Day 12:
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Morning transfer to airport to leave by air for Bagdogra
Airport. Transfer to Darjeeling by road (3 hrs. drive). Arrive
and check in at the hotel.Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 13:
Early morning visit the Tiger Hill to view Sunrise over
Kanchandzonga and the great Eastern Himalayan
mountains. Even Mt. Everest, the world''s highest peak, is
visible from here. Tiger Hill is situated at an altitutde of 2590
mtrs.(8482 ft.). Return via Ghoom Monastery. It is one of the oldest Buddhist
Monastery where manuscripts written on birch bark are preserved. Enjoy Toy
T r a i n R i de be t ween Ghoom & ; Da r j ee l i ng ( s ub j e c t t o
operation).Afternoon half day city tour visiting Himalayan Mountaineering
Institute and the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre where you can see
Tibetan Craftsman making traditional items like carpets, woolen boots,
carvings and leather goods and onto Tea Gardens and Factory (within 20
kms radius).
Day 14:
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Morning leave by road for Gangtok(4 hrs.drive).Arrive and
stay at Hotel.Afternoon visit sacred Tsomgo Lake located at
the height of 12,000 ft. that legend says is the lake of Gods.
Feast your eyes on the most beautiful flowers
like ROHDODENRONS.
Day 15:
Morning after breakfast visit the famous Rumtek Monastery of
great significance. The head of Kagyupa sect of Buddhism
from tibet was given refuge in Sikkim. He was granted land to
built the monastery and finally raised Rumtek in
1960s. It is replica of the Taruphu monastery in Tibet, the residence of His
Holiness and also the headquarters of the Dharma Chakra Religious
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