Upon your arrival at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station, our tour representatives will greet you and help you get to your hotel. Once you complete the check-in formalities, you can spend the rest of the day at leisure. Spend the night at your hotel.

After having your breakfast, leave to visit Tsongmo Lake. Also known as Tsomgo Lake or Changu Lake, the lake changes colours as the seasons go along, and remains frozen during the winters. The local Sikkimese people hold great respect for Tsongmo Lake.

Yet another popular tourist spot you will be visiting today is Baba Mandir, a temple that was built to honour the memory of Baba Harbhajan Singh. He was a soldier in the Indian army who died fighting for the country. Return to your hotel for the night.

Half of this day will be dedicated to covering some of the most popular tourist destinations in Gangtok. Start off with Banjhakri Falls and Energy Park, a recreation centre with the park located next to an army camp in a thickly forested region of Swastik. Banjhakri Falls is a natural waterfall whose water comes from springs situated at a higher altitude. The concept of the theme park was suggested by Pawan Kumar Chamling, who was the Chief Minister of Sikkim.

Head over to Do Drul Chorten, a giant stupa that was built in 1945 by the head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism, Trulshik Rinpoche. The interior of the stupa contains a complete set of Dorje Phurba, holy books, and various kinds of religious items. Explore the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, a prominent research centre dedicated to the art, history, culture, language, people, and religion of Tibet. Your tour of Gangtok will end after visiting the Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom and Flower Exhibition Centre.

By noon, you will be shifting from Gangtok to Darjeeling, and you can spend the night at your hotel.

Early in the morning, before sunrise, you will be leaving to witness the spellbinding beauty of Tiger Hill, where the illuminated peaks of Kanchenjunga can be seen as sunlight falls on them. This spot offers the most gorgeous panoramic view of Mount Everest as well as Mount Kanchenjunga. On your way back, see the Batasia Loop, an engineering marvel from where you can lay eyes on Mount Kanchenjunga and Darjeeling’s snow-capped mountains. Stop by the Ghoom Monastery, which is reputed for its 15-foot-long statue of the Maitreya Buddha.

After getting back to your hotel and enjoying a scrumptious breakfast, venture out for a half-day tour of Darjeeling. The first stop will be the Japanese Buddhist Temple, whose foundation stone was laid by Nichidatsu Fujii in November 1972. The temple was inaugurated two decades later in November 1992. Enjoy the view of the animals housed at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park which is dedicated to wildlife conservation. Inaugurated in 1958, this zoo is spread over an area of 67.56 acres.

Hop on a cable car ride from the Darjeeling Ropeway to get a mesmerising view of Darjeeling’s forests, waterfalls, rivers, tea gardens, and valleys. You will also be visiting the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Tenzing and Gombu Rock, and the Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre on this day.