This first day of biking is easy, so as to get you into the swing. Leaving Gangtok to the west, you descend to the river rani Khola, after which about 550m climbing brings you to the forested mountain slopes surrounding Rumtek, the site of Gangtok's most famous monastery, Rumtek Gompa. After lunch you can visit the monastery. Altitude 1650 → 1650m.

Today, you’ll follow a backroad north of the Siliguri-Gangtok highway, along small hamlets, dropping down to the Teesta River. After crossing this, a climb of almost 1000m brings you to Temi Tea Gardens. You can visit the gardens and the tea factory (if open). Altitude 1650 → 350 → 1020m.

Today is a relatively short day. It's a steady 800m climb to Ravangla, situated at mountain saddle at 2030m. Here, you can visit the Buddha Park, which boast as 40m high statue of the Buddha Gautama. From here, it is only 9 km down to Kewzing, today's halting place. Altitude 1020 → 2045 → 1615m.

First, a 1100m drop over 24km to the Rangit River awaits you. Then, as could be expected, it’s climbing again, unto the small town of Pelling, home to Sikkim’s most revered monastery, Pemayangtse Gompa. Altitude 1615 → 2030 → 1935m.

After an extended visit to the famous Pemayangtse Monastery, we continue to Yuksom, the ancient capital of Sikkim and trailhead for treks towards Khangchenjunga. On the way, we take a side trip to the beautiful Khechopari Lake, perhaps the holiest lake in Sikkim. Overnight stay in Yuksom. 1935 → 1160 → 1825 → 1105 → 1730m.

The first part of today’s ride, from Yuksom to Tashiding, home to spectacularly located Tashiding Monastery, is overall downhill. After crossing the Rangit River over a hanging bridge (650m), and climbing 1000m to Kewzing, a short descent brings you to Ravangla. Altitude 1730 → 1345 → 1605 → 655 → 2045m.

A long day, following less traveled roads. You descend all the way down to the Teesta River again and, after crossing it, head north along the river up to the town of Mangan. Here, you'll stay at a comfortable lodge. Altitude 2045 → 460 → 920 → 595 → 935 → 755 → 1250m.

You leave this beautiful valley again and rejoin the main road at Mangan. Continuing north along the river, it's a steady climb to the small town of Chumthang. Altitude 1450 → 750→ 1620m.

You travel further north, entering the wide Lachen Valley, one of the two major acces routes to the borderlands with Tibet. Altitude 1620 → 2025 → 2620m.

A long day with a very serious altitude gain., so you may want to ride the car for at least a part of it. You'll follow one of the main access routes to the high Himalayas on the border with Tibet/ China, a magnificent area of glaciers, forbidding mountains and green valleys where yaks graze. Altitude 2620 → 5015 → 2620m.

You return to Chumthang, where you turn east. Climbing up another valley you’ll reach the pleasant settlement of Lachung. Altitude 2620 → 1620 → 2625m.

Today we explore the desolate, high-altitude valley north of Lachung, again by car and bicycle. The landscape is shaped by glaciers, raging mountain streams, moraines and snow-capped mountains rising above 6,000 meters. The forests harbour mainly silver fir and juniper, but also more than twenty species of rhododendrons (blooming in April). Altitude 2625 → 4815 → 2625m.

In the morning you can visit the interesting Lachung Gompa (temple) before bicycling up to Milky Waterfall, a sturdy climb that leads through beautiful virgin forests. species of rhododendrons (blooming in April). Altitude 2625 → 4060 → 2625m.

Returning to Mangan makes for an easy day, as most of the stretch is descending. Altitude 2625 → 1250m.

You follow the main, eastern road back to Gangtok, stopping at wonderful viewpoints and the interesting monastery of Phodong. Altitude 1250 → 750 → 940 → 585 → 1650m.

After breakfast the car will take you down to Bagdogra where you check in for the flight to Delhi. It depends on the timing of your international flight whether you will need an overnight stay in Delhi. In the latter case we can arrange this for you.