Sikkim, India
Sikkim & Darjeeling: Tea, Trains & Kanchenjunga
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The eastern Himalaya do quiet grandeur — prayer-flag ridgelines, monasteries, and the great white wall of Kanchenjunga on a clear morning.
The loop
Buzzy Gangtok and the sacred alpine Tsomgo Lake, then across to Darjeeling for Tiger Hill sunrises, the toy train and terraced tea gardens.
Good to know
You'll need an Inner Line Permit for Tsomgo — easy to arrange — and warm layers for the dawn viewpoints. Spring and autumn give the clearest mountain views.
Day-by-day itinerary
Gangtok
Sun, 6 SeptMountain-view Hotel, Gangtok
Mahatma Gandhi Marg
6 Sept, 8:30 am
Kolkata → Bagdogra
Kolkata (CCU) → Bagdogra (IXB)
6 Sept, 2:00 am
Mahatma Gandhi Marg
route
Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre
tourist attraction
Tsurphu Labrang Pal Karmae Sangha Dhuche, Dharma Chakra Centre, 7HQ6+FHG, Sikkim 737135, India
Ganesh Tok
hindu temple
8JRC+HGM, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, Sungava, Gangtok, Sikkim 737103, India
Tsomgo
Mon, 7 SeptMountain-view Hotel, Gangtok
Mahatma Gandhi Marg
6 Sept, 8:30 am
Tsomgo Chho
lake
Tsomgo Chho, Sikkim 737102
Baba Harbhajan Singh Shrine
hindu temple
9R8Q+85V, Phadamchen, Sikkim 737102, India
Darjeeling
Tue, 8 SeptTiger Hill, Darjeeling
mountain peak
Tiger Hill, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734102, India
Batasia Loop Darjeeling
tourist attraction
Batasiya View Point, West Point, Ghoom, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734102, India
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
route
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, West Bengal, India
Darjeeling
Wed, 9 SeptHappy Valley Tea Estate
garden
Lebong Cart Rd, near Darjeeling, Chauk Bazaar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling
buddhist temple
27H5+2HQ, West Point, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101, India
Himalaya packing
- Warm layers for dawn viewpoints
- Inner Line Permit (for Tsomgo)
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Power bank
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