6-Day Private Tour to Gangtok and Darjeeling from Kolkata Including Train Ride in Ghum
HIGHLIGHTS
- - Ganjan Monastery
- - Ganesh Tok
- - Tashi view point
DETAILS
Company Name: Viator
Price per person: USD 1372.5
Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights hours
Departure Point: Kolkata
Return Point: Kolkata
Type of Tour: Multi-Day Tour
Day 1: Kolkata – Bagdogra – Darjeeling ( D ) After pickup from your Kolkata hotel, you’ll be taken to the airport for your pre-booked or included flight ( if option selected ) to Bagdogra. When you land, you’ll be driven to Darjeeling for hotel check-in and dinner. Overnight: 4-star or 5-star hotel in Darjeeling Day 2: Darjeeling ( B, D ) Early in the morning, your guide will drive you to Ghum. When you get to this small hilly area, take a train ride on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ( 'Toy Train' ) -- the highest railway station in India and a UNESCO World Heritage Site -- up to the summit, Tiger Hill. You’ll be met here with a spectacular sunrise over the Himalayas, with rays projected beautifully on Mt Kanchenjunga. Your guide will also take you to Ghum Monastery and Batasia Loop War Memorial. Here, enjoy a gorgeous panoramic view of Darjeeling with Kanchenjunga and the snowy mountains as a backdrop. Return to the bottom of the mountain by Jeep and arrive back at your hotel for breakfast. In the afternoon, take a half-day sightseeing tour with your guide. Drive around Darjeeling and visit the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, which has a successful breeding program for snow leopards, endangered Himalayan wolves and red pandas. Continue to the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, which offers courses in mountaineering, and the Tibetan Refugee Self-help Center, a rehabilitation center for local Tibetan refugees. In the evening, take a guided walk through the Mall area, full of food stalls, markets and shops where you can purchase any souvenirs that catch your eye ( own expense ) . After your tour, head back to your hotel for dinner. Overnight: 4-star or 5-star hotel in Darjeeling Day 3: Darjeeling – Gangtok ( B, D ) After breakfast, enjoy a scenic 3-hour drive to Gangtok, the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim located in the eastern Himalayan range. When you arrive, check in to your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day to relax or explore at your leisure. Return to your hotel for dinner. Overnight: 4-star or 5-star hotel in Gangtok Day 4: Gangtok ( B, D ) Start your day with breakfast before embarking on a half-day sightseeing tour with your guide. Visit Rumtek Monastery, also called the Dharmachakra Chakra Center, which is currently the largest monastery in Sikkim and home to a community of Tibetan Buddhist monks. Here, see several sacred Buddhist relics, some of which date back to the 16th century. Then, visit the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, which promotes research on Tibetan religion, history, language, art and culture. Marvel at the main building’s imposing style of Sikkimese architecture, and then enter to browse a large collection of Buddhist books, manuscripts and fascinating artifacts. Learn from your guide how devotees and pilgrims come here from all over the world to pray and chant mantras. Your guide can offer recommendations on where to have lunch. Afterward, head to Enchey Monastery -- said to have been a residence of the deities Khangchendzonga and Yabdean -- where you’ll see images of Buddhist gods and goddesses. Next, at the Government Institute of Cottage Industry, peruse various traditional items like wooden masks and carved tables, and learn how this center was established for the preservation of traditional arts and crafts of Sikkim. Head back to your hotel for dinner. Overnight: 4-star or 5-star hotel in Gangtok Day 5: Gangtok – Bagdogra – Kolkata ( B, D ) After breakfast, your guide will drive you back to Bagdogra to board your pre-booked or included flight ( if option selected ) back to Kolkata. Upon arrival, you’ll be taken to your hotel. Enjoy free time to explore Kolkata on your own or relax at the hotel Overnight: 4-star or 5-star hotel in Kolkata Day 6: Kolkata ( B ) Your check-out time is noon, so you have all morning to relax or sightsee on your own. You’ll then be taken to the airport for your departure flight.
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