Monastery Tour of North East

Duration -  13 Days

Region Covered - Gangtok, Sikkim and Kalimpong.

Monastic tour gives you the best of Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kalimpong. You get a glimpse of all the places of interest in all the three places and get a monastic tour.

Day 1 : BAGDOGRA -KALIMPONG (51 km).
Upon arrival transfer from Bagdogra Airport to Kalimpong (1250 m) 3 hrs drive.

Day 2 : KALIMPONG (SIGHTSEEING )(38 km).
After Breakfast visit Durpin Monastery , Bhutanese Monastery in tenth mile, Mangal
Dham and Roman catholic church.

Day 3 : KALIMPONG-GANGTOK(73km).
Transfer from Kalimpong to Gangtok 3 hrs drive, Check in hotel evening at leisure.

Day 4 : GANGTOK (SIGHTSEEING )

Day 5 : GANGTOK -TSOMGO LAKE
Drive from Gangtok to Tsomgo lake and back to Gangtok 35 km 4 hrs drive.

Day 6 : GANGTOK -RUMTEK -MARTAM
Transfer from Gangtok to Martam on the way visit. Rumtek monastery 2 hrs drive.

Day 7 : MARTAM-TASHIDING
Transfer from Martam to Tashiding visit monastery check in hotel, 4 hrs drive.

Day 8 : TASHIDING- YUKSUM
Transfer from Tashiding to Yuksum and visit dubdi monastery .

Day 9 : YUKSUM- KECHEOPALRI- PEMAYANGTSE
Transfer from Yuksum to Pemayangtse via Kechoepalri the holy lake.

Day 10 : PEMAYANGTSE- RINCHENPONG KALUK
Transfer from Pemayangtse to Rinchenpong and spent the night at Kaluk.

Day 11 : KALUK- DARJEELING
Transfer from Kaluk to Darjeeling (140 km) drive 4hrs. Check in hotel

Day 12 : DARJEELING ( SIGHTSEEING )(18 km). 
After breakfast visit Tiger hill, on the way back visit Ghoom monastery Yega Choling Monastery built in 1850 by Lama Sherab Gyatso This is a Gelukpa sect monastery where lies the beautiful statue of Maitreya Buddha ( Future Buddha ), Dalley Monastery, Gumpa in Bhotia busty.

Day 13 : DARJEELING - BAGDOGRA(68 km).
After breakfast drive from Darjeeling to Bagdogra (Airport ) and board the plane.