The thing is - these places are always dependent on weather and it makes more sense to make the best of the clear skies of this season. Especially considering we have to travel a long way to get to Sikkim in the first place.
One thing we realized - in this season we have to plan to reach the places to see - early. At 6 pm all the places are completely dark and night has settled in. Plus the cold ofcourse !
Also we have noticed that Nathula is not included in many itenaries / expenses unless specifically mentioned. Do cross check. Also Nathula is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
I will re-iterate again - the roads of Sikkim are always in a state of flux since the soil is very loose soil. And the road winds every 25-50 mts without exception. You need a cast iron stomach and all distances can be multiplied by a factor of 4 - to take into consideration - bad roads, water on the roads, roads under construction etc.
Our itenary was as follows ... [ Sikkim Tour Itenary - click on Sikkim on the left hand side to get the break down of the places ]
Nov 11th : Bagdogra – Gangtok - This took us about 6 hours.
Nov 12th : Gangtok – Lachen - This drive also took us about 6 hours.
Nov 13th : Lachen – excursion to Gurudongmar Lake
Nov 14th : Lachen – Lachung - excursion to Zero point
Nov 15th : Lachung – Rumtek - this took us about 7 hours or so.
Nov 16th : Rumtek – Changoo Lake - Nathu La - Baba Mandir - Gangtok – Jorethang - This was the longest drive of our trip. The idea was to go closer to the airport. But I think this idea was not met with going to Jorethang. It was a waste of time as far as I was concerned. I would have preferred to go to Tukula view point and then onwards to Zuluk and then go Bagdogra airport the next day.
Bad planning by our trip planner. We reached our hotel at 8 pm. Way too long on the road.
Nov 17th : Jorethang – Bagdogra airport - About 5 hours
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