Green Lake Trek

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The trek to Green Lakes, the base camp of Mount Khangchendzonga on the Zemu glacier is one of the most beautiful trekking trails in Sikkim. Green Lakes doesn’t mean there is a lake, but one will see unbelievable stretch of green frozen glacier, which is known by the name Zemu Glacier. The view of Mt. Sinolchu (6887m) there is no other mountain that can equal Sinolchu in beauty and boldness. As mentioned by Doglas Freshfield, who had seen many mountains on earth, Green Lake trek starts from Zeema 6km ahead of Lachen. Lachen is a beautiful village itself where we set our base of this trek. Gangtok to Lachen is a day’s journey of 5-6hours by tourist jeep).

With the relaxation by the govt. of Sikkim we can get the permit after payment of fees to Home department, with their recommendation we have to apply to the Home department Govt. of India New Delhi and finally a Defence clearance from M.O.D. Delhi is a must. Thus we collect your documents 2months before the trek in order to apply the permits. Required Documents are; Photo copy of your passport details, visa details, 3pc of pp size photo with your home address and your profession back home (Indian visa first)

Day 1

Gangtok-Lachen 3100m 130km 5-6hours drive.

Day 2

Lachen-Tallem,(13km 6-7hours) Drive up to Zema bridge and then start trek to Tallem

Day 3

Tallem-Jakthang (3300m8km 4-5hours)

Day 4

Jakthang-Yabuk (3850 12km 5-6hours)

Day 5

Yabuk-Rest camp (4500m 9km 5hours)

Day 6

Rest camp-Green lake (5050m 8km 4hours)

Day 7

Rest Day at Green Lake:

Day 8

Green Lake-Yabuk: Return journey,

Day 9

Yabuk- Jakthang-Tllem:

Day10

Tallem-Lachen-Gangtok –

Day11

Gangtok-Bagdogra or extended tour to BHUTAN , NEPAL.

** We cannot use too many non local porters from Gangtok.
** All the porters will carry only 25kg, every 4porters will get one more porter for carrying their rations, (Which means for 4porters we have to pay 5heads)
** No matter in how many days lesser we complete the trek, yet we have to pay for 10days.
** Porter wages are very high due to local contract System.