Himalayan Golden Triangle

The topography of this little Himalayan State, a modern day Shangri-La which is still uncorrupted by the onrush of civilization is irresistible. Unwind in settings which are truly spectacular. Here the snow capped peaks of the mighty Himalayas look down on quaint hilltop monasteries nestled in lush vegetation and silvery-blue rivers slicing through the valleys below. And while in the north-eastern reaches of the country, you can take in the magical hill station of Kalimpong and Darjeeling in neighboring West Bengal.

Package Detail

Starts From: NJP Railway Station / Bagdogra Airport
End At: NJP Railway Station / Bagdogra Airport
Duration: 5 Nights / 6 Days

Itinerary

Day 01: NJP Rly Stn / IXB Airport – Darjeeling (About 90 km / 3 hrs)

Meet & Greet on arrival at NJP / IXB & transfer to Darjeeling. Darjeeling is one of the most magnificent hill resorts in the world. On arrival check-in to the hotel & spend the day at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel in Darjeeling.

Day 02: Darjeeling (Local Sightseeing)

Early morning at 4.00 am, drive to Tiger hill to watch the spectacular sunrise over Mt. Khangchenjanga (28,208 ft. world’s third highest peak). On your way back, visit Ghoom Monastery and Batasia Loop. After breakfast, visit Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, P.N. Zoological Park (closed on Thursday) Tenzing Rock, Tibetan Refugee self-help Centre (closed on Sunday), Tea Garden (outer view) and Japanese temple. Evening is free. (Walking tour of mall is suggested). Overnight stay at the hotel in Darjeeling.

Day 03: Darjeeling – Kalimpong (57 km / 2 hrs) Sightseeing at Kalimpong

After breakfast, transfer to Kalimpong. On arrival check-in to the hotel. After lunch, enjoy a half-day tour of Kalimpong. Visit Mangal Dham, Deolo Hill, Dr. Graham’s Home, Durbin Dhara Hills & Flowers Nurseries and back to the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel in Kalimpong.

Day 04: Kalimpong to Gangtok & Sightseeing

After breakfast, proceed for a picturesque drive to Gangtok – “The Capital City of Sikkim”. On arrival check-in to the hotel. After lunch, proceed for a city tour, visiting Rumtek Monastery, Institute of Tibetology (closed on Sunday), Dro-dul Chorten, Flower Exhibition centre. Overnight stay at the hotel in Gangtok.

Day 05: Gangtok (Trip to Tsomgo Lake)

Start for a half-day trip of Tsomgo Lake (12,400 ft.) & Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial (13200 ft) 52 km from Gangtok city. Tsomgo Lake freezes completely during the winter and is much revered by the locals. Overnight stay at the hotel in Gangtok.

Day 06: Gangtok – NJP Rly Stn / IXB Airport (About 125 km / 4 hrs)

Morning is free for packing & personal activities. Check-out from the hotel on time and take the departure transfer to NJP railway station / IXB airport for your onward journey.

