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Darjeeling and Sikkim offer a host of options as far as trekking is concerned. It could be said in other words that Darjeeling, which is a hill station, as well as Sikkim make an ideal tour as far as trekking is concerned, for its snow clad peaks, the Kanchenjunga mountain range, the view of the Mount Everest, the rhododendron forests, the winding roads and the meandering rivers. 
You are required to know that Darjeeling & Sikkim trekking tour packages includes travel costs, accommodation expenses, medical expenses and the cost of mattresses, airport tax, passport, visa, a kitchen team, tents and food.
Mentioned below in detail one kind of trekking itinerary as far as Darjeeling & Sikkim is concerned.
Top Trek 3: Darjeeling & Sikkim
Day 1: Arrival in Delhi. Check in at a hotel in Delhi. Night stay at a hotel in Delhi.
Day 2: Sightseeing of the tourist sites of Delhi. The places of visit include the Jama Masjid, the India Gate, the Red Fort, Chandni Chowk, Birla Temple, Humayun’s Tomb, Chandni Chowk, the Parliament Buildings of Sir Edwin Lutyens and the Wedding and Silver Markets. Night stay at a hotel.
Day 3: Take a flight from Delhi to Bagdogra. Arrival in Bagdogra. Travel to Darjeeling from Bagdogra. It’s a journey of four hours. Arrival in Bagdogra. Check in at a hotel in Bagdogra. Night stay at a hotel in Bagdogra. 
Day 4: A visit to the Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park to get a view of the Red Pandas and the Snow Leopards from a close angle, the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and the Everest Museum at Darjeeling. Night stay at a hotel.
Day 5: Be driven to Manebhanjyang from Darjeeling and it would take three hours. Your trekking starts from Manebhanjyang post lunch. Trek to Tonglu. Night stay at a lodge.
Day 6: Trek to Kalipokhari through the rhododendron forests. It would take four to five hours.
Day 7: Your trekking continues. Trek to Sandakpu, the highest point as far as this trekking itinerary is concerned. Sandakpu offers spectacular views of the Kanchenjunga and Mount Everest. Night stay at the trekker’s hut.
Day 8: Explore Sandakpu.
Day 9: Trek from Sandakpu to Molley through the forests of rhododendron along the ridge of Singalila. It would take four to five hours. Night stay at the trekker’s hut.
Day 10: Trek up to Phalut and it would take three to four hours. Night stay at the trekker’s huts. It is to be mentioned here that Phalut is the junction of West Bengal, Sikkim and Nepal.
Day 11: Descend down to the beautiful valley of Gorkhey. It’s a trek of three to four hours. At noon, make a visit to the valley of Samden.
Day 12: Trek for three to four hours to reach Sri Khola. Arrival at Sri Khola. Night stay at the trekker’s hut.
Day 13: Trek to Rimbick for five to six hours. Arrival in Rimbick. Travel to Darjeeling from Rimbick. Arrival in Darjeeling. Check in at a hotel in Darjeeling Night stay at a hotel.
Day 14: Drive back to Gangtok from Darjeeling. Arrival in Gangtok. Check in at a hotel in Gangtok. Visit the Nyingma Gompa, the Do Drul Chorten (a stupa), the Enchhey Monastery and the Research Institute of Tibetology at Gangtok. Night stay at a hotel in Gangtok.
Day 15: Travel from Gangtok to the Tashi View Point. From the Tashi view point, trek through the sanctuary, known as the Fambonglho Forest Sanctuary and the forests. Night stay at the trekker’s hut.
Day 16: Trek to descend down to reach Rumtek. Arrival and lunch at Rumtek. A trip to the Old Rumtek Monastery and the Kagyupa monastery, situated at Tsurpa. Travel back to Gangtok from Rumtek. Arrival in Gangtok. Night stay at a hotel in Gangtok.
Day 17: Be driven back to Bagdogra from Gangtok, which is a journey of four hours. From Bagdogra board the flight to Delhi. Take a flight back home from Delhi.
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