Eastern Himalayan Experience

Kolkata – Darjeeling – Pelling – Gangtok – Kalimpong – Kolkata

12 Nights / 13 Days from £1715 per person

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 London to Kolkata (Calcutta)
Depart London Heathrow with Emirates.
Day 2 Kolkata
Arrive Kolkata in the morning and transfer to your hotel for two nights. Kolkatta, the city of joy, is the largest metropolis in India. The city was the capital of the British India till 1912 and still has a Victorian imprint on its structures and streets.
Day 3 Kolkata
Early in the morning visit the flower market on the banks of river Hoogly in Howrah and take a boat cruise (optional). Afternoon tour of the city including the Victoria Memorial, St Paul’s Cathedral, Marble Palace and Indian Museum, with one of the best collections of Indian art.
Day 4 Kolkata to Darjeeling
A short flight to Bagdogra and drive to Darjeeling, often referred to as the queen of Hill stations. Darjeeling is centre of India’s most celebrated tea growing district with picturesque views of the snowy peaks of Kanchenjunga. Stay for three nights.
Day 5 Darjeeling
Early morning drive to Tiger Hill to see Sunrise over the Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga peak, the third-highest mountain in the world (subject to weather conditions). On your return visit Ghoom Buddhist Monastery. Afternoon visit the Observatory hill, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and a local Tea Estate.
Day 6 Darjeeling
Day at leisure with an option to take a toy train ride to Ghoom or Kurseong (subject to train being in service).
Day 7 Darjeeling to Pelling
Morning scenic drive from Darjeeling to Pelling, a pleasant little town with magnificent views. Afternoon visit Pemyangtse Monastery. One night stay.
Day 8 Pelling to Gangtok
Drive to Gangtok, capital of Sikkim, set amidst the clouds and mists of splendorous Himalayas, with colourful lamas, exotic monasteries and prayer flags. Two night stay.
Day 9 Gangtok
Morning visit to Rumtek Monastery, the largest in Sikkim and noted for its carved and painted woodwork. Later visit the Enchey Monastery, Do-Drul Chorten, an imposing white stupa, and the Namgyalak Institute of Tibetology.
Day 10 Gangtok to Kalimpong
A pleasant drive to Kalimpong set among the rolling foothills and deep valleys of the Himalayas. The day is free to visit orchid nurseries, Churches and monasteries, housing a number of rare Tibetan Buddhist scripture. Stay for one night.
Day 11 Kalimpong to Kolkata
Transfer to Bagdogra airport for a short flight to Kolkata. One night stay.
Day 12 Kolkata to London
Morning at leisure. Late afternoon transfer to the airport for your overnight flight with Emirates to London via Dubai.
Day 13 London
Arrive London Heathrow in the morning.
Options
- Nepal: Combine the tour with a visit to Nepal. You fly to Kathmandu from Kolkata.
- Tribal Tour: Extend your stay and explore the tribal areas of Orissa. Tribal tours start from Bhubaneshwar.
Suggested Tour Extensions Hotels On This Tour
Orissa Extension (Konark & Puri)

Price Includes:

Return International & Domestic Flights included as per Itinerary.
All prices are per person.
Featured hotels, on twin sharing room with daily breakfast in Kolkata and Full Board at all other places using base category rooms.
01 Dinner with a local family in Kolkata
Joy ride of toy train in Darjeeling
All surface transfers, sightseeing and excursions by an exclusive air-conditioned car in Kolkata & Non AC at all other places as per the itinerary.
Services of an English accompanying speaking guide and monument fees for sightseeing as per itinerary except in Kolkata where local guide will be provided.
Hotel extensions and other programs can be added on request at extra cost.

Price Excludes:

Visa fee for India.
Expenses of personal nature like laundry, telephones calls, hard & soft drinks & beverages and mineral water etc.
Still and video camera fee at monuments and game parks
Tips anywhere – to drivers, porters, bellboys, guides & waiters etc.
Any items not mentioned in the itinerary and inclusions.

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