Gangtok Summer Trip Plan 2026

• ✓Arrive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB, 125km, 4 hours) or NJP railway station
• ✓Check into hotel near MG Marg — Gangtok's pedestrianized main street
• ✓Evening stroll on MG Marg — shops, cafes, and mountain views
• ✓Visit Gangtok Ropeway (₹200) — 3 stations with panoramic views
• ✓Try authentic Sikkimese thukpa and momos at a local eatery

🍽️ Lunch at 9INE Native, Dinner at The Dragon Wok

• ✓Early start for Tsomgo Lake (40km, 2 hours) — glacial lake at 3,753m
• ✓Yak ride at the turquoise-blue lakeshore (₹300–₹500)
• ✓Continue to Nathula Pass (4,310m) — Indo-China border crossing (Indian citizens only)
• ✓See the border fence and interact with Indian Army jawans
• ✓Return to Gangtok via Baba Harbhajan Singh Temple — memorial to a legendary soldier

🍽️ Packed breakfast, Lunch at Tsomgo, Dinner at The Taste of Tibet

• ✓Morning visit to Rumtek Monastery (24km) — principal seat of Karmapa
• ✓Explore the stunning Golden Stupa and monastic museum
• ✓Drive to Tashi Viewpoint — views of Kanchenjunga and 5 sister peaks
• ✓Afternoon at Do Drul Chorten — large white Buddhist stupa (₹20)
• ✓Visit Namgyal Institute of Tibetology — rare Tibetan manuscripts and relics

🍽️ Breakfast at hotel, Lunch en route, Dinner at Roll House MG Marg

• ✓Full-day trip to Yumthang Valley (148km, 5 hours each way via Lachung)
• ✓Pass through Lachung — a beautiful mountain village at 2,700m
• ✓Arrive at Yumthang (3,564m) — blooming rhododendrons (Apr–May)
• ✓Hot springs at Yumthang — sulphur springs for a warm dip
• ✓Return to Lachung for overnight stay

🍽️ Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at Lachung, Dinner at Lachung homestay

• ✓Morning visit to Zero Point / Yumesamdong (4,800m) — snow views (seasonal)
• ✓Drive back to Gangtok via scenic mountain roads (5 hours)
• ✓Last-minute shopping on MG Marg — Sikkimese handicrafts and organic tea
• ✓Buy Sikkim's famous large cardamom and organic honey
• ✓Depart for Bagdogra airport or continue to Darjeeling (130km, 4 hrs)

🍽️ Breakfast at Lachung, Lunch en route, Departure