DAY 1 |
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| Arrival Delhi |
Arrive at Delhi airport. Check-in at your hotel and relax. In the afternoon, proceed on a half day sightseeing tour of Old and New Delhi visiting the Red Fort, Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid, Qutab Minar and Humayun's Tomb. Overnight stay at your hotel in Delhi.
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  DAY 2 |
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| Delhi - Bagdogra - Darjeeling |
Morning Transfer to airport for flight to Bagdogra Meeting, assistance on arrival & drive to Darjeeling (93 kms) Check-in at your hotel.
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  DAY 3 |
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| Darjeeling |
Early morning excursion to tiger hill to see sunrise & while coming back enroute visit ghoom monastery. In the afternoon visit the beautiful sites of Darjeeling including Botanical garden, Thuphen sangoo choeling monastery, Tea plantation, Tibetan refugee camp.
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  DAY 4 |
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| Darjeeling - Pemyangtse |
Drive to Pemayangtse on arrival check-in at hotel and thereafter visit Lotus monastery and tanga choli monastery.
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  DAY 5 |
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| Pemyangtse - Gangtok |
Drive to Gangtok. Upon arrival Check-in at Hotel and in the afternoon visit gangtok, the orchid sanctuary, research institute of tibetology, government institute of cottage industries and the market place etc.
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  DAY 6 |
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| Gangtok |
In the morning visit Rumtek monastery, one of the biggest monasteries, founded in the early 18th century. And in the afternoon visit Enche monastery.
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  DAY 7 |
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| Gangtok - Kalimpong |
After breakfast drive from Gangtok to Kalimpong (77 km), a relaxed type of town and visit monestry and walk through this beautiful town and enjoy the local market.
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  DAY 8 |
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| Kalimpong - Phuntsholing |
After breakfast we drive to siliguri and then proceed further to bhutan passing through lush green tea gardens en route. on arrival in phuentsholing, met by our bhutan representative at border and after completion of immigration and custom formalities check-in to the hotel..therafter visit zangtho pelri lhakhang, this small temple built in the centre of phuentsholing town represents the heaven of guru rimpoche.
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  DAY 9 |
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| Phuntsholing - Thimpu |
Drive to Thimphu and enroute stop to visit kharbandi gompa, the beautiful monastery situated in garden of tropical plants and flowers. from the monastery garden there is a splendid view of phuntsholing and plains of west bengal and their tea gardens beyond. Thereafter proceed further to Thimphu.. upon arrival check in at Hotel. In the evening stroll around the Thimpu main street.
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  DAY 10 |
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| Thimpu |
After breakfast visit tashichho dzong 'the fortress of the auspicious religion', the finest in the thimpu valley and also visit the nearby institute for zorig chusum (commonly known as the painting school) .. In the afternoon, visit the national memorial chorten and then visit zulekha nunnery including visit the government-run handicrafts emporium and privately owned crafts shops.
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  DAY 11 |
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| Thimpu - Punakha |
After early breakfast, drive up to dochu-la pass (3,088m/ 10,130 ft) and continue drivet o Punakha, checkin at hotel and thereafter visit to punakha dozng and also visit the fortress dzong of wangduephodrang.
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  DAY 12 |
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| Punaka - Paro |
After breakfast drive to Paro, on arrival check in at Hotel.. thereafter visit to ta dzong, the national museum of bhutan.then walk down the trail to visit rinpung dzong.
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  DAY 13 |
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| Paro |
After breakfast drive up the valley to view the ruins of drukgyel dzong, 18 km from paro town on the northern side of the valley. visit enroute Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest and most sacred shrines of the kingdom.
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  DAY 14 |
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| Paro - Kolkatta |
After breakfast drive to Paro airport to connect flight to Kolkatta. Upon arrival in kolkatta, transfer to Hotel
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  DAY 15 |
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| Kolkatta |
In the morning, enjoy the visit of Kolkatta - eden gardens, the new secretariat, high court, legislative assembly, jain temple, chowringhee museum, new market, victoria memorial and the race course. In the afternoon visit to Mother Teresa ashram/missionaries of charity.
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  DAY 16 |
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| Kolkatta - Bhubneshwar |
Tansfer to airport. Upon arrival check in at hotel and later in the day visit Lingaraj temple, Bindu sagar, Raja Rani temple, Brahmeswar temple &Museum etc.
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  DAY 17 |
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| Bhubneshwar - Konark - Puri - Bhunbeshwar |
This day, excursion to Konark, the impressive remains of the sun temple, better known as the black pagoda.. therafter continue vist to Puri, one of the important holy places in India built in the 12 century by king chodaganga deve.
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  DAY 18 |
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| Bhubneshwar - Delhi |
Transfer to airport for flight to Delhi and thereafter transfer to International Airprt for flight to onward destination.
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