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Delhi, Sikkim Tourism office, Calcutta
and Sikkim Tourism Office, Siliguri on the strength
of an Indian Visa. |
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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
extension of permits can be obtained from FRO at
Gangtok, Superintendent of Police of North, South
and West Districts. |
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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: |
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By Flight : The closest
Indian 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 connected 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 is provided by
buses. Vehicles are also available on hire. Taxis
are available for getting around Gangtok. Sikkim
helicopter service operates sight-seeing flights to
different points in Sikkim |
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