Silk Route Expedition

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About This Tour

The Silk Route is the old trading road that once carried wool, salt and silk between Kalimpong and Lhasa. Today it carries far fewer travellers than it deserves. The famous Zuluk loops stack up the mountainside in more than thirty hairpin bends, and on a clear morning the view from Thambi View Point takes in the whole Kanchenjunga range at sunrise.

This is a high-altitude route and we run it the way it should be run — in a private 8-seater vehicle with a driver who knows these bends, staying in local homestays rather than distant hotels, and with all meals included so that hot food is waiting when you come in from the cold. A four-night version is also available for travellers who want to add the higher lakes and give the body more time to acclimatise.

Route: NJP → Zuluk → Silk Route → NJP
Pick-up: NJP · Drop: NJP

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Itinerary

Day by day, here is exactly how Silk Route Expedition unfolds — where you travel, what you see and where you spend each night. 3 nights, 4 days, NJP → Zuluk → Silk Route → NJP.

Day 1, NJP to the Silk Route foothills
Meet our representative at New Jalpaiguri and drive up through the Teesta valley into East Sikkim. Check in to your homestay, rest, and enjoy the first evening in the mountains. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2, The Zuluk loops and the high passes
The signature day of this trip. Climb the famous Zuluk loops, stop at Thambi View Point for the Kanchenjunga panorama, and continue past the high-altitude lakes and old trading posts of the Silk Route. All meals included; overnight at the homestay.
Day 3, Lakes, monasteries and mountain villages
A gentler day among the settlements along the route — monasteries, valley viewpoints, alpine lakes and villages where the road is the only street. Return for evening snacks and dinner.
Day 4, Descent to NJP
After breakfast, begin the long, beautiful descent back to New Jalpaiguri, timed for your onward train or flight.