EASTERN HIMALAYAN EXPERIENCE
EASTERN HIMALAYAN EXPERIENCE
If it's lush green scenery, and absolutely breathtaking views you are after, this is definitely the tour for you. There are mountains to see, monasteries to visit, tea plantations to explore, with a little tea tasting to be done as well.
Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim, crowned by the majestic Himalayas, are some of the most magnificent hill stations in the world, with some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world.
Each destination is stunning in its beauty, heritage and history. The saffron clad monks walking serenely to the monasteries is a wonderful sight.
Day 1 Delhi
Met at Delhi International Airport and
transferred to your hotel.
Overnight : Crowne Plaza Gurgaon
Overnight : Crowne Plaza Gurgaon
Day 2 Bagdogra - Darjeeling
After breakfast, transferred to the airport for
your flight to Bagdogra. On arrival drive to
Sourenee. This place has an old world charm
and offers a panoramic vista of mountains, tea
bushes, valleys and streams. Darjeeling, a
famous resort since the British era, is nestled at
over 2000 metres above sea level in the heart
of the tea plantations.
Overnight: Sourenee Tea Estate.
Meals : Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Sourenee Tea Estate.
Meals : Breakfast and Dinner
Day 3 Darjeeling
Today embark on an excursion aboard the
'Toy Train' or little blue train, manufactured
in England in the late 19th century; the cars
are still pulled by steam locomotives. Visit
the Ghoom Monastery. Also visit the
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. Walk in
the zoo park which houses tigers, bears,
panthers, leopards and the famous red
pandas. Travel up the hill of the observatory
crowning the city and enjoy the sunset. Also
visit the monastery Bhutia Basti.
Overnight: Sourenee Tea Estate.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Sourenee Tea Estate.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4 Pemayangtse
Visit the tea estate and factory, followed by
tea tasting. Later depart by road
to Pemayangtse and visit the monastery.
Unlike other monasteries, Pemayangtse
Monastery was meant only for ta-sang'
lamas or pure monks. They were defined
by Lhatsun Chenpo as being of pure
Tibetan race, celibate and without any
physical handicap.
Overnight: Mount Pandim.
Meals : Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Mount Pandim.
Meals : Breakfast and Dinner
Day 5 Gangtok
After breakfast travel by road to Gangtok
and rest of the day is at leisure at your hotel.
Wreathed in clouds, Gangtok, the capital
city of Sikkim is located on a ridge at a
height of 5500 feet. You may choose to visit
MG Marg, which is the main street of
Gangtok town and a great place to chill out.
Overnight: Mayfair Spa Resort & Casino.
Meals : Breakfast
Overnight: Mayfair Spa Resort & Casino.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 6 Gangtok
Visit the Enchey Monastery, built on the site
of the hermitage of a tantric master of the
18th century. Visit the Institute of
Tibetology. Walk through the local market of
Gangtok.
Overnight: Mayfair Spa Resort & Casino.
Meals : Breakfast
Overnight: Mayfair Spa Resort & Casino.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 7 Kalimpong
After breakfast, depart for Kalimpong
en route visit the magnificent Rumtek
Monastery, the largest in Sikkim and seat of
the Karmapa, the spiritual leader. Kalimpong
is a multi-cultural society and one of the
most picturesque destinations in the Eastern
Himalayas.
Overnight: Sinclairs Retreat, Kalimpong.
Meals : Breakfast
Overnight: Sinclairs Retreat, Kalimpong.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 8 Kalimpong
Visit the Monastery of Durpin Dara, and a
remarkable incubator housing more than
1,500 varieties of cactus which have
surprising shapes and flowers.
Overnight: Sinclairs Retreat, Kalimpong.
Meals : Breakfast
Overnight: Sinclairs Retreat, Kalimpong.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 9 Bagdogra - Delhi
After breakfast, transfer by road to Bagdogra
airport to board your flight to Delhi. On arrival
transfer to your hotel.
Overnight : Crowne Plaza Gurgaon
Meals : Breakfast
Overnight : Crowne Plaza Gurgaon
Meals : Breakfast
Day 10 Depart
Transfer to Delhi International Airport for your
onward travel arrangements.
Meals : Breakfast
Meals : Breakfast
This private tour can be tailor-made to your own
specifications with a choice of alternative
accommodation, and duration.