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
Day 1 — Gangtok
Capital in the clouds
- Mahatma Gandhi Marg
- Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre
- Ganesh Tok
- Mountain-view Hotel, Gangtok
- Kolkata (CCU) → Bagdogra (IXB)
💡 For a Kanchenjunga sunrise, ask your hotel about a pre-dawn Tashi View Point run.
Day 2 — Tsomgo
Sacred alpine lake
- Tsomgo Chho
- Baba Harbhajan Singh Shrine
- Mountain-view Hotel, Gangtok
Day 3 — Darjeeling
Tea & toy trains
- Tiger Hill, Darjeeling
- Batasia Loop Darjeeling
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Day 4 — Darjeeling
Gardens & monastery
- Happy Valley Tea Estate
- Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling
Himalaya packing
- • Warm layers for dawn viewpoints
- • Inner Line Permit (for Tsomgo)
- • Comfortable walking shoes
- • Power bank
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