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07 DAYS EXPERIENCE
DARJEELING & SIKKIM
CALCUTTA / DARJEELING
/ GANGTOK / KALIMPONG / CALCUTTA
DAY 01
CALCUTTA /
DARJEELING
ARRIVE AT CALCUTTA AND THEN FLY TO BAGDOGRA BY IC AFTERNOON FLIGHT.
UPON ARRIVAL, DRIVE TO DARJEELING (93 KMS, 03 HRS DRIVE, ALTITUDE
7000 FT). CHECK-IN AT HOTEL UPON ARRIVAL. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT
HOTEL.
DAY 02
DARJEELING
EARLY MORNING DRIVE TO TIGER HILL (14 KMS, ALTITUDE 8482 FT) TO GET
THE MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF THE SUNRISE OVER "KANCHENJUNGHA" AND THE
GREAT EASTERN HIMALAYAN MOUNTAIN. RETURN TO HOTEL FOR BREAKFAST.
TRANSFER TO DARJEELING STATION FOR THE TOY TRAIN RIDE (IF OPERATING)
UP TO GHOOM MONASTERY TAKING A TURN AT THE BATASIA LOOP. RETURN TO
HOTEL FOR LUNCH. PROCEED FOR A TOUR TO PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN
ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE, TENZING & GOMBU
ROCK, TIBETAN REFUGEE SELF HELP CENTER, WHERE YOU CAN SEE TIBETAN
CRAFTSMAN MAKING TRADITIONAL ITEMS LIKE CARPETS, WOOLEN BOOTS, WOOD
CARVING AND LEATHER GOODS. WATCH A CULTURAL PROGRAM IN THE EVENING
(ONLY FOR GROUPS). DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY 03
DARJEELING / GANGTOK
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST DRIVE TO GANGTOK (98 Kms. APPROX 04 HRS DRIVE,
ALTITUDE 5500 FT). LUNCH UPON ARRIVAL AT HOTEL, REST OF THE DAY
FREE. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY 04
GANGTOK
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST, DRIVE TO TSHANGU LAKE (35 Kms, 2 HRS DRIVE
12,400 FT), A NATURAL LAKE OF SIKKIM WHICH IS REGARDED EXTREMELY
SACRED (SUBJECT TO GET PERMISSION) OR DRIVE TO RUMTEK MONASTERY (23
Kms. 1 ½ HRS DRIVE BOTANICAL GARDENS AND TASHI VIEW POINT. LUNCH
UPON ARRIVAL AT HOTEL. IN THE AFTERNOON, VISIT THE DIRECTIVE OF
HANDICRAFT & HANDLOOMS, ENCHEY MONASTERY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF
TIBETOLOGY. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY 05
GANGTOK / KALIMPONG
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST, DRIVE TO KALIMPONG (75 Kms, 3 Hrs DRIVE,
ALTITUDE 4200 FT) UPON ARRIVAL CHECK INTO HOTEL. AFTER LUNCH VISIT
FLOWER NURSERIES TIBETAN MONASTERIES, GOURIPUR HOUSE, DURPPIN DARA
HILL & DHARMODAYA VIHAR. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY 06
KALIMPONG / CALCUTTA
AFTER BREAKFAST, CHECK-OUT EARLY AND DRIVE TO BAGDOGRA (82 KMS, 03
HRS DRIVE). FLY TO CALCUTTA BY AFTERNOON FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL AT
CALCUTTA, MEETING AND ASSISTANCE AT THE AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO YOUR
HOTEL. TAKE NIGHT CITY TOUR OF CALCUTTA. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT
HOTEL.
DAY 07
KOLKATA
BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL. MORNING FREE TO STROLL IN THE STREETS OF
CALCUTTA OR TAKE A WALKING ARCHITECTURAL TOUR OF DALHOUSIE SQUARE
(OPTIONAL). AFTER EARLY LUNCH TRANSFER TO AIRPORT TO TAKE YOUR
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT.
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