Help needed to plan out sikkim tour

loonypooh

We would be reaching gangtok from darjeeling on 31st dec , needed some help to plan my stay and trip in sikkim

31 dec- noon time reach gangtok and do local sight seeing , back to hotel

1st Jan- Early morn leave for Tsomgo lake and nathula after arranging with some tour operator. back to gangtok and some local sightseeing

2nd jan - leave for yumthang valley, which confuses me. I hv my tickets booked for 4th, back to NJP at night, so how do i go about planning my trip to yumthang and nearby places for 2 days.
My total stay in gangtok is for 4 days. help needed

jyotirmoy

2nd Jan Dep:Gangtok Arrv:Lachung and stay.
3rd.Jan Dep:Lachung early morning visit Yumthang valley and return to Gangtok.

loonypooh

thanks for replying. How long does it take to travel from gangtok to yumthang? or the only way to go yumthang is via lachung?

clawhammer

Gangtok to Lachung takes almost the entire day ... starting at 9am u'll reach lachung at around 3/4pm (with lunch and a few photo breaks in between)... ya its the only way to go to yumthang

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jyotirmoy

Accomodation options are quite limited at Lachung. While booking your tour with an operator check out what kind of accomodation is being offered. Talk to few operators for the best deal. Also have a look at the condition of the vehicle offered. It will be damn cold in Lachung as well as at Yumthang so take adequate woolens. Heating will be required at Lachung so check this out too.
Have a great time.

karthik_mitta

Yes.. it is via lachung.
Take about 6 hours depending on road conditions.

You can start early (7AM) from lachung, cover yumthang and zero point (dont miss this one, driver will ask for 1000 or so extra and drive up to zero point. It is worth every penny).. and then you could come back..

Also, read my post #12 in this thread; if you need more info:

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loonypooh

thnx, do u think yumthang would be accessible in first wk of jan?

clawhammer

to be honest ... its very difficult to predict. It all depends on the snowfall.
last year i went thr in mid december and could go about 4km beyond yumthang ... couldn't reach zero point (btw ... if u have a chance do visit zero point ... its the end of the road and a fabulous place) while ppl who went late december could go all the way.
no harm in trying ur luck .. its worth every penny

loonypooh

so we finally planned to cut short our stay in darjeeling for just 2 days, and then head to gangtok for 5 days so that we could see the local places, tsomgo lake and nathula, as well as go on 2 days 1 night trip to yumthang, lets see , it all depends on the weather conditions thr.
Should I be looking for a hotel on the MG road so that its easy to access the travel agents in gangtok? any suggestions?

jyotirmoy

The tourist hotel run by Sikkim Tourism is nicely located, clean and very reasonable tarrif but service at their restaurant is a bit sloppy. Next door is hotel Tibet.

loonypooh

thnx jyotirmoy.... surprisingly u and my granddad share the same name! Jyotirmoy Sengupta...
well do u have any idea about hotel delamere? was looking forward to book em.. should i?

jyotirmoy

Sorry I have no idea about this hotel delamere, haven't seen it while I was there.
Sengupta noi ami boyesh ero gatch pathor besi neyee

loonypooh

hehehe boojlaam kinto tomar first name ta same ache na... i hv never been to kolkata, this wld be my first time though, also my mom is bengali and dad is gujarathi... .. eyejonney ektu kichu bangla jaani