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By 5 Senses Walks
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Price is €1,072 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 5d
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  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Spend 5 days in a pristine village in Sikkim with stay planned in Tibetan style rooms in an organic farm located 6,000 ft above sea level. The highlights include scenic views of the Himalayas as well as visits to Buddhist monasteries including the legendary Pemayangtse as well as Rabdentse ruins, the former capital of Sikkim. Visit local villages and bazaars to experience life in an idyllic Himalayan village.

    This tour is organized by Five Senses Tours, a private limited company recognized by the Ministry of Tourism and a member of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO). The tour has been designed to support local livelihoods by way of employment of local guides, and supporting local businesses in line with the mission of the company to ensure travel dollars stay where they are spent.

Activity location

  • Rinchenpong
    • 737111, Rinchenpong, Sikkim, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rinchenpong
    • 737111, Rinchenpong, Sikkim, India

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Farm stay in Sikkim to explore monasteries and villages over 5 days

  • Activity duration is 5 days5d
    5d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 06:30
Price details
€1,071.63 x 1 Adult€1,071.63
Total
Price is €1,071.63

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Pick and drop from Bagdogra airport and cab for travel to Pemayangtse
  • Inclusions
    Flights from Bangalore to Siliguri and Siliguri to Bangalore

Know before you book

    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arrival from Siliguri to the Farm in Rinchengpong

  • 1 stop
  • Meals: snacks
  • Accommodation: Stay is in Yangsum Farm. Stay is in Yangsum farm. The accommodation is in Tibetan style rooms and private bathrooms.

Rinchenpong

  • 10h
615 AM- Departure by flight from Bangalore 915 AM- Arrive in Bagdogra (Siliguri) A 4.5 hour drive will bring us to Yangsum Farm in West Sikkim. The farm is located near Rinchengpong. a small village in the hills of West Sikkim, 6,000 ft above sea level. None other than Rabindranath Tagore had spent a couple of days in this getaway in the 1920s. Rabindranath Smriti Van, the house where the poet stayed and enjoyed the scenic view of the Himalayas, is just 2 km from Rinchenpong bazaar. 630PM- Check in Yangsum Farm. The farmhouse was built in 1833 and remodeled in 1966.

Day 2: Farm visit

  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Stay is in Yangsum farm. The accommodation is in Tibetan style rooms and private bathrooms.

Yangsum Heritage Farm, Yangsum Chingthang

  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
The organic farm consists of open mixed forest of pine, Himalayan alder, chestnut, magnolia, rhododendrons, cherry and others. Cardamom, avocados, oranges, bananas, pears, apricots, mangoes, cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes and peas are also grown. During the cultivating season maize, paddy, millet, potatoes, ginger, turmeric, and sweet potatoes are produced. We can explore the 44 acres mountain farm which has pine, Himalayan alder, schima, chestnut, magnolia, rhododendrons, cherry and other trees. It is a working farm growing maize, paddy, millet, potatoes, ginger, turmeric, and sweet potatoes. In addition to these, seasonal vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes and peas are also grown. The farm is fully organic.

Day 3: Buddhist Monastery and Palatial ruins

  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Stay is in Tibetan style rooms in the farm

Pemayangtse Monastery

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
We will drive to Pemayangtse Monastery. The drive will take 90-100 minutes. It is the most important monastery of the Nyingmapa order and was built in the late seventeenth century by Lama Lhatsum Chenpo one of the revered Lamas to have performed the consecration ceremony of the first Chogyal (religious monarch) of Sikkim. The monastery houses numerous religious idols & other objects of worship. Donot miss visiting the top floor which houses a wooden structure depicting the Maha Guru’s heavenly palace (Sang-tok-palri), considered a masterpiece created by Late Dungzin Rimpoche

Rabdentse Ruins

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Rabdentse was the second capital of Sikkim & was established in the late seventeenth century by the second Chogyal of Sikkim. It was abandoned towards the end of the eighteenth century because of the threat posed by Nepal & the capital was shifted to Tumlong. The Rabdentse Palace lies in ruins now. We trek about 2 kms from the main road near Pemayangtse monastery through a nature reserve to reach it. The reserve is a sanctuary for 106 species of birds

Day 4: Village walk

  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Hotel in Siliguri

Rinchenpong

  • 3h
Today we will visit local villages and Buddhist monasteries, some of them hundreds of years old. Watch young monks at their lessons or going about their chores. Spin prayer wheels, listen to chanting or just sit and enjoy the tranquility of these hilltop settings.

Siliguri (Pass by)

2PM- Depart the farm. 630PM- Check in hotel in Siliguri

Day 5: Return via Siliguri to Bangalore

  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included

Bagdogra (Pass by)

Departure from Bagdogra airport- 940AM Arrival in Bangalore- 1240PM

Location

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    Rinchenpong
    • 737111, Rinchenpong, Sikkim, India

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    Rinchenpong
    • 737111, Rinchenpong, Sikkim, India

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