Day 01 Arrive
Calcutta and transfer to hotel in city.
CALCUTTA : Flower seller beside the misty, ethereal Hooghly River; the majestic
sweep of the Maidan; the arrogant bulk of the Victoria Memorial; the superb collection of
archaeological Memorial; the superb collection of archaeological treasures exhibited in
the Indian Museum. They're all part of this amazing city.
Day 02 Sightseeing of Calcutta,
visiting: BOTANICAL GARDENS - VICTORIAL MEMORIAL - ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL -
OCHTERLONY MONUMENT - EDEN GARDENS - BELUR MATH .
Day 03
Fly Calcutta Guwahati.
Overnight in hotel.
GUWAHATI : Capital of the state, Guwahati
is on the banks of the Brahmaputra river. It has many ancient Hindu temples but its main
importance is as a gateway to the north-east and the wildlife reserves.
Day 04 Drive Guwahati
Kaziranga. Overnight in hotel.
KAZIRANGA : North-east of Gawahati, on
the banks of the Brahmaputra river, is the Kaziranga wildlife reserve, famous for the last
major home of Rhinoceros unicornis. The park also has wild Gaur
(buffalo), deer, elephants, tigers, bears and many water bird species including
Pelicans, which breed here. One of the standard ways of observing the wildlife is
from the elephant-back
Day 05 and 06 In
Kaziranga to explore.
Day 07 Fly Kaziranga
- Guwahati
and Guhawati - Calcutta - Darjeeling.
DARJEELING : Straddling a ridge at 2134 m and surrounded by tea plantations on all sides, Darjeeling has been
a very popular hill station since the British. Here you will find yourself surrounded
by mountain people from all over the eastern Himalaya who have
come to work, to trade or - in the case of the
Tibetans as refugees.
Day 08 Sightseeing of Darjeeling,
TIGER HILL : The highest spot in the area at 2590 m, Tiger Hill
is near Ghoom, about 11 km from Darjeeling. The hill is famous for
its magnificent dawn views over Kanchenjunga and other
eastern Himalayan peaks. On a clear day even Mt.
Everest is visible.
GHOOM BUDDHIST MONASTERY : This is
probably the most famous monastery in Darjeeling. It enshrines an
image of the Maitreya Buddha (the coming Buddha). Foreigners are allowed
to enter the shrine and take photograph.
HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE & MUSEUMS.
Day 09 Drive Darjeeling Gangtok. Overnight
in hotel.
GANGTOK : (1500 m)
meaning "Hilltop", is the capital of Sikkim and has a
population of around 30,000.
Day 10 Sightseeing of Gangtok, visiting : HANDICRAFT CENTRE -
ENCHEY MONASTERY - DO-DRUL CHORTEN - RESERCH INSTITUTE OF
TIBETOLOGY .
TASHI VIEW POINT : Situated along the north Sikkim highway, from this point you get a
breathtaking view of Mount KHANGCHENDZONGA and Mount SINIOLCHU - the most
graceful peak in the world. Youll find it hard to believe that this is for real -
and not a painting youre looking at.
Day 11 Drive Gangtok
Bagdogra to catch flight to Delhi and onwards flight back home. |