ENCHANTING EAST
6 NIGHTS 7 DAYS
Tour Name : Enchanting East
No. Of Days: 6 Nights 7 Days
Route : Gangtok – Kalimpong – Darjeeling
Day 1 – Mumbai – Kolkata
Board the train from Mumbai CST terminus for Kolkata. Overnight enroute.
Day 2 – Kolkata – NJP
Afternoon arrive at Kolkata. After 3 hrs catch thetrain for NJP. Overnight enroute.
Day 3 – NJP Railway Station – Gangtok (120kms / 4 hrs)
Early morning arrive at NJP railway station transferto Gangtok by NAC car. Evening is free for rest. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 – Gangtok
After breakfaststart for a half day trip to Tsomgo Lake (12400 FT). Also known as Changu Lake,it is only 32 kms from Gangtok city. The lake almost about 1 km long, oval inshape & 50 ft deep. Next visit BabaHarbhajan sing temple next To the lake. Evening free at Gangtok for shopping& individual activities. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 5 – Gangtok
Morning afterbreakfast visit Chortan stupa, Institute of Tibetology, Institute of handicraft& handlooms, Rope way Banjhankari waterfall. Back to the hotel Evening isfree for leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6 – Gangtok – Kalimpong (78kms/03hrs)
After breakfastproceed to Kalimpong, another quite hill station in eastern Himalaya. Kalimpongis famous for its Orchids & nurseries & some of the rarest cactus canbe seen over here. Check in hotel. After lunch proceed for local sightseeing ofKalimpong covering Durpin dara golf course, Zong dong palri, Fo-BrangMonastery, Flower & Orchid nurseries & Kalimpong market. Evening returnto the hotel & overnight stay at hotel.
Day 7 – Kalimpong – Darjeeling (51kms/3hrs)
After breakfastproceed for Darjeeling. Arrival at hotel. Day is free for rest. Overnight athotel.
Day 8 – Darjeeling
Early morning at4:00 proceed to Tiger hill point famous for sunrise over Mt. Kanchendzonga. Onthe way visit Ghoom monastery, Batasia loop, Japanese temple. Back to thehotel.
After breakfastleave for half day sightseeing tour of Darjeeling town visiting Himalayanmountaineering institute, Zoological park (closed on Thursday), Tenzing rock,Tibetian Refuge center (closed on Sunday), tea garden & back to the hotelfor lunch.
Evening is freefor leisure. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 9 – Darjeeling– NJP
After breakfastproceed for the NJP railway station for onward journey to Kolkata.
Day 10 – Kolkata – Mumbai
Arrive at Kolkata,proceed for Mumbai. Overnight enroute.
Day 11 – Mumbai
Arrive at Mumbai.