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Welcome to |
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Sikkim Travel Consultancy |
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TRAVEL TOOLS |
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Visa and
Permits
In addition to an India visa, foreigners must obtain
inner line permit (ILP) to visit Sikkim, the permits can
be obtained from all India missions, Tourism Office, New
Delhi, Sikkim Tourism Office, Calcutta and Sikkim
Tourism Office, Siliguri on the strength of an India
Visa.
Foreigners are issued a permit for initial period of 15
days duration on the spot without any delay provided
photocopies of Passport and Visa details along with two
passport photos of applicants are made available then
and there. It can be extended for further 30 days of 15
days each. The extenstion of permits can be obtained
from FRO at Gangtok, Superintendent of Police of North,
South and West Sikkim.
If you are visiting the interior regions, you also
require a Restricted area Permit (RAP) or Protected Area
Permit (PAP) which is obtainable in Gangtok from the
Police Check Post and Department of Tourism. |
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ACCESS
By Flight : The closest India Airport is at
Bagdogra, 124 kms from Gangtok, where scheduled flights
operates from Calcutta, Delhi, Guwahati. Travel time
from the airport to Gangtok is 4 hours. Sikkim Tourism
Development Corporation also operates a daily helicopter
service flight from Bagdogra to Gangtok (20 minutes).
From Kathmandu, fly to Bhadrapur in the east Nepal (1
hour), then drive to Kakarbhitta (Nepal-India border,35
kms), to Siliguri (37 kms) and to Gangtok (110 kms, 4
hrs). Or fly to Biratnagar also in the east. |
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By Rail : The closest
Railhead is at New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri which are
connected to Calcutta, New Delhi Guwahati and other
major Indian cities. |
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By Road : Gangtok is at a
distance of 110 kms from Siliguri and will take 4 hours
from Siliguri to reach Gangtok. Gangtok is connecyed by
road with Darjeeling, (4 hrs) and with Bhutan,
Phuntsholing (6 hrs). |
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BEST SEASON TO VISIT
March to June and September to December |
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ADVENTURE SPORTS
Trekking, Mountaineering, Rafting and Yak Safari |
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ACCOMMODATION
there are modern hotels and restaurants in Gangtok.
Comfortable resort lodges are available in the outlying
areas. |
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TRANSPORT
It is provided by buses. Vehicles are also available on
hire. Taxis are available fro getting aroung Gangtok.
Sikkim helicopter service operates sight-seeing flights
to different point in Sikkim. |
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