Daily from Nov. to Apr.
FROM USD 840 PP
7 Days / 6 Nights
Highlights of East India
Darjeeling 03 - Gangtok 02 - Kalimpong 01
(ETA: At your arrival flight time, advised) in ‘Darjeeling’ you will be met and transferred to your hotel for checkin.
Overnight: Hotel in Darjeeling.
8am. Today morning you will be picked-up and taken to local Darjeeling Tea plantations for a soft trekking and tea tasting. Next, we begin city tour as we visit 7000ft situated Padmaja Zoological park renowned as the largest high-altitude zoo in India. Later we visit Darjeeling Mountaineering institute and a Tibetan Self-Help Refugee Centre.
Rest of the day free to relax or do your own activities.
Overnight: Hotel in Darjeeling
4am. Today early morning for sunrise, you will be taken for tour of ‘Tiger Hill’ on Hill Jeeps. Later return to Hotel for breakfast.
10am. you will be transferred to ‘Darjeeling Train Station’ be taken for exciting Toy “Hill” Train experience
Darjeeling > Ghum (ETD 1040 Hrs / ETA 1130 Hrs). Enjoy breathtaking views of hills and serene nature as the toy train passes through lush green landscapes to reach its final destination ‘Ghum’.
You will be picked up to do tour of Ghum Monastery. After the tour, you will be driven to back Darjeeling for Relax.
Overnight: Hotel in Darjeeling
8.30am. You will be picked up from your hotel and driven to ‘Gangtok’ the hilltop capital of Sikkim and considered to be one of the last Himalayan Shangri-La's for check in at your hotel. Afternoon free to relax & do your own activities.
Overnight: Hotel in Gangtok
9am. You will be picked up from your hotel and taken for excursion to Rumtek Buddhist Monastery dating back to 18th century, and the famed museum of Namgyal Institute of Tibetology housing ancient artifacts of Buddhism and Tibetan culture.
Later day to leisure or do you own activities
Overnight: Hotel in Gangtok
9am. You will be picked up from your hotel and driven to state West Bengals yet another scenic hill station Kalimpong situated over 1250mtr above sea level. Upon arrival we check-in at Hotel.
2pm. Afternoon we begin sightseeing of Kalimpong, as we visit inside Buddhist monastery Zang Dhok Palri Phodang located atop the Durpin Hill. Next we visit a local Orphanage, School (also known as Dr. Graham’s Home) and the Himalayan Handmade Paper Industry to witness the local papermaking process. After tour we return to Hotel.
Overnight: Hotel in Kalimpong
(ETD: at your flight time, advised) we drive from your hotel to ‘Bagdogra Airport’ to connect onward flight.
NOTES: Check in time at 1400 hrs / Checkout time 1100 hrs at most of the hotels
B means breakfast, L means Lunch and D means Dinner