Gangtok & Darjeeling: 7-Day Private Tour from Siliguri

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Duration7d

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Seven Days Across Sikkim's Mountains: From Gangtok's Markets to Darjeeling's Dawn

You travel from Siliguri through Gangtok, Pelling and Darjeeling over seven days with a private driver and hotel stays included. You catch the Kanchenjunga sunrise from Tiger Hill, visit sacred lakes and centuries-old monasteries, walk the Pelling Sky Walk, and explore the high-altitude zoo. All transport, permits and driver costs are covered, so you arrive and the logistics are already solved.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival and transfer to Gangtok

Arrive at NJP railway station or IXB airport
Meet representative and transfer to Gangtok
Check in to hotel
Rest and leisure time

Day 2 — Tsomgo Lake and Baba Mandir visit

Depart hotel for Tsomgo Lake visit
Visit Tsomgo Lake
Visit Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial Temple
Evening free for shopping in Gangtok

Day 3 — Transfer from Gangtok to Pelling

Breakfast at hotel
Check out and transfer to Pelling
Check in to hotel in Pelling
Relax and enjoy Kanchenjunga views
Explore local markets in evening

Day 4 — Pelling local sightseeing and Sky Walk

Visit Rimbi Waterfall and Sewaro Rock Garden
Visit Kanchenjunga Falls
Visit Khecheopalri Lake
Visit Pemayangtse Monastery
Visit Rabdentse Palace Ruins
Visit Pelling Sky Walk and Chenrezig Statue

Day 5 — Transfer from Pelling to Darjeeling

Breakfast at hotel
Check out and transfer to Darjeeling
Check in to hotel in Darjeeling
Evening free to explore Mall Road

Day 6 — Darjeeling local city tour

Early morning visit to Tiger Hill for sunrise
Return to hotel for breakfast
Visit Old Ghoom Monastery
Visit Batasia Loop
Visit Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Visit Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
Visit Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre
View Peace Pagoda from outside
Visit Japanese Peace Pagoda
Afternoon free to explore Darjeeling town

Day 7 — Departure from Darjeeling to NJP/IXB

Breakfast at hotel
Check out from hotel
Transfer to NJP railway station or IXB airport
Tour ends

The Experience

You arrive at Siliguri airport or railway station with a week ahead and no plan to arrange transport, permits, or figure out which monastery matters most. That's the pull of this tour — someone meets you, drives you 125 kilometers uphill to Gangtok, and from there the days unfold in a shape that actually works. Gangtok sits at 5,410 feet in the eastern Himalayas, a city of 100,000 people from Bhutia, Lepcha and Gorkha backgrounds, and it's where the tour begins, with a 3-star hotel and an evening free to walk the streets without rushing.

The second day you leave early for Tsomgo Lake, 32 kilometers away at 12,400 feet — the permit comes through your driver, not through you. The lake is almost a kilometer long, 15 meters deep, and the local people consider it sacred. After that, another 12 kilometers to Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial Temple, and you're back in Gangtok by evening with time to shop. Then comes the drive to Pelling, 116 kilometers over four hours, and the view of Kanchenjunga opens up from your hotel window. A full day in Pelling takes you to Rimbi Waterfall, Kanchenjunga Falls 28 kilometers further, and Khecheopalri Lake — a wish-fulfilling lake sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus, located 34 kilometers northwest of town. You also see Pemayangtse Monastery, built in 1647 and one of the oldest in Sikkim, and the Rabdentse Palace Ruins, the second capital of the former Kingdom of Sikkim until the Gurkha army destroyed it in 1814. The Pelling Sky Walk, a glass platform leading to a 137-foot Chenrezig statue, opened in 2018 and draws crowds; it's the kind of thing you either want or you don't, but it's there.

Darjeeling comes next, 72 kilometers in three hours, and the real moment happens at 4 a.m. on Tiger Hill. You watch the sun hit Kanchenjunga — the highest peak in India — from a sunrise point, and then eat breakfast while the light is still new. The half-day city tour after that covers Ghum Monastery (also called Yiga Choeling), which holds a 15-foot Maitreya Buddha statue; Batasia Loop, a scenic uphill train track with gardens and a war monument; the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, established in 1954; and the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, a 67-acre zoo at 7,000 feet elevation — the largest high-altitude zoo in India, though it closes Thursdays. You also pass the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre, where Tibetan handicrafts are made (closed Sundays), and the Japanese Peace Pagoda, one of several peace pagodas worldwide designed to unite people across faiths. The afternoon is yours to wander Darjeeling's town.

On the final morning, after breakfast, the driver takes you back to Siliguri airport or railway station, 72 kilometers in three hours. Transportation, parking, tolls, and driver allowance are all included — you don't negotiate at the curb or wonder if you've paid enough. The tour moves at a pace that lets you see the monasteries, the lakes, the waterfalls and the peaks without feeling like you're ticking boxes.

What’s included

Your seven days include private transportation from Siliguri airport or railway station to Gangtok, Pelling and Darjeeling, with all parking fees, toll taxes, driver allowance and fuel covered. You stay in 3-star hotels in each city for two nights each. The tour takes you to Tsomgo Lake and Baba Mandir in Gangtok.
Rimbi Waterfall, Kanchenjunga Falls, Khecheopalri Lake, Pemayangtse Monastery and Rabdentse Palace Ruins in Pelling.
and Tiger Hill sunrise, Ghum Monastery, Batasia Loop, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre and the Japanese Peace Pagoda in Darjeeling. Permits for Tsomgo Lake are arranged by your driver.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?This tour works well if you want to see the main Himalayan towns and monasteries without arranging your own transport, permits or timing — the private driver and fixed itinerary handle all of that, leaving you to focus on the sights and the altitude.