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For Dzongri and Goechala Trek and tour-min 2 persons are required to obtain
the permits, however the overhead cost burden will be lighter if the group is of
min 4 and above. The present relaxed rule lays down requirement of minimum 2
persons in a group to visit restricted and protected areas. Any alterations of
route or decision of the guide enroute will be in the interest of the group and
Trek Guides decision will be final and binding.
Darjeeling town is strung out over a ridge, just a valley away from Sikkim.
It still attracts traditional tourist for its well touted tea gardens and the
old British Raj residual charms. Until beginning of the 18th century the area
was under Sikkimese Raja. Then after the invasion of Gurkhas from Nepal, the
British East India Company intervened and acquired concession of the area from
the Raja of Sikkim to set up a sanitarium for its troops due to its favorable
weather conditions. Development was rapid with Tea Garden and trade with Tibet
and India. Today, almost 50 years after the British regime, Darjeeling still
flourishes with tea gardens and seasonal tourist and retains to this day the old
charm and flavor of that "never ending Victoria era
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