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11 DAYS EXPLORE
DARJEELING AND SIKKIM CALCUTTA / BAGDOGRA / MAKAIBARI / DARJEELING /
KALIMPONG / LAVA
DAY 01
KOLKATA / BAGDOGRA - MAKAIBARI
ARRIVE AT CALCUTTA AND THEN FLY TO BAGDOGRA BY IC AFTERNOON FLIGHT.
UPON ARRIVAL, MEETINGA AND ASSISTANCE AT THE AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO
MAKAIBARI TEA ESTATE (40 KMS, 1 & 1/2 HRS DRIVE). CHECK-IN UPON
ARRIVAL. GO FOR A FACTORY TOUR IN THE AFTERNOON. DINNER AND
OVERNIGHT AT TEA ESTATE.
DAY 02
MAKAIBARI
AFTER BREAKFAST, TAKE A WALKING TOUR OF THE TEA STATE, AND LATER, A
LOCAL TOUR OF KURSEONG. LUNCH, DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT TEA ESTATE.
DAY 03
MAKAIBARI - DARJEELING
AFTER BREAKFAST, TRANSFER TO DARJEELING BY CAR (30 KMS, 01 HRS).
AFTER LUNCH, TAKE A LOCAL TOUR OF DARJEELING AND EXPLORE THE BAZAAR.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY 06
DARJEELING - KALIMPONG
GET UP EARLY (0430 HRS), FOR SUNRISE VIEW OF HIMALAYAN PEAKS,
INCLUDING MOUNT KHANGCHENDZONGA AND EVEREST GROUP. RETURN TO HOTEL
AND HAVE YOUR BREAKFAST. TRANSFER TO KALIMPONG (51 KMS, 02 HRS
DRIVE). STAY AT GURUDOGMA HOUSE, AND TAKE A LOCAL TOUR. EXPLORE THE
BAZAAR IN THE EVENING. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT GUEST HOUSE.
DAY 07
KALIMPONG - LAVA
AFTER BREAKFAST, DRIVE THROUGH VIRGIN FORESTS TO THE TINY HAMLET OF
LAVA NEAR BHUTAN BORDER. TAKE A TOUR OF THE BUDDHIST MONASTERY.
DRIVE-CUM-TREK TO SAMAR PLATEAU THROUGH VIRGIN FORESTS, FLORA ETHNIC
HAMLETS AND AN ISOLATED CATHOLIC MISSION, REACHING THE FARM HOUSE
AFTER 06 HRS. LUNCH ENROUTE. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT FARM HOUSE.
DAY 08
LAVA
BASED AT FARM HOUSE, EXPLORE THE SAMTHAR PLATEAU ON FOOT TAKING A
PEEP AT THE LOCAL LIFE STYLE. BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER AND OVERNIGHT
AT FARM HOUSE
DAY 09 LAVA
A FULL DAY'S TREK TO THE MOTE LEPCHA TRIBAL LIFE STYLE, VISIT A 100
YEARS' OLD LEPCHA TEMPLE AND MEET LOCAL FOLKS. BREAKFAST, LUNCH,
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT FARM HOUSE.
DAY 10 LAVA -
KALIMPONG
TREK BACK TO KALIMPONG ALONG RILFI VALLEY PASSING THROUGH FORESTS,
MOUNTAINS, STREAMS, WATERFALLS OLCTYLE FARM HOUSES, AND TERRACES.
ENJOY A SOCIAL EVENING. BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT
FARM HOUSE.
DAY 11
KALIMPONG - BAGDOGRA / KOLKATA
CHECK-OUT FROM THE HOTEL AFTER BREAKFAST AND DRIVE TO BAGDOGRA (79
KMS, 2 & 1/2 HRS DRIVE). HAVE SOME REFRESHMENTS AT THE AIRPORT. FLY
TO CALCUTTA BY AFTERNOON FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL AT CALCUTTA, MEETING
AND ASSISTANCE AT THE AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL OR CONNECT
YOUR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT.
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