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www.kanchanjungaexpress.com VIEW FROM TIGER HILL DARJEELING Place of Interest TIGER HILL Situated at an altitude of 2590m and 13km from the town, this spot is famed as it offer magnificent view of the sunrise over Kanchenjunga and the great Himalayan Mountains like Kabru (7338m) Jannu (7710m) and Pandim (6692m) Beyound Kanchenjunga towards east, one can see the 3 sisters Narsing, Dongkya and Chola of the Tibetan frontiers with Vhumalhari lifting up shortened and does not present the same graceful outline above the spectacle with its lofty peak standing up like a great icy horn. Even Mount everest (8848m) and its group peak like Lhotse (8501m) and Makalu (8475m) in the far west behind the crest of Mt. Makalu are visible from Tiger Hill on a clear day over 250 km stretch of Himalayan horizon. Further to the west towards Nepal, Chamlang (7317m), a square mass of mountain looks like a wall of snow. The peak Kanchenjunga turns pink when the first ray of t
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Darjeeling Three Point Tour Itinerary     Tiger Hill   Superb view of the sunrise from Tiger Hill is famous the world over. One has to avail a taxi to reach the 8000 ft. peak. An exhilarating experience not to be missed. Along with the view of sunrise one can glimpse the top of Mt. Everest and several other peaks of the Himalayan range. Ghoom Monastery     On the way back from the Tigerhill one can visit the Ghoom Monastery on the Ghoom spur. One of the oldest Buddhist monasteries in India, It houses 12 ft high statue of the Mayetria Budha. Batasia Loop & War Memorial   The Batasia Loop, an engineering marvel and feat constructed in 1879 where one can see the Toy Train go round a loop. And the War Memorial honour those Gorkhas who laid their lives in the service of the Nation.   Darjeeling Seven Point Tour Itinerary   Padma Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park: The zoo exhibits some rare Himalayan Fauna including the snow leopard,R
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Itinerary (Darjeeling –  Gangtok  Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir and Nathu la pass  ) Day 01 From  Siliguri to Darjeeling  travel by own Car.  Overnight stay at Darjeeling. Day 02 Darjeeling Sightseeing. Early Morning (at 04:00 am) drive to Tiger hill to watch the spectacular sunrise over Mt. Khangchendzongha (28,208 ft. Worlds 3rd highest peak), on your way back visit Ghoom Monastery, Peace memorial and Batasia Loop. After breakfast visit Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, P.N. Zoological Park (Thursday closed), Ropeway, Tenzing Rock, Tibetan Refugee self-help Centre (Sunday closed), Tea Garden (outer view), Natural History Museum (Sunday Closed), Japanese Temple (4 hrs from 9.00 to 13.00 hrs),  Ava Art Gallery, Peace Pagoda, Toy Train, Lloyds Botanical Garden, Kali Temple and Everest Museum . Day 3 Darjeeling - Gangtok (100 kms / 4 hrs) After breakfast proceeds to picturesque drive to Gangtok (5,500 ft.). On arrival Check-in to your hotel. Rest of the
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                THE JOYS OF SANDAKPHU&PHALUTTREKS Trekking into sandakpu starts off from an altitude of 1,524 meters giant (5,000ft ) and gradually climbs up through forests of  rhododendron  giant magnolias, spruce and other trees of  sub alpine  region and not to mention, more than 600 varieties of orchids the largest to be found in one geographical area in the world. For flora  worshipers , the months of April and May are the best time of the year for the trek while for those who have an insatiable thirst for a view of the mountains; the best months are in autumn. The view from sandakpu is unsurpassed by any other view anywhere. Where else can be seen 180 degrees of snow – capped mountains which includes Everest, Makalu, Lhoste, kumbhakarna, Kanchenjunga, chomolhari in one single stretch of snows –an ethereal beauty. It is easy to understand why people leage hearth and home, travelling sometimes. Thousands of miles to walk through ripples of terraced fields of maize, ric
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                                                                                                         JELEPLA PASS                        Jelep la is a high altitude mountain pass at 13,999 ft linking Lhasa (part of Tibet) to India. it nestles between India and Tibet in the eastern part of the sikim in India . The word JELEP LA is a of Tibetan origin and it means"the lovely level pass". it is truly the most level among all the passes between sikkim and Tibet . The beautiful Menmencho Lake flows below the Jelep La  pass. one can savor the awesome sight of the pass, while coming from New baba mandir to Kupup Lake, just after crossing the Menmecho lake on the G N road. There are some small military settlements at the Jelep la pass. The complete trail from jelep la pass to the kupup lake is visible.                                                                                                       MENMECHO LAKE             Menmecho lake is one
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