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| PACKAGE OVERVIEW |
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| Get ready to experience some of the most beautiful places on Earth with this amazing holiday package. Scenic landscapes, authentic tribal culture, lush green jungles, spectacular monasteries, and mind-blowing mountains, all rub shoulders in the East, waiting for you to explore them. Kalimpong, Gangtok, Pelling, and Darjeeling are just some of the places you will see in this amazing experience. |
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 Accommodation on twin sharing basis in Standard room
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Arrival and departure transfers by exclusive appropriate sized non air-conditioned vehicle (ex. New Jalpaiguri / Bagdogra Airport)
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Daily breakfast
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Half-day sightseeing at Kalimpong
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Half-day trip to Tshongu Lake and half-day city tour of Gangtok
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One half-day sightseeing at Pelling
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Two half-day sightseeing at Darjeeling covering 3 and 7 Points by exclusive appropriate sized non air-conditioned vehicle
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All hotel taxes
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| ITINERARY |
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DAY 1: (BAGDOGRA / NEW JALPAIGURI - KALIMPONG)
Welcome on arrival at Bagdogra Airport / New Jalpaiguri Railway Station and transfer to Kalimpong. Evening free for individual activity and leisure, overnight at hotel.
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DAY 2 : KALIMPONG SIGHTSEEING AND TRANSFER TO GANGTOK
In the morning, go on a local sightseeing tour of Kalimpong covering Durpin Dhara, Zong Dog Palri Fo-Brong Monastery and flower and orchid nurseries and Kalimpong market. Come back to hotel before lunch. After lunch, take a transfer from Kalimpong to Gangtok (80 kms / 02 hrs). Located at an altitude of 5500 ft, Gangtok is the capital of the state of Sikkim and is a beautiful and clean town promising of the best monasteries and landscapes. Spend the evening at leisure. Stay overnight at hotel.
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DAY 3: GANGTOK SIGHTSEEING
In th morning, go on a half day sightseeing tour of Gangtok, covering Chortan, Stupa, Institute of Tibetology (closed on Sunday) Institute of Handicrafts and Handlooms (closed on Sunday). After lunch, visit Roomtek Monastery & Dharma Chakra Centre (24 kms/45 mins): the sect of the Kagyu order.
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DAY 4: EXCURSION TRIP TO TSOMGO LAKE
Go on a half day trip to Tsomgo lake (12,400 ft) in the morning, which is only 32 kms from away from Gangtok. The lake is almost about one km long, oval in shape and 15 mtrs deep. The lake is considered sacred by the local people. Spend the evening at Gangtok at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.
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DAY 5: GANGTOK TO PEMAYANGTSE
In the morning, take transfer to Pemayangtse (123 kms/6.5 hrs). En route visit Ravangla - a small township in South Sikkim, located at an altitude of 6,800 ft. Pemayangtse is a very small Himalayan village in West Sikkim. Pelling is the nearest motorable point from Mt. Kanchendzonga, world's 3rd highest peak, which offers a good sunrise and all day long view of Khangchendzonga and the entire Eastern Himalayan range.
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DAY 6: PEMAYANGTSE SIGHTSEEING
After breakfast, go for half day sightseeing in an around Pemayangtse, covering Rimbi Falls, Sacred Khechodpalri Lake, Kanchendzonga Falls, Rimbi Power Project and Pemayangtse Monastery - the 2nd oldest monastery of Sikkim. Return to hotel for lunch and spend the evening at leisure.
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DAY 7 : PEMAYANGTSE TO DARJEELING
In the morning, take a transfer to Darjeeling. En-route visit Pemayangtse Monastery (128 kms/5 hrs). Once the summer capital of India, Darjeeling is a land of infinite variety and charm. It offers nature in its virgin best, along with the hospitality of the charming Himalayan people. It is the place of Dorje, the mystic thunderbolt of the Lama-Religion. Surrounded by tea gardens, this little town faces some of the Himalayas highest peaks. Take a rest and then a walk around town to appreciate the new culture you are in. Stay overnight at hotel.
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DAY 8: DARJEELING SIGHTSEEING
Early in the morning, go to Tiger Hill to watch the spectacular sunrise and its amazing effects on Mt. Kanchendzonga (World's 3rd highest peak). On your way back, visit Ghoom Monastery and Batashia Loop War Memorial. After breakfast at the hotel, followed by half day local sightseeing covering Padmaja N. Zoological Garden (closed on Thursday), Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (closed on Thursday), Tibetian Refugee Self-help Center (closed on Sunday) visit the Mall and Local Market (closed on Thursday). Spend the evening Free for shopping and individual activity, overnight at hotel.
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DAY 9: DARJEELING - BAGDOGRA / NEW JALPAIGURI
In the morning, take a transfer to Bagdogra Airport / New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (95 kms/ 3 hrs) for your onward journey. End of tour.
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| PHOTO GALLERY |
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Gangtok Do Drul Chorten
Do Drul Chorten at Gangtok
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