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KANCHANJUNGA GOCHELA TREK |
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Duration: 13
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Sikkim's
most famous trek to the foot of Mt. Kanchenjunga.
Sikkim's most popular trek to the foot of Mt.
Kangchenjunga the 3rd highest peak in the world.
Trek from Yoksum to Goechela pass at 5000m. A
world of subtropical forests, rhododendron forests,
alpine meadows where the hairy yak heards graze
to the high valleys surrounded by glaciers and
snow capped peaks of the Kanchenjunga range. A
trek to one of the last remaining prestine Himalayan
wilderness. |
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Best Season: April-June
& October-December. Trek Grading:
Easy to Difficult Maximum Hiking Altitude:
Goechela pass - 5,002m/16,400ft. Maximum
Camp Altitude: Samiti Pokhari - 4,500/14,760ft.
Starting & Endging Point: Bagdogra
or Bhadrapur Airport. |
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Itineraries |
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Day 01: Arrive at Bhadrapur
Or Bagdogra Airport. Drive up the Teesta valley
to Gangtok the capital of Sikkim. Hotel.
Day 02: Gangtok town & Rumtek
Monastery sightseeing. Hotel.
Day 03: Drive Gangtok to Yoksum.
Visit Tashiding Monastery enroute. Lodge or Camp.
Day 04-05: Trek through dense forested
valleys and hillsides to the Tibetan settlement
of Tshoka. Next day continue ascending through rhododendron
forests to the alpine meadows of Dzongri. Camps.
Day 06: Day at Dzongri. Climb Dzongri
Top for sunrise/sunset views. Optional hike to Dzongri
Pass and Ratong Valley. Camp.
Day 07-08: Trek up the valley to
Thangsing and Samiti Pokhari. Camps.
Day 09: Day Hike to Goecha La Pass
(4940m). Camp.
Day 10-11: Return trek to Tsokha
and Yoksum. Camps.
Day 12: Drive to Yoksum to Kalimpong.
Hotel.
Day 13: Drive to Bagdogra or Bhadrapur
Airport for departure flight. |
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