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Sikkim · 5 Nights / 6 Days

Silk Route & Gangtok Tour

Kalimpong, a night on the Old Silk Route at Zuluk, then over Nathula and Tsomgo Lake into Gangtok.

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Duration5 Nights / 6 Days
StaysKalimpong 2N, Zuluk 1N, Gangtok 2N
Starts and endsNJP / Bagdogra

Route: NJP / Bagdogra → Kalimpong → Zuluk → Nathula & Tsomgo → Gangtok → NJP / Bagdogra

Day-wise itinerary

  1. Day 1

    NJP / Bagdogra to Kalimpong

    75 km · about 3 hrs

    • Meet and greet at NJP railway station or Bagdogra airport
    • Drive along the Teesta valley
    • Evening at Kalimpong's cafés and market

    Overnight: Kalimpong

  2. Day 2

    Kalimpong sightseeing

    • Deolo Hill and Durpin Monastery
    • Pine View Nursery, Mangal Dham and Dr Graham's Homes

    Overnight: Kalimpong

  3. Day 3

    Kalimpong to Zuluk (Old Silk Route)

    95 km · about 4.5 hrs

    • Rongli permit check
    • The famous zig-zag roads up to Zuluk
    • Quiet evening and starry skies at 2,865 m

    Overnight: Zuluk

  4. Day 4

    Zuluk to Gangtok via Nathula, Tsomgo Lake and Baba Mandir

    110 km · about 6 hrs

    • Nathula Pass (subject to permit and weather; closed on Mondays)
    • Tsomgo Lake and Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir
    • Evening at MG Marg

    Overnight: Gangtok

  5. Day 5

    Gangtok sightseeing

    • Tashi View Point, Ganesh Tok and Hanuman Tok
    • Institute of Tibetology, Do Drul Chorten and Ranka Monastery
    • Banjhakri Falls, then MG Marg

    Overnight: Gangtok

  6. Day 6

    Gangtok to NJP / Bagdogra

    • Drive down to NJP railway station or Bagdogra airport for departure

Inclusions

  • Accommodation on twin sharing basis
  • Meals: breakfast at all places
  • Transfers from one place to another
  • Sightseeing in private vehicles
  • Vehicle as per the itinerary
  • All current taxes such as hotel and transport taxes

Exclusions

  • Entrance fees at monuments, parks and temples
  • Meals not mentioned in inclusions
  • Personal expenses and shopping
  • Any kind of insurance
  • Any increase in government or state taxes
  • Anything not mentioned in the itinerary

Good to know

  • Permits are needed for Zuluk, Nathula, Tsomgo Lake and Baba Mandir; we arrange them. Aadhaar and PAN are not accepted for permits, so guests should carry a passport, Voter ID or driving licence.
  • Nathula Pass is closed on Mondays, and high-altitude sightseeing depends on permits and weather.
  • Mountain roads are weather-dependent; travel times can increase during landslides or snowfall.
  • Carry warm layers all year, and heavy woollens for Zuluk and the high passes.

Hotels are subject to availability at the time of booking; a similar category is provided otherwise. Mountain sightseeing depends on permits, weather and road conditions.