A yak grazing on the floor of the Yumthang Valley below snow peaks

PKG-05 · G3>L1

5 Days Gangtok & Lachung

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The journey

Day by day

The North Sikkim run. Tsomgo Lake, the long road to Lachung, and the Yumthang Valley at 3,564 m.

  1. The wide Tista river running between green hills with the highway alongside
    The Tista, on the road up

    We meet you at Bagdogra Airport or New Jalpaiguri station and head north. The road follows the Tista almost the whole way — river on one side, terraced hillside on the other — and climbs steadily out of the plains into Sikkim.

    You'll reach Gangtok in the late afternoon. After check-in the evening is yours; M.G. Marg is pedestrianised, lined with cafés, and a ten-minute walk from most hotels in town.

    124 KM · 4 HRS · GANGTOK 1,650 M

  2. Tsomgo Lake under snow in East Sikkim, with visitors along the far shore
    Tsomgo Lake · 3,753 m

    An early start east towards the Nathu La road. Tsomgo sits at 3,753 m, an oval glacial lake about a kilometre long that freezes over in winter and changes colour with the season. We continue to Baba Mandir, then turn back down the same road.

    This is the highest you'll go on most of our routes, and it is felt — take it slowly for the first hour up there and drink more water than you think you need. Nathu La can be added if permits are available; ask us at least two days ahead.

    55 KM EACH WAY · 3,753 M · PERMIT REQUIRED

  3. A high, bare valley in North Sikkim under snow peaks and a clear sky
    North Sikkim, above the treeline

    North Sikkim proper. Six hours for a hundred and twenty kilometres, which tells you what the road is like — Singhik for the view up the Tista gorge, then the Seven Sisters and Naga waterfalls, both of them right beside the highway.

    Lachung is a village at 2,700 m where two rivers meet, and it gets cold after dark in every season. Bring a layer more than you think you need. Rooms here are simple by design; the valley is the point.

    120 KM · 6 HRS · LACHUNG 2,700 M

  4. The braided river on the floor of the Yumthang Valley, forested slopes and snow peaks beyond
    Yumthang Valley · 3,564 m

    An early run up to Yumthang, the Valley of Flowers, at 3,564 m — a wide flat-bottomed valley with a river down the middle and peaks on three sides. Between April and June the rhododendrons make the name obvious; the rest of the year it is bare and quiet and just as good.

    There are hot springs a short walk across the river. We come back down to Lachung for lunch and continue to Gangtok, arriving in the evening.

    25 KM UP · 3,564 M · THEN 120 KM BACK

  5. Buddhist prayer flags strung above a mountain road beside a lake on the high ground east of Gangtok
    Prayer flags on the high road east of Gangtok

    Check out after breakfast and back down the Tista to Bagdogra or NJP. Tell us your flight or train time the evening before and we will set the departure with real margin — the road is good but it is a mountain road, and it does not like being hurried.

    124 KM · 4 HRS · ALLOW MARGIN

The wide Tista river running between green hills with the highway alongside Tsomgo Lake under snow in East Sikkim, with visitors along the far shore A high, bare valley in North Sikkim under snow peaks and a clear sky The braided river on the floor of the Yumthang Valley, forested slopes and snow peaks beyond Buddhist prayer flags strung above a mountain road beside a lake on the high ground east of Gangtok
The Tista, on the road up

What you'll see

Places on this route

  • Gangtok
  • Tsomgo Lake
  • Baba Mandir
  • Singhik Viewpoint
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall
  • Naga Waterfall
  • Lachung
  • Yumthang Valley
  • Hot Springs

What's included

  • Private vehicle for the whole route, exclusively yours
  • Fuel, tolls, parking and driver allowance
  • All airport and station transfers
  • Sightseeing on every day listed above
  • Driver who lives and drives here year-round

Not included

  • Hotels and meals
  • Entry fees, permits and camera charges
  • Nathu La and other add-ons arranged on request
  • Anything not listed under what's included

Vehicle Bolero, Sumo Gold or Innova — North Sikkim roads need the clearance

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