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Hi,
I happen to see quite a few itineraries in this forum and prepared my plan as below.
Can any one who has already been there or part of that region, please check and advise. I will be travelling from Chennai to NJP by train and return vice versa. We want use maximum number of available days in Sikkim and avoid riding else where.
Day 1 - Morning 10 AM take train from chennai to NJP
Day 2 - Mid night reach NJP. Get the bike ready for next day ride.
Day 3-Fri - Early morning reach Rongli check post for silk route permit. Continue to Zuluk. Halt
Day 4-Sat - Nathang Valley, Kupup, Tsomgo lake and halt in Gangtok or Mangan. Understand Nathula Pass permit is not provided in Rongli, so will skip it.
Day 5 -Sun - Assume you already have permit thru travel operator, start early to reach Lachen or Thangu. Help and contact required here for travel operators or hotel who can assist in getting the permits. Heard getting permits in Mangan is faster for North Sikkim. Is it possible to get the permits in Mangan by noon and reach Lachen by evening on the same day?
Day 6 - Mon - Visit Gurudongmar Lake, thangu calley and halt in Lachung
Day 7 - Tue - Visit Yumthang and Zero point and return to Gangtok
Day 8 - Wed - Halt or Visit Ravangla, Yuksom, Pelling and halt. This day is completely flexible.
Day 9 - Thu - Wed or thursday can be spare day or local sightseeing of Gangtok. Day 8 and 9 can be flexible for rest or local sightseeing or West sikkim visit or if Nathula Pass is not to be missed, will try that.
Day 10 - Fri - Catch noon or night train to reach Chennai on Sunday morning or noon.
I have quite a few questions. So apologize for troubling you.
1. We are transporting the bike. So assume we will be all set to start in the morning, heard the Permit for the Silk route excluding Nathula Pass is very quick. Taking halt in Zuluk because all these planning started first by seeing the pictures of Zuluk. Is it ok to start this way?
2. For the North Sikkim permits, do we need to be there or say if i book my stay in Gangtok in advance and share all documents, can they collect the permits for me in advance? If i need to get it in person 1 or 2 day is required right?
3. We are 2 bikes and 3 people, flexible for any month, so from a biker point of view, whicha re the best months to travel?
4. Or priority in East and North Sikkim, so if there will be delays in permit we can always exclude the west sikkim plan and continue. But Friday we need to start back to Chennai. Do you think this itinerary is feasible.
5. What special attention required in a biker point of you? for the bike, riding time, things to carry.
6. Suppose if we go directly to Gangtok on Friday, again can the tour operator or hotel can arrange permit for East or North sikkim before we reach there? Or if we need to be in person, it the offices are open late on friday and Saturday. Assume we will reach Gangtok only by noon.
7. Do you have any contact is gangtok to arrange for permits or if you went and got it in person, please provide the process.
8. Suggest the accomadations, based on your experience. If possible with price.
9. Last question, If by any change can these be done SOLO. Are permits provided. I dont want to go all the way up there and just visit Gangtok and come back :-)
Await your response and feel free to add any additional suggestions.
I happen to see quite a few itineraries in this forum and prepared my plan as below.
Can any one who has already been there or part of that region, please check and advise. I will be travelling from Chennai to NJP by train and return vice versa. We want use maximum number of available days in Sikkim and avoid riding else where.
Day 1 - Morning 10 AM take train from chennai to NJP
Day 2 - Mid night reach NJP. Get the bike ready for next day ride.
Day 3-Fri - Early morning reach Rongli check post for silk route permit. Continue to Zuluk. Halt
Day 4-Sat - Nathang Valley, Kupup, Tsomgo lake and halt in Gangtok or Mangan. Understand Nathula Pass permit is not provided in Rongli, so will skip it.
Day 5 -Sun - Assume you already have permit thru travel operator, start early to reach Lachen or Thangu. Help and contact required here for travel operators or hotel who can assist in getting the permits. Heard getting permits in Mangan is faster for North Sikkim. Is it possible to get the permits in Mangan by noon and reach Lachen by evening on the same day?
Day 6 - Mon - Visit Gurudongmar Lake, thangu calley and halt in Lachung
Day 7 - Tue - Visit Yumthang and Zero point and return to Gangtok
Day 8 - Wed - Halt or Visit Ravangla, Yuksom, Pelling and halt. This day is completely flexible.
Day 9 - Thu - Wed or thursday can be spare day or local sightseeing of Gangtok. Day 8 and 9 can be flexible for rest or local sightseeing or West sikkim visit or if Nathula Pass is not to be missed, will try that.
Day 10 - Fri - Catch noon or night train to reach Chennai on Sunday morning or noon.
I have quite a few questions. So apologize for troubling you.
1. We are transporting the bike. So assume we will be all set to start in the morning, heard the Permit for the Silk route excluding Nathula Pass is very quick. Taking halt in Zuluk because all these planning started first by seeing the pictures of Zuluk. Is it ok to start this way?
2. For the North Sikkim permits, do we need to be there or say if i book my stay in Gangtok in advance and share all documents, can they collect the permits for me in advance? If i need to get it in person 1 or 2 day is required right?
3. We are 2 bikes and 3 people, flexible for any month, so from a biker point of view, whicha re the best months to travel?
4. Or priority in East and North Sikkim, so if there will be delays in permit we can always exclude the west sikkim plan and continue. But Friday we need to start back to Chennai. Do you think this itinerary is feasible.
5. What special attention required in a biker point of you? for the bike, riding time, things to carry.
6. Suppose if we go directly to Gangtok on Friday, again can the tour operator or hotel can arrange permit for East or North sikkim before we reach there? Or if we need to be in person, it the offices are open late on friday and Saturday. Assume we will reach Gangtok only by noon.
7. Do you have any contact is gangtok to arrange for permits or if you went and got it in person, please provide the process.
8. Suggest the accomadations, based on your experience. If possible with price.
9. Last question, If by any change can these be done SOLO. Are permits provided. I dont want to go all the way up there and just visit Gangtok and come back :-)
Await your response and feel free to add any additional suggestions.
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