• Day 1 Route: NJP to Gangtok via NH10 (~119 km | 4 hrs 20 mins driving time) — Climbing through the foothills along the Teesta River directly to your hotel base in the capital center.

• Day 2 Excursion: East Sikkim Alpine Route (~114 km total driving time) — High-altitude journey scaling up to the glacial lake basin and Baba Mandir, followed by a unified north-to-south ridge sweep of Gangtok’s viewpoints and monasteries.

• Day 3 Route: Gangtok to Darjeeling via South-Ridge Monasteries (~110 km | 4 hrs driving time) — Traveling south out of Sikkim into West Bengal, immediately rolling into Darjeeling’s famous spiritual loop before checking into your hotel.

• Day 5 Route: Darjeeling to Takdah Triangle (~60 km | 2 hrs 45 mins total driving time) — A deep dive into the mist-shrouded orange orchards, pine canopies, and vintage British-era colonial heritage bungalows east of Darjeeling.

• Day 6 Route: Darjeeling to NJP via Mirik Border Ridge (~115 km | 5 hrs 13 mins driving time) — Tracking along the international border mountain ridge flanking Nepal, traversing pine forests and sprawling tea estates before dropping down to the plains. 

• Note: For Day 4, your primary sights like Tiger Hill sunrise, the high-altitude zoo, and the cable car are closely clustered around the local town basin and are best navigated day-by-day using a local point-to-point sightseeing cab.

Day 1: The Mountain Ascent (NJP to Gangtok)

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Day 2: The Alpine Frontiers & Unified Town Sweep

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Day 3: Inter-State Transit & Spiritual Welcome Loop

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Day 4: The Himalayan Ridge Circuit (Darjeeling Local)

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Day 5: The Colonial Heritage & Pine Valley Loop

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Day 6: The Frontier Descent (Darjeeling to NJP)

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