Hotel Choices Available

• Budget Hotel
• Standard Hotel
• Deluxe Hotel
• Premium Hotel

PRICE: Available on Request

Important Notes

• TAC will be 10% on couple rate.
• Extra Bed and Child costs are Nett and Non Commissionable.
• The above tariffs are not applicable during public holidays, festivals & long weekends involving weekdays.
• Tourist vehicle are not permitted to Rohtang pass as per the rule, Guest will have to manage on their own.
• Check-in time at Hotel will be 1400 Hrs & Check-out time will be 1100 Hrs. All the bookings are non-transferable & all in-house hotel rules will be effective during your stay. As imposed by the Government Valid photo ID for all members staying at the hotel is mandatory.
• For Extra Person Sharing the Room & Child with Extra Bed, almost all the hotel of our area provides MATTRESS and ROLL OVERS as a supplement to Extra Bed.
• In our area almost all the hotels do not have lift, so you will have to climb stairs to reach the rooms. Incase any of you have problems with blood pressure, breathing, knee & heart or if you cannot climb the higher floors, we will request you to report this problem immediately so that we are careful in assigning Hotels which will be more convenient than the ones quoted/reserved for you.
• In a hilly area scarcity of water & electricity is a natural phenomenon. Everybody buys water for their day-to-day needs & have learnt to live even without electricity. In case of Load Shading, kindly bear with such situation. To overcome the water crisis certain hotels have fixed schedule for supplying hot & cold water. We strongly regret the inconvenience.
• Hotel have system of providing room heater on request & extra payment. This payment is not included in the cost & the you will have to settle it directly with the hotels before check-out. The charge varies from INR 150.00 to INR 200.00 per room per night.
• The vehicle used will not be at disposal and will be exclusively used for the group as per the itinerary only (on point to point basis). It will change sector wise.
• As the area is backward & due to unwritten syndicate rules your vehicle & drivers will change for every transfer & sightseeing. These drivers come from remote places and are not educated in tourism etiquette and some of them do not know how to speak & behave. Kindly request the guest to be soft & gentle with their drivers.
• Often in past guests like you, have been misguided by such drivers. We would like to inform you not to listen to such people & reconfirm whatever they say with your File Handling Executive (FHE).
• As the vehicles & drivers change always we will request you to be very careful with personal belongings. Once left in the vehicle there is almost nil or little chance of getting them back.
• Certain sightseeing is totally controlled by the syndicate and we do not have any say over such services. We will request you to bear with such uncalculated situations. Their FHE will guide you on such services e.g. Tshangu Lake, Nathula, packages to North Sikkim etc. Especially while using such services you will have to be gentle in dealing with the drivers as due to lack of their exposure to the tourism industry & practices they sometimes tend to get annoyed and may misbehave.
• Since Nathula is a restricted area and gets sealed, without any notice, for security reasons. In such case your tour will only be till Tshangu Lake and there will be no refund for unutilized services.
• Due to shortage in space for parking, please be informed that you will have to be ready on time & wait in the lobby. Due to uncalculated situations the vehicle reporting may get delayed. We will request you to bear with us and as soon as vehicle arrives you will have to get in, within few seconds, before the policeman blow his whistle.
• Due to vehicle-parking difficulty in the whole area, most of the areas are restricted to entry of vehicle & specific time is allotted for entries. Kindly follow the time strictly as given to you. Incase of delays the vehicle will have to leave the hotel area without you & get parked in a parking area. In such a case, you will have to be transferred in a Maruti Van FOR WHICH THE COST WILL HAVE TO BE BORNE BY YOU & WILL HAVE TO BE COLLECTED DIRECTLY FROM YOU.
• Due to specified time for entry many of times your connecting destination vehicle may not be allowed to enter the town / hotel area. Under such circumstances you will be transferred from stand to the hotel in Maruti Vans for which the driver of your connecting vehicle will make the payment.
• The area is backward but rich in Nature and the facilities available cannot be matched to those available in the Plains and other developed destinations. We strongly regret this constraint of the area.
• Please note that our Executive will hold placard as advised by you, just outside the only exit gate of Bagdogra Airport.
• Incase you are arriving at NJP Railway station which has 03 entry & exit gate, please be informed that you will be meeting our Office Executive at the old exit gate (which happens to be the main gate which houses the Army Counter) holding placard in you name / or as advised by you.
• Sikkim & Darjeeling is a hilly area & change is weather is a regular feature. It is advisable that light layer clothing should be carried always. In winters it is advisable to carry heavy woolens.
• Landslide is a common occurrence in hilly areas. EXPENSES INCURRED FOR DIVERSION, DUE TO THIS OR ANY OTHER REASONS WILL BE COLLECTED DIRECTLY AS PER ACTUAL EXPENDITURE INCURRED.
• Kindly be informed that we make contingency plans so that the sightseeing points do not fall on a closing day. Incase due to inevitable situation if the sightseeing falls on a closing day, it will have to be left out & cannot be carried forward to the next day. If you are taking the left out tour on the next day they will have to pay the extra against the vehicle charges as advised by the File Handling Executive (FHE).
• People with knees, heart & blood pressure problem & having children below 05 years should avoid going to Nathula, Gurudongmar & Yumosomdong (Zero Point) as it could be of high risk & medical facility are also very poor.
• High Mountains sightseeing like Tshangu Lake, Yumthang Excursion, Gurudongmar Excursion has to start early in the morning so that you come back early. This is designed for your security as in the afternoon the weather gets cloudy & foggy throughout the year.
• Due to non availability of night life the whole area goes to bed early & wakes up early. We request you to go to bed on time so that next day you can start your tour early.
• People availing the services to Nathula, Tshangu Lake & North Sikkim (Lachung, Yumthang Excursion, Yumosomdong (Zero Point), Katau, Lachen, Chopta Valley & Gurudongmar Excursion) are requested to bring along with them : a) 04 passport size photograph of each member traveling whether Adult or Children with their name written behind each photograph. B) Photo ID proof in original of each member traveling whether Adult or Children. C) A list mentioning the Name Age & Gender of all traveler family wise. Also note that incase of more than one family traveling together, please segregate the photograph & the photo copy of the Photo ID, family wise in a separate envelope. The smaller envelope holding the details family wise will have to be put together into bigger envelope for all families and then sealed with UD Number written on top. For North Sikkim it should be a separate envelope & for Tshangu Lake it should be a separate envelope. After reaching Gangtok this document has to be handed over at the hotel counter & the information on doing has to be passed over the telephone to the FHE.
• There will be no refund of any unutilized service in part or in full what so ever may be the reason.

What’s Included

Cost Includes:

• Accommodation for 05 nights / 06 days on twin / double sharing basis.
• Daily fixed menu / buffet breakfast. (Dinner will be offered in Deluxe and Premium Package)
• Exclusive non AC vehicle for transfers & sightseeing as per the tour itinerary only (point to point basis).
• All applicable hotel taxes.

Cost Excludes:

• Airfare / train fare.
• Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, tips, liquor, boating & joy rides.
• Any other item not mentioned in “Cost Includes”.
• Additional sightseeing or usage of vehicle not mentioned in the itinerary.
• Guide or entrance fees.
• Any cost arising due to natural calamities like landslides, road blocks, etc. (to be borne by the clients directly on the spot).
• Any increase in taxes or fuel leading to an increase in surface transportation & land arrangements, which may come into effect prior to departure.
• Government Service Tax @ 3.09%

Terms & Conditions : (Show General Terms & Conditions)

• Prices are based on a minimum of 2 adults traveling together.
• Prices are based on Standard Rooms.
• Surcharge is applicable for a passenger traveling alone.
• ‘Child Rate’ applies to children, between the ages of 2 to 12 years.
• Prices for Non Indian Nationals are available on request.
• These rates are not applicable during any Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Trade-fairs and High Season.
• All bookings and confirmations are subject to availability.
• Amendment charges, cancellation charges will be applicable as per our terms & conditions.
• Any increase in the hotel tariffs, fuel charges or taxes, which may come into effect prior to the departure, will lead to an increase in the Tour Price. Any difference in the price will be payable by the client.
• There will be no Refund on unused service.
• The hotel names are given for guideline purpose. The confirmation could be in the same or an alternate hotel in a similar category, subject to availability.
• Rates are subject to change, without prior notice.
• All booking terms & conditions of Iknoor.com will apply.

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