Day 1
- Leave Gangtok early in your permit vehicle.
- Tea stop at Chungthang where the rivers meet.
- Stop at Bhim Nala Falls.
- Reach Lachung by evening and rest to adjust to the altitude.
3 days in Lachung and Yumthang Valley
Drive up from Gangtok, spend a full day at Yumthang and Zero Point, then see Lachung before heading back.
Day 2
- Leave Lachung at dawn for Zero Point (Yumesamdong) while the road is clear.
- Drive back down to Yumthang Valley for the meadows.
- Soak or wash hands at the Yumthang hot springs.
- Short stops in Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary on the way to Lachung.
Day 3
- Morning walk up to Lachung Monastery.
- Stroll the village and visit the handicraft centre.
- Drive back to Gangtok, keeping to checkpoint cutoff times.