9D8N Darjeeling And Sikkim

On arrival, meet and greet by your Odyssey Manager and transfer for lunch. After lunch drive around Delhi to feel and understand Indian ancient and contemporary history by viewing some of the most important building and roads in New as well as in Old Delhi. First we drive around the India’s major administration and legislature assembly house known as Sansal Bhawan (Parliament House), Presidential House and North and South Block where all the important Ministries of India including Defense, Foreign, Finance, Home Affairs Ministries are located finally around India Gate. We spend some time for shopping around Connaught Place before dinner. After dinner transfer to your hotel for overnight stay.

After breakfast check out hotel then transport to domestic airport & Open arrival in Bagdogra Airport meet and welcome you by our Guide at the airport and then
transfer you on a journey drive through picturesque tea gardens to the world renowned hill station, Darjeeling. Perched on an altitude of 2134m, Darjeeling is set amidst a majestic backdrop of the great Himalayan peak of Kanchenjunga (3rd highest peak in the world at 8586m) and is regarded as the Queen of East India. After dinner, free at leisure to visit the local bazaar.

Depart hotel at about 4am for Tiger Hill (2685m) for sun rising view and a panoramic view of the spectacular snow-clad mountain peaks of the Himalayan
Range.Visit to the Ghoom Monastery, built in 1850 by Lama Sharb, which enshrines a 15ft. Statue of Maitreya Buddha After which, back to hotel for your breakfast and then visit the Himalayan Zoological Park. The zoo serves as a breeding center for snow leopards and red pandas, as well as a home for mountain yaks, Himalayan black bears and Siberian Tigers. Visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, located within this zoo, which was founded in 1954 to commemorate history's first successful conquest of Mt. Everest in 1953 by 'Darjeeling's son, Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary. Then proceed to Tibetan Refugee Center

After breakfast drive to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. Tucked away in the clouds, Gangtok is spread out on a ridge 1520m above sea level, and looks something
out of a fairy tale with houses precariously balanced on the slopes of steep hills. Apart from the gorgeous view of deep valleys, waterfalls and snow-capped
mountain ranges that separate from neighboring Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal. En-route, visit Rumtek Monastery on arrival check inn to hotel evening free and easy over night in hotel.

After breakfast, drive to Tsomgo Lake, also means as The Source of the Lake (3,780m). Warm clothes needed for this place. The lake derives its water from melting snows off the surrounding mountains, which is one of the famous sacred lakes in Sikkim, situated near the borders of Tibet. Back to Gangtok. Afternoon relax and shop in the market.

Today, we leave for North district of Sikkim to a small village, Lachung (2,400m). This spectacular drive will take about 6-7 hrs (lunch en-route). If weather is clear, you’ll see the magnificent range of the third highest mountain in the world, Kanchenjunga. Arrive Lachung in the late afternoon and check in at a lodge. (Please be reminded that the facilities here are very basic)

After breakfast, we leave for Yumthang (3,500m) excursion. This panoramic drive will bring you to the Valley of Flowers which consists of about 36 species of rhododendrons, primulas and other spectacular alpine wild flowers. Yaks and dzos can be seen grazing on the meadows. On way back, walk across the Lachung Chu and you can opt to have a dip in a hot spring

After breakfast, we leave for Bagdogra Airport which is 4 hrs journey and then fly to Delhi. On arrival visit and shop around Delhi. Evening transfer to airport and
board on your scheduled flight to Singapore.

Arrive Singapore 0640 hour. End of tour