Tour Overview

• Day 1

  BY AIR – KOLKATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

  Arrive Kolkatta International Airport. Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to hotel in Kolkatta. The city of Calcutta, now called Kolkata, was established by the British in 1690 and was the capital of British India until 1911. It is the proud intellectual capital of India, with a rich contemporary cultural life. The city retains some of India’s most striking colonial buildings, and is also home to the country’s first underground railway. Overnight in Kolkata.

• Day 2

  IN KOLKATA

  After breakfast proceed for full day city tour of Kolkata visiting Jain temple richly decorated with mirrors and Venetian glass mosaics, the Kali temple, and the white marble Victoria Memorial designed in Italian Renaissance-Mughal style. Planned by Viceroy Curzon and referred to both as Curzon’s Folly and the British Taj Mahal it is a museum housing Imperial memorabilia. Drive past the Howrah Bridge, one of the largest cantilever bridges in the world, the Dalhousie Square, Fort Williams, the secretariat building and the Old Court House Street. Also visit the 16 hectare Zoological gardens Overnight in Kolkata

• Day 3

  BY AIR – DELHI / GUWAHATI (9W 2276 – 1345 / 1555 Hrs) ONWARD DRIVE TO KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

  OOn time transfer to domestic airport to board flight for Guwahati. Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to hotel in National Park. Kaziranga National Park lies northeast of Guwahati on the swampy banks of the Brahmaputra river. The 430 sq km park is famous as the last major home of the great one-horned rhino. After the sanctuary was declared a national park the rhino population grew and is presently around 1200.The park also has numerous wild buffalo, sambar, swamp deer, wild boar, elephants and a wide variety of shallow-water fowl. Lunch, Dinner and Overnight in Kaziranga

• Day 4

  IN KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

  Morning and afternoon game viewing; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Overnight in Kaziranga

• Day 5

  IN KAZIRANGA

  Morning and afternoon game viewing Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Overnight in Kaziranga DAY 06 – BY ROAD – KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK / GUWAHATI ONWARD BY TRAIN TO NEW JALPAIGURI On time transfer to Guwahati railway station to board train for New Jalpaiguri. Overnight on board the train

• Day 6

  BY ROAD – KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK / GUWAHATI ONWARD BY TRAIN TO NEW JALPAIGURI

  On time transfer to Guwahati railway station to board train for New Jalpaiguri. Overnight on board the train

• Day 7

  ARRIVE NEW JALPAI GURI – ONWARD BY ROAD TO JALDAPARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

  Meetings and assistance upon arrival and transfer to hotel in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Lunch, Dinner and Overnight in Jaldapara

• Day 8

  IN JALDAPARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

  Morning and afternoon game viewing Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Overnight in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary

• Day 9

  IN JALDAPARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

  Morning and afternoon game viewing Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Overnight in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary

• Day 10

  BY ROAD – JALDAPARA / GANGTOK

  After breakfast drive to Gangtok. Upon arrival check in at hotel in Gangtok. Gangtok (meaning ‘High Hill’) is the capital of Sikkim state and sits on a ridge overlooking the Ranipul river. The scenery is spectacular, with fine views of the Kanchenjunga range. Within the city and its immediate environs are some fascinating places to visit. Overnight in Gangtok

• Day 11

  IN GANGTOK

  After breakfast proceed for city tour of Gangtok visiting Enchey monastery and the Tashiling Secretariat complex. See the Tsuk-La-Khang or Royal chapel located within the palace grounds, where visitors are permitted only for Tibetan New Year. Later pay a visit to the Palden Tondup Cottage Industries Institute, which produces a wide range of local handicrafts Overnight in Gangtok

• Day 12

  BY ROAD – GANGTOK / DARJEELING

  After breakfast drive to Darjeeling. Upon arrival check in at hotel in Darjeeling. Located on a ridge at 2134 m and surrounded by forested hills and tea plantations, Darjeeling has been a popular hill station since the British established it in the mid-1800s.With its idyllic setting, exhilarating climate and stunning views of the Kanchenjunga peaks it also attracts trekkers. It is a fascinating town where one can see Buddhist monasteries, visit tea plantations, bargain-hunt or go trekking Overnight in Darjeeling

• Day 13

  IN DARJEELING

  Take an early morning excursion to Tiger Hill (2590 m) to view the sunrise and its reflection on Kanchenjunga and Mt. Everest in their majestic glory. Later drive to Ghoom (8 km away, altitude 2550 m) to see the important Yiga-Choling gompa, a Yellow Hat sect Buddhist monastery. The 19th century gompa, one of the oldest in the area, enshrines an enormous gilded statue of the Maitreya Buddha and also houses valuable Tibetan manuscripts. . Overnight in Darjeeling

• Day 14

  BY ROAD – DARJEELING / BAGDOGRA ONWARD BY AIR – BAGDOGRA / KOLKATA (9W 2481 – 1355 / 1455 Hrs)

  On time transfer to Bagdogra airport to board flight for Kolkata. Meeting and assistance upon arrival and check in at hotel in Kolkata. Overnight in Kolkata

• Day 15

  BY AIR – DEPART KOLKATA FOR ONWARD DSTINATION

  On time transfer to international airport to board flight for onward destination.