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Day 01 |
GANGTOK TO YUKSUM
IT DRIVE TO VALLEY OF RIVER TISTA AND RANGIT
WHICH IS 5 TO 6 HRS DRIVE.
OVER NIGHT HOTEL/TREKKER HUT |
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Day 02 |
YUKSOM - TSOKA
Following an early morning start, you trek
for three hours through lush green meadows
and cross four mountain streams. Henceforth,
the trek is a continuous uphill path lined
with conifers and is virtually carpeted with
a bed of leaves to leach Bakhim- a hill
village at an altitude of 2744 mtrs. Tsoka
is a slightly larger settlement with a few
houses, a monastery and is the last village
on the route. You spend the night at Tsoka
at an altitude of 3049 mtrs. Over night at
Trekkers hut / Tent. |
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Day 03 |
TSOKA - DZONGRI
The 10 kms climb takes 05 hours. The
vegetation changes to stunted bushes of
rhododendrons and miniature pine trees
resembling bonsais as you gain altitude with
every step to reach Dzongri, which is at an
altitude of 4030 mtrs. Over night at
Trekkers hut / Tent. |
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Day 04 |
REST AT DZONGRI
Dzongri is picture of solitude surrounded by
hills and mountains on all sides. The
mountain fortress has no settlements except
for two trekker’s huts. An early morning
trek at around 4.30 am to Dzongri top which
at 4269 mtrs is higher than most mountain
peaks in Europe, presents yet another view
of the Kanchenjunga along with other ranges
basking in the glory of the rising sun. We
return to the campsite and spend the day to
acclimatize. Over night at Trekkers hut /
Tent. |
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Day 05 |
DZONGRI - THANSHING
You lose altitude during the first half of
the trek and steadily regain it as you walk
along the river Prekchu, a tributary of the
Rangeet, before you reach your camping site
at Thanshing. Thanshing at an altitude of
3842 mtrs. Is the base camp for
mountaineering expeditions to Mt.
Tinchinkhan (6010 mtrs) Over night at
Trekkers hut / Tent. |
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Day 06 |
THANSHING - LAMUNI
You set out early for your destination-
Lamuni at 4440 mtrs. The trekkers hut here
is on a small piece of picturesque flat land
no larger than two tennis courts surrounded
by imposing mountains on all sides. Blending
with the backdrop is a pristine blue water
lake of glacial origin with an adjoining
stream to form a picture, which is nature
lover’s ultimate dream. You stop here for
the night. Over night at Trekkers hut /
Tent. |
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Day 07 |
LAMUNI - GOECHALA VIEW POINT - KOKCHURUNG
You leave at 3 a.m. in the morning equipped
with torches braving the temperature of 90
below zero and climb to Goechala (the Goecha
Pass)- a path way located at 4955 mtrs,
higher than any place in Europe. After
sunshine, the area is engulfed with fog and
cloned banks. You return to Sumethang to
collect your gear and move down to
Kokchurung. Over night at Trekkers hut /
Tent. |
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Day 08 |
KOKCHURUNG - TSOKA
You take a short route back to Tsoka through
dense forests. We call it a day at Tsoka.
Over night at Trekkers hut / Tent. |
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Day 09 |
TSOKA - YUKSOM
A veritable repeat of your 3rd day, the only
difference being that you are walking
downhill to Yuksom. A visit to the Dubdi
monastery- one of the oldest in Sikkim is a
must. End of Service. |