HELP Sikkim Goecha la trek with Gangtok and Kalimpong

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Come and join this trek to raise funds for the charity Himalayan Education Lifeline Project (“HELP”)! This Charity Challenge is open to everyone. Jim Coleman, the founder of HELP, will also join the group on this special trek in October 2008.

The aim of HELP is to enable young people from poor communities in the Himalayas to improve their employment opportunities through education and in so doing enhance not only their own standard of living, but also that of their extended families and of the wider communities they come from.

You will also get the chance to visit one of schools in Sikkim supported by HELP near the Kwezing homestay on Day 3 of the itinerary. For more information on HELP take a look at their website http://www.help-education.org/

This is a varied journey from visiting the hill station of Gangtok to trekking in the lush forests of Sikkim and into the high alpine environment below Kanchenjunga. Sikkim is famous for its large variety of flora especially its orchids of which they are over 600 species.

This beautiful trek starts in sub-tropical forests, passes through pasturelands of grazing yaks and reaches the Goecha la, at just under 5,000m, opposite the eastern flank of Mt Kanchenjunga. There are many other impressive mountains seen on this trek including Kabru, Rathong and Pandim.

If you would like more information about this trip click here to download the Trip Dossier.

"The Goecha La trek was a great experience, in truly amazing scenery and breathtakingly beautiful landscape. Roland and the Mountain Company team's level organisation was faultless and it felt like we were in the hands of a truly professional team from the start to the end of the trek. I look forward to another trek with the Mountain Company next year and would happily recommend them to anyone looking for an adventure in the Himalayas" Ben Webb (UK)

OUTLINE ITINERARY

• Day 1 Arrive Delhi.
• Day 2 Fly to Bagdogra,drive to Gangtok.
• Day 3 Drive to Kewzing homestay (near Ravangla).
  
• Day 4 Drive to Yuksom (1,770m).
  
• Day 5 Trek to Tshoka (3,050m).
• Day 6 Trek to Phidang (3,650m).
  
• Day 7 Trek to Dzongri (3,990m).
• Day 8 Day walk from Dzongri
  
• Day 9 Trek to Onglathang (4,000m)
  
• Day 10 Trek to Goecha la (4,940m) and back to Thangsing.
  
• Day 11 Trek to Tshoka (3,050m).
• Day 12 Trek to Yuksom (1,770m).
• Day 13 Drive to Kalimpong.
  
• Day 14 Drive to Bagdogra and fly back to Delhi.
• Day 15 Sightseeing and fly back home.

Recommended books & maps:

India
Sikkim
Kanchenjunga

Take a look at our other Sikkim itinerary:

Sikkim and Darjeeling Discovery
The Singalila ridge with Darjeeling and Kalimpong