Sikkim Short Escape

Start small, it gets better as the days pass by. Waterfalls, hill-top, monastery and cable car rides, experience them all in Gangtok. Kick the morning off with a hearty breakfast at the hotel before anything else. Once you are full and ready to go, our team will take you around to soak in everything Gangtok has to offer. The day will take you through some truly wonderful spots including Enchey Monastery, Bakthang Waterfalls, Ganesh Tok, Tashi Viewpoint, Do Drul Chorten Stupa, the Directorate of Handicraft and Handloom, Flower Show, Institute of Tibetology, Banjhakri Falls and the Ropeway. It is quite a full day out, so when you finally get back to your room at night, that pillow is going to feel really well deserved.

If you are in Gangtok, a trip to Tsomgo Lake is something you simply cannot skip. The lake is so breathtaking that it feels like you have walked straight into a painting. Around 8 in the morning, our team will pick you up from the hotel and take you on the drive up to Tsomgo Lake and Baba Harbhajan Mandir. The three hour uphill drive itself is a beautiful experience you will carry with you long after the trip is over. Sitting at 12,400 feet above sea level, Tsomgo Lake holds a deep sense of calm and is considered sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists in the region. You will then make your way to Baba Harbhajan Mandir, perched at 13,200 feet, where the atmosphere feels nothing short of spiritual. When you have taken it all in, our team will bring you back to the hotel. Sit down to a warm and filling dinner, then stretch out and get a good night of sleep because the days ahead are only going to get better.

Start Day 4 with a heavy breakfast as this day awaits travelling and sightseeing umpteen. On your journey to Pelling you will come across various sightseeing destinations of religious importance in Namchi and Ravangla. Our team will come pick you up from the hotel in the morning and set off toward Pelling, a quiet and charming little hamlet tucked away in west Sikkim. Along the way, you will get to stop at Namchi Char Dham and the Samdruptse Statue, two places that sit at the very heart of Sikkim's culture and spiritual life. After spending some time there soaking it all in, the journey continues to Ravangla where Buddha Park and the Temi Tea Gardens are waiting to be explored. The views of the Greater Himalayas from Ravangla are the kind that genuinely stop you in your tracks. Once you have had your fill of all of this, you will finally roll into Pelling and check in at the hotel. A good meal and a comfortable night of rest will set you up perfectly for whatever the next day brings along.

You will get the chance to visit the best of Pelling - it's a beautiful hill station adorned with some of the most beautiful waterfalls, monastery, lakes and valleys. After breakfast, the day opens up beautifully as our team takes you around to discover what makes Pelling so special. You will visit Darap Valley, Rimbi Waterfalls, Rock Garden, Kanchenjunga Waterfalls and the sacred Khecheopalri Lake, all of which are the kind of places that remind you just how stunning the natural world can be. Take your time in each spot and let the surroundings sink in. The day also brings you to Rabdentse Ruins, Pema Yangtse Monastery and the Helipad Ground, places that carry a quiet sense of history and give you a real feel of the rich Buddhist culture that runs deep through this land. When the sightseeing wraps up, our team will bring you back to the hotel. Treat yourself to some authentic Sikkimese food for dinner, then lie back and let the memories of the day wash over you as you drift off to sleep.

Well, every story has an end. With packed bags of goodies and memories umpteen, journey back home. On the final day, check out of the hotel and make your way back to where this whole adventure first began, either NJP Railway Station or Bagdogra Airport. The bags may be heavier with little goodies and souvenirs picked up along the way, but it is the memories tucked inside your heart that weigh the most. Every laugh, every view, every quiet moment up in those hills, hold onto all of it. And on those days when life feels a little too loud and you need a breather, just flip back through these pages and let those memories bring a warm smile back to your face. They always will.