Meet shared taxi or pre-booked private car for the 4–5 hour drive to Gangtok; this gets you into Sikkim with good time to settle in. Roads can be winding so plan for stops en route.
Simple, reliable café on MG Road offering sandwiches, local momos and budget-friendly meals; good for the first relaxed meal and to sample local flavours.
Shared jeep or tour departs early; Tsomgo Lake is at high altitude and typically visited 9:00–16:00 — permits processed through Gangtok tourism office prior to departure.