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Day 6: Today After breakfast the trek
starts from Zema to Tallem altitude (3468m).
5-6 hours walk along the Zemu River towards
west. The going in this section is usually
slow as the path travels through water
logged Rhododendron thickets and fallen tree
trunks. Lunch at Tallem and in the afternoon
free for excursion in the area. Overnight at
Camp. |
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Day 7: Tallem to
Jakthang (3176m) 4-5 hours walk. Trek from
Tallem to Jakthang. This route is a walk in
the paradise passing through at least twenty
different kinds of Rhododendron varying in
colours from white to the deepest red and in
height from trees of 6m to scrubs of not
more than a foot. Lunch at Camp. |
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Day 8: Jakthang to
Yabuk (3978m) 4- 5 hours walk. The path to
Yabuk climbs through the forest and after
about three hours of steady walking you
reach the snout of the Zemu glacier. Lunch
at Camp. |
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In the afternoon free for excursion in the
area. |
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Day 9: Yabuk to
Rest Camp (4570m) 5 Hours Walk. The path
from Yabuk to Rest Camp follows the Zemu
Glacier; the path is mainly over boulders.
As the trail opens into the valley the great
peaks come into view. The Rest Camp is
situated just opposite Mt Siniolchu which is
one of the most beautiful and graceful peaks
in Sikkim. |
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Day 10: Rest Camp
to Green Lake (5050m) 4-5 Hours walk.The
trail from Rest Camp gently climbs up the
valley. On a clear day this is one of the
most beautiful walks in the Himalaya. Mt
Siniolchu, Simvo, Twin Peaks, Nepal Peak and
The Khangchendzonga are some of the giants
that dominate the horizon. The Camp at Green
Lake Plain. |
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Day 11: Rest Day
for sight seeing at Green Lake. Spend the
day lazing in the sun watching the panoramic
view of the Great Mountains of Sikkim. Climb
for about an hour or so to the hill behind
the Green Lake one will come to a high point
where you will get the grandest view of the
Mt Khangchendzonga divide and the distant Mt
Chomolhari in Bhutan. |
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