so changed the itinerary a few times. While other agents kept providing me random itienaries on their own, rather than my requests, Mr. Amol from Round the Corner (RTC) frequently communicated with me to design an itinerary which was confortable and covered major locations while providing adequate rest beteen different travels. It must be noted that the hill roads and times indicated by google maps are grossly wrong - atleast in sikkim. The roads Google shows often are not motorable and times indicated are short by 2 hours. Trust the Driver and no one else. We had planned for Bagdogra-Gangtok-Lachen-Lachung-Gangtok-Pelling-Bagdogra. Just 2 weeks before our trip, there was a Dam burst in upper Sikkim and major floods. After waiting for a few days to assess the situation, He called and we decided to change the itinerary to leave out the flood affected Lachen/Lachung and added Darjeeling instead. Once the trip started, his colleague - Mr Progess Bhujel took over the coordination. He would call daily to check how we were doing, provide detailed plan for the next day, send driver details and also share tips about local attractions to see. On his own he would also arrange call to hotel at the destination city so that we could pre-order our dinner while were still in the car. This way we would have dinner ready by the time we reach the hotel, since most hotels stop taking orders by 8:30. Such care! The hotels provided by them were very good. They were no-frills hotel but the rooms and maintenance was excellent!. In Gangtok the room had a view of the entire valley. In Pelling Kanchanjunga was clearly visible from the room balcony from very close. We could see Sunrise over the peak right from our bed !, the same was the case with the hotel in Darjeeling. Excellent choice of rooms! Since we were travelling with kids he was more concerned about them getting motion sickness than were, but thanks to half tablet of 'Avomine' in the morning, neither my wife not kids had any problems. For the trip to Nathula pass, permits have to be made. He asked us to send a copy of our documents a week before the trip. So the permits were all prepared and ready when we came. So when we went to Nathula, the driver just stopped for 10 minutes at the permit office, picked up our permits and we were on our way - while we could see several other tourists and cars waiting anxiously and lining up for theirs. Good planning by RTC! I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the Drivers and cars changed with each leg of the journey. I feel this was actually good - because this way the driver was not away from his home for too long and in some cases could go to his home at night after dropping us off at the hotel. The drivers and cars provided were also very good. The roads are narrow and curvy and ofen have space for only one vehicle. The drivers were polite, very experienced and would not show any sign of road-rage/un necessary overtaking. Instead would halt some distace away from the narrow spots to allow the vehicles coming in opposite direction to pass, infact even got down to help other drivers stuck on the road. We saw this civilized driving in most divers in Sikkim - which is a stark contrast to the crazy driving in Mumbai. In one leg of our trip we had to go from Gangtok-Namchi-Ravangla-Pelling. While most of the roads in Sikkim are quite good and well mainted, The one from Ravangla to Pelling is bad and almost a big crater and landslide ridden dirt road right at the edge of the cliff. By the time we left from Ravangla it was already dark (it gets dark by 5:30 PM), but the driver was extremely skilled and drove through that road with great skill and even helped a fellow driver change his tire on the way! Hotel Reviews: Gangtok-Alpine Hill retreat. The Hotel is a simple, clean and well maintained hotel with a decent restaurant. The room provided had an excellent view of the entire Gangtok Valley. The staff was very attentive and courteous. The common areas were very aesthetically decorated and gave a feel of the Tibetian vibe. The Hotel is on a quite road a bit away from the main city center, but is still fairly well connected. Gangtok city itself is very beautiful with lots of tourist attractions. I will not list the attractions here - you can see them in other blogs. The city has well maintained roads and is very clean. Pelling - Rufina Palm Bliss: The Hotel is a simple, clean and well maintained hotel with a decent restaurant. The room provided had an excellent view of Mt. Kanchanjunga from our room balcony from very close. It seemed not more than 50-60 km from there!. We could see Sunrise over the peak right from our bed! Pelling is a tourist city full of Hotels and restaurants, still very well maintained and clean. Darjeeling - Sumitel Suites: This hotel is actually a part of mall by the same name. Its rooms, restaurant, lobby etc are spread across various floors of the mall. The Hotel is a simple, clean and well maintained hotel with a decent restaurant. The room provided had an excellent view of Mt. Kanchanjunga. Darjeeling city by itself was bit of a turn-off, possibly because we were coming from Pelling Sikkim which was gorgeous!. Darjeeling has narrow roads, excessive traffic, one way roads, haphazard construction and occasional piles of trash. The famous 'Toy train' was the biggest turn off for me. It was exhorbitant - Rs 1000 or 1500 per person depending on whether you choose Diesel or Steam engine. Frankly it doesn't matter. while inside the train you don't see the engine, and several trains travel together, so you can always take photos with steam engine of another train at the stops. Strongly recommend advance booking through IRCTC, else you may not get it at all - over the counter. The Train would surely have been excellent in olden days as it could travel along the mountain edges - BUT now there is rampant construction on either side of the railway track, so the Mountain/valley is hardly visible, there are shops almost touching the track. Sadly the Toy train experience has been reduced to a Kolkata Tram. Avoidable. We did not do the ropeway, possibly that may be better. The 'Tea garden' visit was just a 100 m walk on a trail littered with packets of eatables and some tourists taking photos in local costumes. For most other attractions, the parking is far off/ or have no parking, so one has to walk long distances - so not suitable for older parents. the attractions themselves are very good though, especially the Zoo and montaineering institute, tiger point.

