, Rinphung Dzong. Overnight in hotel.

Flight Paro to Kathmandu or Delhi - Departure.

Included

Cost Details

Includes

Travel expenses include (Culture Tour):
Pick up from the airport on your arrival and private transportation to your hotel
accommodation in 2-3 star deluxe hotels (for. Example, the Dekeling Hotel & Resort in Darjeeling) with welcome drink, breakfast buffet
any other transfers, private transportation in luxury Toyota Innova SUV with air conditioner and friendly drivers
a spatially and culturally competent, very experienced, good English speaking guide
all fees and ticket prices
services of carriers at airports and hotels
Transfer to the airport for your flight home

Excludes

international flight to Delhi, Bagdogra
ride on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (Toy Train)
all personal expenses, laundry, telephone, cash invoices, etc.
video and film camera fees and their transport
lunch and dinner
all alcoholic drinks Coke, Fanta, mineral water u. ä.
tip your guide and support and donations go
personal travel insurance such as international health and baggage insurance
first aid kit and medications
all additional activities and the itinerary different optional tours
unforeseen costs: for example, a path through Obstruction landslide or flooding. On charter flights, flight cancellations, strikes u. ä. These could be additional hotel accommodation, meals, transfers, transportation costs or higher and additional flight fees that the customer must pay in any case before the town itself. Riding horse trekking.
also available for short-term price increases, tax increases, higher entry and Permitkosten. ä. by the state, the customer must pay the difference.
in case of illness or accident of a customer and thus premature termination of his treks can not be reimbursed the travel expenses. It is common that the sick person is accompanied back by a guide and support to the starting point and the rest of the group can continue your planned trek. The additional related transportation fees, accommodation and meals must be paid extra.
all service, which was not mentioned above

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Best Tour Company in Darjeeling !

Ashmita trek & Tours provided us a flawless service. Driver Dipu was and guide are awesome highly recommended !

Supriyo Paul -India

March 15, 2025

Wonderful customized service in hill land

Subash and Ashmita Trek & Tours gave me unforgetable experience in Darjeeling. After saw hit bollywood movie Barfi, I decided to visit Barfi's shooting location in hill land. Subash arranged a location tour for me and told me some interesting episode during shooting period in Darjeeling. We also walked through...

Discover Darjeeling Sikkim & Bhutan Cultural Tour

The trip Design :

Highlights

Discover Darjeeling Sikkim & Bhutan Cultural Tour Itinerary Outline

Discover Darjeeling Sikkim & Bhutan Cultural Tour Itinerary

Welcome to India on arrival in Bagdogra Airport transfer to Darjeeling 90km 3/4hours.

after your breakfast start your half day tours including.

Tiger hill sunrise and heritage toy train.

Darjeeling to Yulsam - by car 6hours 1,780m. OR 5,839ft 6hours.

Explore Yaksum Day tours and hike.

Yuksum to Pelling.

Pelling to Gangtok (120km).

After breakfast proceed for the half day sightseeing in and.

Transfer from Gangtok to Kalimpong.

Kalimpong – Phuntsholing, Bhutan (B/L/D).

Thimphu day trip B/L/D).

Thimphu – Paro (B/L/D).

Flight Paro to Kathmandu or Delhi - Departure.

Cost Details

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