- Gangtok : City of Organic Land. Cleanest City of India. No eve teasing. No horn. No Crime. No Public Smoking. Capital of Sikkim.
- Currency to carry:
5k BDT (some says 10k),
4k USD (or 5k for Saarc. Non Saarc 7k. Total 12k per year) (min. 150 USD)
0 INR (Not applicable while returning to BD.)
- Note: INR - Indian Rupees. Rs stands for rupees (from any country).
- Baggage rule: 20k for baggage and 7k for hand bag. (it varies from airlines to airlines).(products equivalent to 400 usd max)
-Mobile: 2 in total without tax.
- Must take 150 USD (min. range)
- Custom rules link: http://nbr.gov.bd/regulations/rules/customs-rules/eng
- MG Merg
- Gangtok Site Seeing: 7/10 spots
- Lachung : Yumthang Valley, Zero point
- Tsomgo Lake
- MG Merge Shopping : Lal bazar market.
- Day 0: Dhaka to Siliguri via Shamoly (kallyanpur)=> Starts at 7/8/9pm. Reaches Burimari(lalmonirhat) at 6.30am. Then Border immigration starts at 9am.- Day 1: Siliguri to Gangtok => 5/6/7 seats - 2500-3500inr. Rangpo comes after 2 hours. 4-5hrs journey in total. Hotel 1-3k per room. Bargain as much possible.
- Day 2: Gangtok Site seeing=> 7/10 spots (1000/1350 inr per car (3 seats). Night at MG Merg. Hotel Sneha for Breakfast. Contact agency for Lachung package (2 days, one night). Also submit papers for Tsomgo lake package.
- Day 3: Gangtok to Lachung => Package 16k - 20k. Zero point might not be added with the package. Need to contract with driver personally ( 2.5-3k). Night stay at lachung. Temperature negative. Heater available but current wont be there after 10pm.
- Day 4: Lachung to Yumthang valley, Zero point => Temp. nearly minus 7. Height 15k above sea level. Might face breathing problem. After lunch back to Gangtok.
- Day 5: Tsomgo lake => Need to take permission at first via agency. On the way - Full of clouds. An ice lake. Cable car per head 360 inr. Temp. minus 10. Height: 14500ft above sea level. Back to gangtok. Shopping at MG Merg. Lal Bazar market.
- Day 6 : Gangtok to Siliguri => 4/5 hrs journey. Hotel at Bus stand area (near shamoly).Shopping at Big bazar. prices are cheap at hongkong market.
- Day 7 - Back to Bangladesh => Journey starts at 2pm (if shamoly).Bus from burimari at 6/7pm. Reaches at 6/7am in Gabtoly/Kallyanpur.
- Passport original
- Passport photocopy
- Visa photocopy
- 2*2 (some says passport size) pic
10 copies of each
- Booking.com might help. Check ratings.
- Recommeded by good people:
Darjeeling: Sonar Bangla
Sikkim : Yangthang heritage (3 star) (kazi road, gangtok , sikkim)
Lachung: Floret Holidays
a. Sim:
For Sikkim :
- Vodafone is good.
- Lachung : Jio - not available. Airtel - available.
- Gangtok: All networks are available.
For Darjeeling:
- Airtel network is worstb. Transport:
- Tata Sumo - 10 seats (Relax - 8)
- Mahindra Bolero - 7 seats (Relax- 7 or 6)
- Check spot permission first from info center (first things on gangtok, know which spots are open)
- Buy umbrella or take one
- Finish Sangu lake first if weather is good.
- Take permission from Rangpo (or, Siliguri SNT)
d. Lachung:
- After having meal buy water bottle (normal bottles are not allowed in lachung).
- Agency papers : passport photocopy(2 copies), visa photocopy (2 copies ), 2*2 (or passport size?) pic (2 copies) and 1 inner line permit (taken from rapong. 1 is enough for each group).
- Check permission paper if all spots are listed there.
- Papers: Same as Lachung (via agency)
- Rent cloths on Sangu lake (50 INR for each piece of cloths)
- If weather is good in Gangtok finish sangu lake as soon as possible.
- Take medicine
- Take all kinds of socks and hats and other necessary things. Temperature is pretty low.
- Rain coat/ umbrella.
