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Sikkim Tours & Travels,
Church Road, Gangtok-737101,
Sikkim, India.
Phone: 91- 7076601882 ,
91- 7602689531
Email: sikkimtours@yahoo.com
Dzo-Pack Animal
Goechala Trek - Can be customised
Grade: Semi Strenuous| Day 1 | Arrive Bagdogra airport/NJP Railway Station, drive to Gangtok for 4 hours. |
| Day 2 | Local sight seeing of Gangtok that of Rumtek Monastery, Chorten, Institute of Tibetology, Flower Show Centre, Enchey Monastery, Cottage Industry, Banjhakri Falls, Lingung Monastery. |
| Day 3 | Day trip to Tsonogo, 34 kms, Tsonogo Lake is at 3757 meters, return to Gangtok. |
| Day 4 | Gangtok drive to Yuksom, 138kms, 6 hours. On the way visit Bon monastery & Tashiding Monastery. A drive through a meandering Himalayan road, terraced farm land, forest, streams and rivulets, hanging bridge. Arrive Yuksom, valley surrounded by hills covered with forest. |
| Day 5 | Yuksom trek Bakhim , 12kms and 6 hours. Bakhim altitude: 2,743meters. Altitude gain: 1003 meters. Acclimatization zone. Trail leads through an undulating climbs later reach Perekchu Bridge from where a steep climb of 1 hour runs through the Rhododendron trees-arrive Bakhim. Camping. |
| Day 6 | Trek Bakhim-Tshoka 2kms. 1hour, Bakhim altitude: 2,743meters.Tshokha: 3048meters. Altitude gains:305 meters. Tahoka provides a view of Mount Pandim and other smaller peaks. Acclimatization zone |
| Day 7 | Tshoka trek to Dzongri, 10 kms, 6 hours. Via Phedang, 4 hours, 8 kms. Phedang: 3484 meters , app. |
| Day 8 | Dzongri Halt- Excursion to Dzongrila situated at 4,500meters.Dzongrila provides a scintillating view of Rathong Glacier, Kabru Dome, Freys Peak, Talung. |
| Day 9 | Trek Dzongri-Thangsing, 6kms, and 4 hours, Thangsing: 3,639meters. Altitude decrease by 183meters.Trail begins with dune type of climb there after descends through dense Rhododendron bushes, arrive Perek River later little climb through Silver fur forest reach Thangsing. Mountain peaks overlook Thangsing Valley. Early in the morning Thangsing Deorali Dara, provides a beautiful view of Mt. Kanchendzonga. |
| Day 10 | Trek Thangsing-Samiti Lake, camp at Lamune 6 km, 3 hours, Samiti Lake: 4,453meters. Altitude Gain: 462meters. (Lamuni to Samiti is 10 minutes walk, camping is not allowed in Samiti Lake area), |
| Day 11 | Trek Lamune-Goechala trek back to Samiti-Thangsing. Total walking distance: 13kms, 7 hours. Goechala:4,940meters. Early in the morning we depart for Goechala through barren land, moraines and nearby parallel to the trail on the left side, Talung Glacier. Near Goechala the sound of icefall gives an extraordinary thrill. |
| Day 12 | Thangsing trek back to Tshokha. 16kms. Through a dense forested trail we come across Phedang later reach Tshokha. |
| Day 13 | Tshokha trek back to Yuksom. |
| Day 14 | Yuksom drive to Bagdogra, 5 hours. Extension to Darjeeling can be customized. |
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Trek Requirements
| 1 | Most of the beautiful tourist destination in Sikkim falls in high altitude areas. Bring in warm clothes. |
| 2 | If you are visiting for trekking purposes, warm down jacket, good hiking shoes, pairs of warm shocks, woolen cap, sun glasses, walking pole, water bottle, down feather sleeping bag, rain gears are some of the items one should give full attention and bring along. |
| 3 | Bring along copies of passport size photos, copies of passport, Visa Copy and Sikkim Permit. |
| 4 | Domestic Tourist must carry one of the photo identity documents: voter ID/Passport/Government issued photo identity proof/driving licence/school identity card. |
| 5 | Every trekker must have been insured. |
| 6 | Individual interested in trekking must be physically and mentally fit. |
| 7 | Permit is issued to minimum of two foreigners. |