2nd
June 2015 (DAY 1): Today we started at 4:30 am from Naihati with our
Hyundai Eon car.
We took the Kalyani Barrackpore Expressway at first and then
got onto the NH-34 from Kapa More then baro jaguli and continued till Dalkhola.
In between, we reached Malda at 3:00 pm. We took breakfast at Behrampur and
lunched at Malda.
The road condition was a bit bad at some places. It was full
of diversions and pits. But also in some places it was 4 – lane road. From Dalkhola, we got onto NH-31 which goes
straight to Siliguri (140 kms.).
The NH-31 was very nice. It was 4 – lane all
through the way.We reached Siliguri at about 10:40 pm. It took 18 hrs. for us
to reach Siliguri from Naihati. There we dinned at Royz’ Foodies near Durga
Hotel. We stayed at Hotel Vishal for that night.
3rd June 2015 (DAY 2): Today our destination was Pelling, about 140 kms. Today our route was:-
Siliguri – Sevok – Tistapool – Melli – Jorethang – Namchi –
Demthang – Legship – Gyalshing – Pelling. We had breakfast at Royz’ Foodies and
started at 10:30 am. We passed through Sevok and Melli.
From Melli two roads get divided. One goes to Jorethang and
the other goes to Rangpo. Our route was through Jorethang. From Melli to
Jorethanng it was a very bad conditioned road. It is a total landslide zone.
The road road was very dusty no metal road was visible. Our
car could hardly accelerate over 30 kmph. Also our car’s chassis got touched a
many times. But we also enjoyed a bit good road in Kitam Bird sanctuary. It
indeed is a very healthy forest.Just before Jorethang we saw a board written
“Namchi – 5 km”. So we took that road and committed another mistake. It was
actually the old road and no one travelled by it. A new road had been made which
gets divided at Jorethang. The road we took was very bad conditioned and some
of our time was wasted waiting for some landslide debris to be removed from the
road.
Then we reached Namchi and lunched there. From Namchi we took
the road to Demthang (9 kms.). Soon we reached Demthang and continued on the
road towards Rabongla (12 kms.). The road was very nice and had a lot of scenic
beauty.
It ran through the clouds. From Rabongla we reached Legship
(26 kms.).
From Legship we reached Pelling via Gyalshing at 8:30 pm. At
Pelling we stayed at Tashi Delek Hotel, Lower Pelling.there are many hotels
here.
4th June 2015 (DAY 3): There are many beautiful places to see near Pelling. So, we spent the day in sight – seeing. We, in the morning, took breakfast and revved the car up the road to Rimbi Falls.
It is on the way to
Yoksam. It was a very beautiful sight to see. Then we went to Khecheodpuri Lake
which has a historical as well as religious importance in Buddhism.
It is said to be a
wish – fulfilling lake. Tourists go there, buy visiting tickets and got to see
the beautiful lake and some of them even wish. From there we went to
Kanchenzonga Falls.
It is also a very beautiful water fall. Then we reached
Yoksam at noon. At Yoksam there are many monasteries. At Yoksam, we visited the
Kathog Eco Park. It has a lake which is also religiously important in Buddhism.
It is also called the Soul Lake and every year an worship is done in order to
maintain the lake’s spirituality.
Then we came back to Pelling at about 2:00pm.
We didn’t go anywhere else and took rest in the hotel. In the
evening we had a stroll at the mall.
5th June 2015 (DAY 4): Today our destination was Rinchinpong. But first we were to go to the Singshore Bridge.
It is the tallest bridge in Asia. We first got to Dentam. It
was a good road. From Dentam two roads get divided. One goes to Uttray via
Singshore Bridge and the other goes to Rinchinpong. The bridge was very
magnificent.
Then we returned to Dentam and continued on the road to
Rinchinpong. Rinchinpong is also a very beautiful place. We reached Rinchinpong
in the afternoon, about 1:30 pm. There we stayed at the Denzong Hotel.There is
a Poison Lake, a few kms. from there. On the same route is a monastery. It is
also very nice. When we visited the monastery, in the evening, an worship was
going on. It was an awesome experience to watch the worship. In the evening we
enjoyed veg. pakora at Mount View Hotel. It has a very reasonable rate for
every item.
6th June 2015 (DAY 5): Today we were to go to Kalimpong, stay there for the night and got to Zuluk the next day. We took the road to Nayabazar via Reshi, then went to Jorethang, Melli and from Melli went a bit towards Tistapool and took the road to Kalimpong.
But when we reached Kalimpong, we didn’t find any good hotel
at a reasonable rate. We lunched at West Bengal Govt.’s Guest House. Then we
decided to go to Delo and stay at the Cliff Eco Resort. But when reached there,
we found that the road condition was bad and it had a high gradient. Anyhow we
reached the resort but didn’t like the resort. It was a very lonely place. No
shops, nothing. So we decided to go to Lava. There are also other hotels there
at Delo. On the way we found a board written “Home Stay”.
I went to enquire
about the rates. The owner told that he was not giving rooms on rent at the
moment. So, he called his brother and arranged for staying there. The brother,
Yakeen, was a very nice person. I would advice you to stay there at least for
one night. The hotel’s name is Green Hill, Upper Icchey Dara Gaon, Delo. Then
in the evening Yakeen told us that there is a very beautiful view point there
which gives total 360˚ view of
the Kanchenzonga range. We enjoyed a very delicious dinner there. The place has
a very beautiful scenic beauty.
7th June 2015 (DAY 6): Today we were to go to Zuluk (2134 m.) via Algarah, Rishi, Rhenack, Rongli, Lingtam and Phadamchin. So we started, after having breakfast, at 9:30 am. The road up to Algarah was very steep. But anyhow we reached there and continued on the ‘Old Silk Route’. The road was magnificent. The road also had many steep ups and downs. The road condition was not so good.
It is not a problem for SUVs but for city cars these roads are
a bit tough. Also it was a Sunday. So the SDO office, Rongli was closed, from
where permission is issued for Zuluk. So we had to stay for a day in order to
get permission. But we didn’t want to waste a day and the constable at the
Pedong Checkpost also told that the road condition isn’t so good up there same
is the case with the weather, it is unpredictable. So from Rhenack, at about
11:00 am, we turned towards Siliguri via Rorethang, Rangpo, Melli, Tistapool
and Sevok. By evening we reached Siliguri.
The road was also nice. At Siliguri, we stayed at the same
hotel.
8th June 2015 (DAY 7): Today we started early in the morning from Siliguri, at 4:30 am. We took NH – 31 to Dalkhola and from there too continued on the same way. We came back via Gulabbagh, Kursela, Bhagalpur via Bikramgarh Setu, Barahat, Dumka, Siuri, Panagarh, Bardhaman via NH – 2, Mogra and Kalyani Barrackpore Expressway. We reached home at 10:30 pm.
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