10-Day
Tholung Valley Nature Trek
Trekking To The Little
Visited Tholung Monastery in North Sikkim
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Tolung valley in North Sikkim is the home of the ethnic
Lepcha people of Sikkim and is now a protected area. The
lepchas live in small villages amongst the dense forested
slopes high above the Tholung valley. The Tholung monastery
houses many relics and antiques collected from other monasteries
for safe keeping. Many of these relics are displayed on
a special day every three years. The trek up this beautifully
forested valley leads to the higher alpine valleys where
yaks graze below the snow capped mountains of the Kanchanjunga
range.
Best
Season: March-June
and October-November.
Trek Grading: Easy to Moderate.
Duration: 9 Nights / 10 Days
Maximum Altitude: 2600mm/8000ft.
Starting & Endging Point:
Bagdogra or Bhadrapur Airport.
Tour Avaliblity: Only private treks are
available on request for minimum of 2 persons. |
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Minimum 2 participants required for treks to operate.
>> Participants can come in from Delhi,
Calcutta(Kolkata) or Kathmandu, Nepal.
>> Tours starts and ends at Bagdogra
or Bhadrapur Airport or NJP Railway Station.
Note: Minimum 6 months notice
required to process permits for North Sikkim.
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T I N E R A R Y
DAY 01: Arrive Bagdogra Airport, Bhadrapur
Airport or NJP Railway Station.
Drive to Bagdogra to Gangtok. Overnight Hotel.
DAY 02: Full day sightseeing around Gangtok
including Rumtek Monastery. Overnight Hotel.
DAY 03: Drive north of Gangtok to Mangan
and on to Singhik.
Enroute visit Podong Monastery. Overnight camp at Singhik.
DAY 04: Enjoy early morning views of Kanchanjunga
range from Singhik.
Drive from Singhik to the road-head at Lingsha.
Start trek to Tsana in Tholung valley. Overnight camp.
DAY 05: Continue trekking up the valley
to Tholung Gompa.
Afternoon visit the little known Tholung Monastery.
Overnight camp near Monastery.
DAY 06: Day of exploration hike up the
Tholung Valley. Overnight camp.
DAY 07: Trek back to Lingsha. Overnight
Camp.
DAY 08: Early morning drive to Singik for
views of Kanchanjunga Range.
Drive back to Gangtok. Afternoon free in Gangtok. Overniht
hotel.
DAY 09: Free day in Gangtok. Optional day
trip to Thangu Lake. Hotel.
DAY 10: Drive to Bagdogra airport for flight
to Calcutta or Delhi.
Or to Bhadrapur for flight to Kathmandu, Nepal.
Darjeeling Extension:
2 nights stay in Darjeeling with one full day jeep and walking
tour of Darjeeling town, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
and zooligical garden.
(All relevant Terms
& Conditions apply)
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