Sikkim:
A former kingdom , Sikkim is now the 22nd State of India . It is rooted to the Himalayan Massif like a scale on the neck of a Dragon. The various ethnic groups have their own nomenclature - the Nepalese call it “Sukhim” or “New Home”, to the Tibetans it is known as “Denzong” or “the Valley of Rice”, and to the Lepchas, Sikkim’s original inhabitants , it means “Nye-Mal-Ale” or “Heaven”.

The state’s 64-km width is squeezed between the mountainous kingdoms of Bhutan and Nepal to the east and west respectively. The high plateau of China’s province of tibet lies 40-km to the north and India’s Bengal state to the south. Within Sikkim’s 113-km north - south delineation the altitude rises steeply from 253m to 8,595 (800 ft to 28,199 ft) and encompass allmost all the climatic zones found on earth.

Sikkim is divided into four districts - East, West, North and South. The most populated area is the eastern district which contains the capital town Gangtok, followed by the southern and western districts , and finally the sparsely populated northern area with its inhospital climate and steep ridges.

Things to do in Sikkim:

  - Mounatineering
  - River Rafting
  - Sikkim Trekking

Darjeeling:
Darjeeling is the Queen of India's hill stations. Its setting is one of incomparable beauty. A Victorian town of old world charm 'discovered' by the British, it is almost completely surrounded by fragrant tea gardens which seem to flow over the layered slopes like emerald swells on a rough sea. These are in turn interspersed by untamed jungle of Fern and Bamboo, groves of sweet smelling Coniferous trees and hamlets lost and which may be the finest this earth has to offer, It hits one like Darjeeling's true name, “Dorje Ling”, or 'Place of the Thunderbolt'.

Part Victorian holiday resort, part major tea-growing centre, Darjeeling straddles a ridge 2,200m up in the Himalayas and almost 600-km north of Kolkata. Its been more than 50 years since the British departed, still the town remains as popular as ever with holiday-makers from the plains, and promenades such as the Mall and the Chowrasta still burst with life.

Toy Train & Tea Gardens of Darjeeling India:
Tea GardensAlthough one can reach Darjeeling after-hour drive up a steep and winding road from Siliguri, the most exciting and nostalgic form of transportation is the Toy Train. This ' marvel of engineering' was inaugurated in 1881 and is the world's highest track railway. The miniature steam train huffs, puffs and toots as it wrestles its way up a vertical track of blind curves and loops in nine hours. Your Darjeeling travel is incomplete till the time you enjoy a ride in this toy train.

Tea gardens blanket the lower slopes. To the world's tea fanciers, Darjeeling is a name synonymous with prized perfection. Introduction in the 1840s, there are now 84 gardens of which Happy Valley and Lopchu are instantly recognisable to the connoisseur for their special fragrance. As the train nears Kurseong, the mid-point of the journey, it parallels the road, which is lined with tiny shop-houses, and tea stalls. Most, leach-infested forests of Oak, Ilex and Magnolia trees, dripping moss and brilliantly hued Orchids, encroach at every turn.

Things to do in Darjeeling:

  - Trekking in Darjeeling
  - Kayaking & Canoeing
  - River Rafting

Ladakh:
The flight into Leh, the capital of Ladakh, is an unforgettable experience - over the dramatic expanse of the Himalayas - for Ladakh straddles four main ranges - the great Himalayan, Zanskar, Ladakh and the Karakoram. This is the highest inhabited region in India and the River Indus with its tributaries, slice their way through the ranges.

Remote though it is, Ladakh has never been totally isolated. Over the centuries the trade route from India to central Asia passed through this area undeterred by its high passes and desert landscape. Caravans carrying spices, brocades, pearls, carpets and more mundane merchandise like salt and tea took just two months to cover the distance from Amritsar in the Punjab to the central Asian towns of Varkand and Khotan! Leh and Kargil on this ancient route developed then into centres of trade.

Things to do in Ladakh:

  - Trekking in Ladakh
  - Jeep Safari
  - Motorbike Safari
  - Mountain Biking
  - Mountaineering
  - River Rafting