d presented the plan for Darjeeling and Kalimpong - the first night at Darjeeling hotel was not per my requirements - too small room and it in no way was a 3 star hotel. The transfer vehicles were agreed to be either Dzire or Innova/ Xylo however the agent was not fully aware about it. My transfer was delayed from Darjeeling to Pelling due to unavailability of vehicle, they sent me the vehicle at 2 pm and that ruined the whole day - my sightseeing of Pelling for 1st day was not possible as the vehicle came in late and we reached Pelling at around 7-7:30 pm. I had escalated the situation to Travel Triangle representative who was very cold and never responded to my concern. Attached is the snap of lack of responsiveness of Travel Triangle representative. I am very disappointed with Travel Triangle representative's approach, they had left us on the mercy of the travel agent and had never coordinated with me. This was a very bad experience; my previous 3 experiences were much better. Based on this experience with travel triangle I would never recommend my friends and family to get services from them. It is a waste of money to have them; it would be rather better to directly connect with a travel agent and pay less to them.

rip was completely hassle free, Everything happened properly according to the plan and there was no deviation from it, thanks to the near perfect planning from Preethi & her Team, very professionally executed . Sikkim is such a beautiful place and would definitely recommend everyone to visit the Nature with the help of back to holidays.

y were very happy with services and trip, the drivers are very nice in sikkim and provided very good services and care to the family throughout the trip. hotels are very nice but only improvements need in food as food was average! There was sudden change in the climate and started heavy raining in north sikkim which cause land slide on the road . But driver was well experienced he drove the car very carefully and safely dropped the family to the hotel and next day also he took all precautions to drive them back to gangtok with safely with that extreme road conditions. Hats off to the driver

nd straightforward — all the terms and agreements were clearly explained and handled professionally.

s all the good spots, and we had a comfortable journey.

even more enjoyable with his knowledge and assistance.

tions was taken care of, making the whole trip stress-free. Highly recommend for anyone looking for reliable and efficient service!

ss breakfast, no hot water, broken toilet accessories.

tourist, some inconvenience. Double-check with them regarding the cab vendor; otherwise, everything was fine and perfect. Thanks to Nanda for providing support. Lachung is truly a beautiful place, and the drivers were kind and helpful. While a bit more local knowledge would have been beneficial, the experience was still positive.

was very good, they helped whenever needed and we enjoyed a lot. Special thanks to Khushhali and Preeti for helping us and guiding us. The drivers were also very good and their behaviour was so amazing and the total of our trip was tremendous. Sikkim is such a beautiful state. Thanks again to Preeti!

am engine toy train ride in darjeeling but rather they provided diesel engine ride and no satisfaction reply provided by agent. They should morally refund my difference amount. I got cheaper deal but since they had already agreed to my demands I decided to go with vacation venue instead of ditching team Snow fall near TSOMGO lake

demanded more money to drop on locations. The services of travel agent good but i m disappointed the travel agent should mention or tell everything( like where the cab driver will drop or not pickup from any reason) before trip started so that the travellers will prepared of disturbance midst trip. And overall the good experience of trip. Enjoy a lot in green State of India Sikkim

t was a good travel experience

n availability of pure vegetarian food and getting accommodation near to all shopping places. It was managed by Ms.Preeti and team so nicely that we didn't face any issues with food and accommodation. The travel management starting from picking from Bagdogra till dropping back to Bagdogra was no match. With all due respect, thanks to Ms. Preeti and team of Back2Holidays for making our tour experience enjoyable and memorable and hastlefree. Thanks once again for all your efforts. Keep going. Looking forward for many such tours with your team.

teous, friendly & professional to speak to. I was offered a good price for the package although there are still some definite areas of improvement for the travel agency like understanding the customer profile, travel history & preferences, knowing the on ground situation & accordingly advising client tweaks & adjustments in package details. Eg, Cab drivers expected us to leave for sightseeing at 8 am in the morning but hotel breakfast timings start from 8 or 830 leading to unsatisfactory experience; NH closure to a destination led to extremely bad alternate road being taken which could have been informed beforehand & suggested for Cab upgrade to not suffer from bad roads in a Bolero like vehicle etc. and others like this. Finally, if you wish to cover East, West & North Sikkim, you must have atleast 9 days to enjoy the place stress free. Hopping from one place to another is not a good idea for this destination.

s We had booked a Gangtok/Darjeeling trip for 5 nights 6 days with 4 adults and 2 small kids from Travel Triangles and with Bina Travels Tour Agent. There were few issues and lot of good things which happened during the trip. …More Vipin Nair Local Guide·7 reviews·5 photos 2 months ago I had booked a 8N/9D package with Bina travels for Sikkim & Darjeeling. The entire trip was really very enjoyable. Me & my family had a very good time. The only part where they could have done better were the hotel rooms in Pelling. Also we …More Photo 1 in review by Vipin Nair Photo 2 in review by Vipin Nair Photo 3 in review by Vipin Nair Photo 4 in review by Vipin Nair Jayaprasad Rao 216 reviews·346 photos 3 months ago Excellent Part: I wasn't aware of Travel Triangle before, but I discovered them while searching for Sikkim tour packages online. After making an inquiry, I received calls from Bina Travels and another company. Unlike the other company, Bina …More Photo 1 in review by Jayaprasad Rao Photo 2 in review by Jayaprasad Rao Photo 3 in review by Jayaprasad Rao Photo 4 in review by Jayaprasad Rao+10

is very professional and they were readily available to handle all our queries. Also the cab driver which they provided us was humble and polite. Would recommend to everyone.