Pick-up at 10:00 am NJP railway station (Travel cost inclusive.)
Pass through Police Check Post at Melli. Foreigners need an Inner Line Permit (ILP) – the driver will help get it. The procedure takes half-an-hour.
From NJP to Melli (at the border of Sikkim and West Bengal.)
Lunch break at Jorthang.
Last ATM at Legship.
Base camp at Yuksom. Overnight in the guest house.
Day 2: Yuksom to Sachen
Altitude: 7200 ft.
8 km trek, approx 6 hrs.
No shops on the trail. Erratic telecom network. Abundant water sources.
Have packed lunch en route.
The trail through dense forests, with frequent ascent and descent.
After two hours of walk from Yuksom, you can see Tshokha.
The trail passes through three iron bridges (Gradual ascent till the first bridge, steep ascent for 20 min then gradual descent till second bridge and gradual ascent till the third bridge. Walk for half an hour to the campsite.
Be careful on trails as it stays busy with animals like yak and mules. Make way for the animals by sticking to the mountainside.
Sachen campsite is in the forest, so accommodation in tents.
Day 3: Sachen to Tshokha via Bakhim
Altitude: Bakhim at 8600 ft and Tshokha at 9700 ft
7 km trek, approx 5 hrs
Pleasant walk till the last iron bridge (1 km from Sachen)
Steep ascent till Bakhim - spot peaks like Mt. Pandlm, Tenzinkhay
Enjoy tea and refill water at Bakhim
Bakhim to Tshokha - 2kms trek
Trail lined with Rhododendron and Alpine berries
Lunch at campsite
Overnight in tents
Day 4: Tsokha to Dzongri via Phedang
Altitude: Phedang at 10500 ft and Dzongri at 12980 ft.
9 km trek, approx 7 hours.
The trail is mostly ascent - Tsokha to Phedang - 4.5 km, 3 hrs and Phedang to Dzongri - 4.5 km, 3 hrs.
For the first hour, the trail is rocky, for two hours it is wooden trail and once again rocky, zig-zag trail till the campsite.
Carry packed lunch and enough water as there are no sources of drinking water en route.