Upon arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, we are transferred to the hotel for check-in.

We depart to Bagdogra on a domestic flight. Our driver will meet us upon arrival and transfer us to Gangtok on a private vehicle.

After breakfast at the hotel, we leave for sightseeing of the Gangtok city. We stroll down the little bazaar covering Dodrul Gompa. After lunch, we take a short drive to the famous Rumtek Monastery, the seat of the Kagyupa sect. of Buddhism. We are free in the evening.

After breakfast, we will drive to Yuksom through beautiful villages, rice fields, and waterfalls. Yuksom is a tranquil plateau with numerous recorded historical event. Chogyal Phuntsog Namgyal, the first king of Sikkim, was crowned here by his holiness Gyalwa Lachan Chembo, the man who brought Buddhism to Sikkim in 1641. Yuksom provides beautiful vistas of mini lakes against the Himalayan backdrop.

The trail leading up to the Tshoka takes us through the Rathong valley along thick semitropical forests. Pine, rhododendron, and magnolia take over the forest. The entire Himalayan range including the Kanchenjunga can be viewed along the trail.

After breakfast at the hotel, we drive to Rajgir via Nalanda. We hike up a steep trail through the temperate forest before reaching the vast clearing of Phedang. Some 400 species of flowers sprout covering the entire land during April and May. We hike along the ridge to Dzongri, pasture land for yaks or ponies during the months from May to September.Overnight in a tent or trekkers hut.

A four hours trek leads us into a beautiful valley of Thangsing situated at the base of the Jopine Peak. We cross a wooden bridge over the stream to reach the camping area of the Thangsing valley surrounded by awe-inspiring mountains cloaked in granite and thickly hooded with ice on all sides. The trail is a naturalists paradise with fully blooming rhododendrons, magnolias and other species of flowers.

We set off early in the morning to beat the common inclement weather conditions. We climb the hill, traverse the moraine and then descend to the sandy bed of an empty lake. Under the shadow of Mount Pandim, we cross the Zemathang Plateau which lies above Samiti Lake. We ascend and reach above a glaciated lake mottled with snow and icy pinnacles at about 4785 meters/ 15,700 feet. From there we traverse on a well-trodden path before reaching the Goecha La Pass. Brightly colored prayer flags decorate the path. The stunning views of the Kanchenjunga, various mountains and valleys in the distance are breathtaking. We then return to our campsite at the Samiti Lake.

Early morning hike to the ridge behind the camp is worth getting up early and catching beautiful glimpses of Kanchenjunga and the Goecha La. We avoid a long climb to the Dzongri plateau by taking a different route after leaving Thangsing. Descending to the Prek Chu, we contour around jungle to emerge at Phedang. We continue to Tshoka along a seemingly steep and long descent.

Today, we continue our descent following the same route taken while going up. We head downwards to reach the village of Yuksom, our starting point.

Early breakfast and visit Dubdi Monastery, Norbugang stupa and drive to Darjeeling. On arrival check into the hotel.

We visit the Tiger Hill early morning for sunrise views of Kanchenjunga range. After, we visit the Tea Garden, Tibetan Refugee self-help center, Tenzing Rock, and Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.

After breakfast, we drive to the Bagdogra Airport for Delhi. On arrival, we are picked up and transferred to the hotel.