Rumtek Gompa
- Duration: 10 Nights / 11 Days
Overview
Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas, the area has a dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain Kanchenjunga, 8586 meters. Sikkim is also home to glaciers, alpine meadows and thousands of varieties of wildflowers. Steep paths lead to hilltop Buddhist monasteries such as Pemayangtse, which dates to the early 1700s.
Route of Sikkim cycle tour
This cycle trip in Sikkim starts from Gangtok and ends at Darjeeling covering finest landscape, Buddhist monasteries and tea gardens of the region.
Package Itinerary
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Day 1Arrive Delhi
Sikkim Himalaya
On arrival , you will meet our office staff on arrival and will be dropped at your hotel.
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Day 2Delhi to Bagdogra flight and Bagdogra to Gangtok drive (134 Kms)
Drive to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim in almost 4 hours. In the evening, assemble your bikes and get familiar with the area.
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Day 3Gangtok to Rumtek Monastery and Martam (36 Kms) - Cycle tour begins
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Day 4Martam to Temi Tea Gardens (35 Kms)
The tea gardens of Temi produce the world famous tea.
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Day 5Temi Tea Garden to Tashiding (62 Kms)
On the way we visit a monastery dedicated to Karmapa at Ralang.
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Day 6Tashiding to Yuksam (32 Kms)
We visit Tashiding monastery in the morning and cycle to Yuksam.
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Day 7Yuksam to Pemayangtse (45 Kms)
The small town of Pemayangtse is an important Buddhist destination in the state of Sikkim. Pemayangtse is not only a religious center, but it offers a panoramic view of the eastern Himalayas including the mighty Kanchenjunga peak that overlooks the town.
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Day 8Pemayangtse - Darjeeling (110 Kms)
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Day 9Darjeeling full day sightseeing
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Day 10Darjeeling - Bagdogra (134 Kms), we drive to Bagdogra taking about 4 hours
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Day 11Bagdogra to Delhi flight
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• Administrative coordination with local authorities wherever necessary
• Airport transfers on arrival & departure
• All transportation as per the itinerary
• Hotels from Delhi to Delhi with breakfast
• Luxury Mobile Camps on full board as per the itinerary
• Experienced accompanying guide
• Supporting vehicles for luggage, extra bikes and clients during heavy rains, sprain and tiredness
• Primary spare parts
• Mechanic
• Any kind of government fees, visa fee
• Air travel
• Insurance
• Personal gears, clothing & tips
• Monument entrances
• Damage in bike or any major spare part replacement if hired from our company
• Transportation of bikes from tour end point to our store or Delhi
Insurance – click here to get yourself insured
What can you book on additional cost/ rent?
• TREK or MERIDA mountain bikes
• Insurance for your expedition.
• Oxygen cylinders and masks
• Small and medium size generators
• Solar battery chargers
• Walkie talkies
• Sightseeing of Agra and Rajasthan or any other place after completion of your expedition.
Payment can be made through cards/ online and wire transfer to our bank.
We charge 25% of the total tour cost at the time of booking and rest 45 days prior to your arrival in India.
If cancellation is made before 60 days, full amount will be returned after deduction of applicable taxes and 5% processing charges. If cancellation is made before 45 days, we refund you 50% of your deposit and if the cancellation is made before/during 30 day prior to arrival, the whole payment deposit will forfeit.
No refund, cancellation or compensation will be paid back to the client in case of any reason caused by natural disaster, war, terrorism, weather etc.
Change in the itinerary
If you make any changes in the itinerary after booking of the tour, additional cost will be charged wherever and however necessary. This will imply even the itinerary is changed because of bad weather, cancellation of connecting flights, road blocks or any other natural / man- made situation.
Medical, rescue and evacuation
You must get your insurance done well in advance. In case of any land/ air rescue/ evacuation services provided by us will be charged from you. It may include hotels, transportation, food, doctors, helicopters, porters, hospital service etc. We don’t take any responsibility of your baggage and other belongings.
Your fitness and health
It is your responsibility to undertake our adventure services after examining your fitness at required level.
Your details are highly secure with us
We don’t share your contact details with anyone so whenever you communicate with us through query forms or while making online payments, rest assured about your data security.
Liability form
Before leaving for the adventure, we require your consent and signature on duly filled liability and responsibility form which declares that you book the adventure for your own leisure and experience and take all responsibility of your health and your belongings.
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Why with 15 Peaks
Experienced Guides and Staff
We are organizing these adventure trips and expeditions since 1995 so we have learnt to plan according to your stamina, training and requirements. Our Cycling Guides, Camp Managers, Mechanics and cooks hold several years experience in the mountains. Our tour escorts and guides study and research the geography, anthropology and history of destinations pertaining to the trips assigned to them and they explore new routes for the future clients time to time.
Insurance with Global Rescue
We are the authorized partner of Global Rescue which has provided thousands of rescue services in India since 2004. You can book your insurance cover through us. In the mountaineering (Climbing) expeditions, insurance is necessary but you can get your membership of Global Rescue for any of our adventure journeys to make it completely safe and secure.
Network in Mountains
Since we are born in the mountains so a natural networking at grass root level is quite obvious but professionally we have trained mountain communities to support an adventure journey in need. We use latest technology to get weather forecast and for any new route we have a dedicated team for research & development. We communicate in the mountains with traditional methods and in your future expeditions you may get satellite phones through us.Flexibility in departures & prices
Our fix departure dates are flexible if you make a group of minimum 4 persons for any trip. For Climbing Expeditions your preferred customized date will be confirmed on the availability of peak with IMF. Similarly our prices are also flexible enough to customize on the basis of your requirements.
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Standard list of gears