DARJEELING: There is no finer place than Darjeeling to steep yourself in the grandeur and beauty of the towering snow-capped mountains. Its a fascinating place where you can see Buddhist monasteries, visit a tea plantation and see how the tea is processed, spend days for bargains in colorful markets and handicraft shops or go trekking to high altitude spots near the border with Sikkim. Darjeeling has been very popular hill station, since the British established it as an R & R Center for their troops in the mid eighteen hundreds.

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Gangtok, with its different cultures and religion existing in perfect harmony,  shows  that “Unity in Diversity” exists in Sikkim.Nestled within higher peaks of the Himalaya and enjoying a year-round mild temperate climate, Gangtok is at the centre of Sikkim’s tourism industry.Gangtok rose to prominence as a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site after the construction of the Enchey Monastery in 1840. In 1894, the ruling Sikkimese Chogyal, Thutob Namgyal, transferred the capital to Gangtok.

Highlights:- Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Padmanaidu Zoological Park, DHR Toy Train, Sunrise from Tiger Hill, Mirik Lake, Institute of Tibetology,Handicraft Center,  Ropeway, Tsongmo Lake, Yak Ride