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Day 01: Arrive Calcutta
Arrive Calcutta in the early morning & transfer to
hotel. Late afternoon visit National Museum, Eden
Garden, Victoria Memorial & Flower Market. Overnight
hotel.
Day 02: Calcutta - Darjeeling
 After
breakfast transfer to domestic airport to catch flight
for Baghdogra. Arrive and drive to Darjeeling - 05 hours
drive. Overnight at hotel
Day 03: In Darjeeling
Sightseeing of Darjeeling visiting: Himalayan
mountaineering institute, Tibetan refugee centre, tea
factory & tea gardens. Optional: Late afternoon Joy
Train ride upto Ghoom. Overnight hotel.
Day 04: Darjeeling - Pemyangtse
Early morning we will get up before dawn and drive to
tiger hill to see the sun rise on Kanchenjunga. Return
to hotel en route visit Ghoom Monastery. Late morning
depart
for Pemyangtse (Pelling). Overnight at hotel.
Day 05: Pemyangtse - Gangtok
Morning visit Pemyangtse Monastery and depart
for Gangtok. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06: In Gangtok
Morning visit: Phodang & Labrang Monasteries.
Afternoon visit: Enchay monastery,
Handicraft center, Institute of Tibetology & Namgyal
Chorten. Overnight at hotel
Day 07: Gangtok - Kalimpong
Drive to Kalimpong en route visit famous Rumtek
Monastery. Check-in hotel followed by short sightseeing
of Kalimpong visiting Durpin Monastery, Pine View
Nursery & Local Bazaar. Overnight at hotel.
Day 08: Kalimpong -
Phuntsholing
After leisurely breakfast we return to plains
along the main road through Assam to reach the Bhutan
frontier at Phuntsholing. Overnight at hotel.
Day 09: Phuntsholing - Paro
A magnificent drive through forest & over the
hills to Paro valley - 06 hrs drive. 0vernight at hotel.
Day 10: In Paro
Sightseeing of Paro visit: Kyichu Jhakhang, national
museum, Drukyel Dzong & Rimpung. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11: Paro - Thimpu
After breakfast depart for Thimpu, the
capital of Bhutan - 03 hrs drive. Afternoon visit golden
Spired memorial Chortan and Tashichho Dzong Overnight at
hotel.
Day 12: Thimpu - Punakha
Depart for Punakha - 04-hrs drive, the
capital of Bhutan untill 1955. Afternoon we shall either
visit the monastery in Punakha Dzong or the one In the
Tashichho Dzong, as the monks commute between the two,
and visit is normally only allowed when they are not in
residence. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13: Punakha - Paro
Drive through a drier land landscape to
Wangdiphrodang. After a good look around Wangdiphrodang
we continue our drive to Paro valley. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 14: Paro - Calcutta
Transfer to Paro Airport for flight to
Calcutta. Upon arrival transfer to hotel followed by
sightseeing tour visit: Jain Temple, Kalighat & Howhra
Bridge. Overnight at hotel.
Day 15: Calcutta - Departure
Transfer to International Airport to connect
flight for onward destination. |
