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Jul 23rd, 2006, 06:47
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राहुल
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Is it possible to do Assam, Sikkim, and Darjeeling in 6-8 days???
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Would it be possible to go on "vacation" to Darjeeling,Sikkim, and Assam in 6 to 8 days? Possible itineraries would be very helpful Thanks for the help Rahul Also...howlong is the train journey, delhi to new jalpaiguri. Last edited by rahul__rahul__ : Jul 23rd, 2006 at 08:39. |
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 11:39
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Wow Rahul,
I just replied to your other thread. I personally can't imagine all of this in six days. I spent a week in Darj and six weeks in Sikkim, and I never made it to Assam. I took the train from Veranasi to New Jalpaiguri and that was over night, about eight hours or more. Its about 9 hrs from what I remember from Delhi to Veranasi. Also when you get to NJP you take a jeep to Siliguri and then a jeep to Darj(about two hrs) Not sure how much it costs to fly from Delhi to Badogra, but it may be worth it. |
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 11:51
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 11:55
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Hi again,
Here is the site for sikkim house. http://www.sikkim.nic.in/sikkimhouse/ They have a restaurant there where they have great Momos. Sorry no idea about the bus or tours to Assam, but they will prob know. |
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 11:58
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राहुल
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thank you!
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 12:03
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Most Welcome
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 12:19
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From the sikkimhouse website :
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 Re the permits : your first two opportunities are the embassy and the Immigration Officers when landing. I got my permit along with the visa when visiting the Embassy. As for airrport option, this is what I´ve read, haven´t heard from someone trying it. Obviously I´m clueless as how being NRI affects your possibilities. |
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 12:43
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Trying to include Assam in this (especially since you have such a short time - barely enough for Sikkim IMHO) doesn't make sense to me at all, because Assam isn't even adjacent to Sikkim and you'd have to backtrack through a significant portion of West Bengal just to get over to the western portion of Assam.
 I think you'd be better off spending your time traveling up to North Sikkim, to the areas around Lachung and the Yumthang Valley, and around Lachen and Thangu, than trying to shoehorn Assam into this! The North Sikkim trip alone could take at least three or four days. |
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 12:47
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no but it is theoretically possible to do bhutan and assam, or nepal and sikkim. six days is cutting it vary fine, though.
what do you plan to be doing? sitting in a bus nights? |
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 22:03
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and though Sikkim isnt adjacent to Assam, West Bengal is and Darjeeling is in West Bengal so we could also just do something such as Delhi-Guwahati then after seeing there for a few days. Guwahati-Darjeeling after seeing stuff in darjeeling for a few days Darjeeling-Sikkim after seeing there for a few days sikkim-NJP NJP-Delhi Would that be too hectic..?! |
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 22:23
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day 1: delhi- guwahati day 2:kaziranga day 3: see guwahati day 4: guwahati-darjeeling day 5: see darjeeling day 6: darjeeling-gangtok day 7: see gangtok day 8: yumthang? day 9: other natural attractions or kanchenjunga or something...back to gangtok by evening day 10: gangtok-NJP, NJP-delhi. thanks |
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 22:39
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hey the train from delhi to guwharti is very long: leaves around 6pm and arrives 2 days later at noon!!- i am in delhi at the moment and was planning to go to assam, meghlaya and tripura- therefore i was following ur questions with interest. however, i have decided to go to bangladesh first and then these areas as i heard the rainfall was very heavy at the moment- i plan to do the northeastern states in 2 weeks and even that i think is very short
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 22:41
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Jul 23rd, 2006, 23:12
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what helicopter? Seeing that you live in Gangtok...how is the weather in the last week of May, and what time of the summer do you think has least rain? Thanks |
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