Drive from Darjeeling to Gangtok || Drive from Darjeeling to Gangtok (72 miles, 4-5 hrs)
The road from Darjeeling climbs up to Ghoom and takes a diversion along steep and winding road through Takdah forest block and Peshok tea garden until the tropical Teesta valley. From here the road follows the Teesta river all the way to Rangpoo and cross over to Sikkim. From Rangpoo it is a gradual climb to the ridge town of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.