INDIA TOUR » Kanchanjungha Trek
       13 Days from India side

Kanchanjungha 8586 meter - the third highest mountain on the world, as the queen of the Great Himalayas, stands on the Nepal- Sikkim border high above rhododendrons and large forests with rivers pouring from its sides. Nepal opened the Kanchanjungha region to trekkers in 1988, though people have trekked in the area in connection with mountaineering expeditions since the turn of the century.

Itinerary:

• Day 01: Arrive at Bhadrapur Or Bagdogra Airport. Drive up the Teesta valley to Gangtok the capital of Sikkim. Hotel.
• Day 02: Gangtok town & Rumtek Monastery sightseeing. Hotel.
• Day 03: Drive Gangtok to Yoksum. Visit Tashiding Monastery enroute. Lodge or Camp.
• Day 04-05: Trek through dense forested valleys and hillsides to the Tibetan settlement of Tshoka. Next day continue ascending through rhododendron forests to the alpine meadows of Dzongri. Camps.
• Day 06: Day at Dzongri. Climb Dzongri Top for sunrise/sunset views. Optional hike to Dzongri Pass and Ratong Valley. Camp.
• Day 07-08: Trek up the valley to Thangsing and Samiti Pokhari. Camps.
• Day 09: Day Hike to Goecha La Pass (4940m). Camp.
• Day 10-11: Return trek to Tsokha and Yoksum. Camps.
• Day 12: Drive to Yoksum to Kalimpong. Hotel.
• Day 13: Drive to Bagdogra or Bhadrapur Airport for departure flight.

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