Tours
Highlights |
| Darjeeling |
| Himalayan
Zoological Park |
| Tiger
Hill |
| Ghoom
Monastery |
| Tibetan
Refugee Center |
| Mountaineering
Institute |
| Gangtok |
| Driver
past Teesta River |
| Rumtek
Monastery |
| Tsomgo
Lake |
| Sikkim
Flower Show Complex |
| Phodong
Monastery |
| Lachung |
| Yumthang |
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|
| Package
Includes |
| Fly
by Indian Airlines; Include 2 way domestic flights; |
|
8 nights accommotions; |
| English
Speaking Guide; |
| Private
Guide and car |
| Daily
sightseeing and meals as per itinerary. |
| Package
Excludes |
|
Airport Tax |
| Guide
tipping: USD4 per person per day |
| India
Visa Fee |
| Camera
/Video permits at attraction sites |
| Any
expenses of personal nature |
|
| D
1 |
Singapore
Q Delhi
(Meal on Board) |
Set
your watch back 2hr 30min to Indian time. Welcome to Delhi,
India. Meet & greet by the local representative. Check
in hotel Grand Star or similar 3* hotel. |
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| D
2 |
Delhi
Q Bagdogra
v Darjeeling
(5 hrs drive) |
(B/L/D) |
| After
breakfast, transfer to airport for your domestic flight
to Bagdogra. Our tour guide will meet and
welcome you at the airport and then transfer you on a journey
drive through picturesque tea gardens to the world-renowned
hill station, Darjeeling. Perched on an altitude of 2134m,
Darjeeling is set amidst a majestic backdrop of the great
Himalayan peak of Kanchenjunga (3rd highest peak in the
world at 8586m) and is regarded as the Queen of East India.
After dinner, free at leisure to visit the local bazaar.
Overnight stay at Dekeling Hotel or similar. |
|
| D
3 |
Darjeeling |
(B/L/D) |
Depart
hotel at about 4am for Tiger Hill (2585m)
for sun rising view and a panoramic view of the spectacular
snow-clad mountain peaks of the Himalayan Range. After which,
back to hotel for your breakfast and then visit the Himalayan
Zoological Park. The zoo serves as a breeding center
for snow leopards and red pandas, as well as a home for
mountain yaks, Himalayan black bears and Siberian Tigers.
Visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute,
located within this zoo, which was founded in 1954 to commemorate
history's first successful conquest of Mt. Everest in 1953
by 'Darjeeling's son', Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary.
Then after, visit to the Ghoom Monastery,
built in 1850 by Lama Sharb, which enshrines a 15ft. Statue
of Maitreya Buddha. Then proceed to Tibetan Refugee Center.
Overnight at Dekeling Hotel or similar. |
|
| D
4 |
Darjeeling
v Gangtok (approximate
5hrs drive) |
(B/L/D) |
| Depart
Darjeeling for Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. Your journey
is an exhilarating experience along the Tista River and
through green forest and picturesque landscape. Gangtok
is spread out on a ridge 1520m above sea level, and looks
something out of a fairy tale with houses precariously balanced
on the slopes of steep hills. Apart from the gorgeous view
of deep valleys, waterfalls and snow-capped mountain ranges
that separate from neighboring Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal.
Overnight at Chumbie Residency or similar. |
|
| D
5 |
Gangtok
v Tsomgo Lake
Excursion (2hrs drive) |
(B/L/D) |
After
breakfast, drive to Tsomgo Lake, also means as “The
Source of the Lake” (3,780m). Warm clothes needed
for this place. The lake derives its water from melting
snows off the surrounding mountains, which is one of the
famous sacred lakes in Sikkim, situated near the borders
of Tibet’s. Back to Gantok, visit the Tibetogy, Handicraft
centre and Sikkim Flower Exhibition Centre where a wide
range of rare species of orchids display (Seasonal). Overnight
at Chumbie Residency or similar |
|
| D
6 |
Gangtok
v Lachung |
(B/L/D) |
Today,
we leave for North district of Sikkim to a small village,
Lachung (2,400m). This spectacular drive will take about
6-7 hrs (lunch en-route). If weather is clear, you’ll
see the magnificent range of the third highest mountain
in the world, Kanchengzonga and some wild orchids blooming
(during spring) on the way. Arrive Lachung in the late afternoon
and check in at a lodge. (Please be
reminded that the facilities here are very basic).
Overnight at Apple Valley or Clieff view or similar. |
|
| D
7 |
Lachung
v
Yumthang (1hrs
drive) v
Gangtok |
(B/L/D) |
After
breakfast, we leave for Yumthang (3,500m) excursion. This
panoramic drive will bring you to the Valley of Flowers
which consists of about 36 species of rhododendrons, primulas
and other spectacular alpine wild flowers. Yaks and dzos
can be seen grazing on the meadows. On way back, walk across
the Lachung Chu and have a dip in a hot spring (swimming
costumes advised). If not, just enjoy the scenic surrounding.
Back to Lachung for lunch and rest of day, free to walk
round the villages. Thereafter, drive back to Gangtok. Overnight
at Chumbie Residency or similar. |
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| D
8 |
Gangtok
v
Bagdogra (3
and a half hours) Q
Delhi
|
(B) |
| After
breakfast, drive to Bagdogra airport for your domestic flight
back to Delhi. Upon arrival meet and greet by our local
representative driver. Free and easy till time to transfer
to airport for international flight to Singapore you may
do your last minute shopping at Connaught Place or the local
markets. In the evening be transferred to the hotel for
your overnight stay. |
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| D
9 |
Delhi
Q
Singapore
(Meal on
Board) |
Early
morning be transfer to the International Airport for your
flight back to Singapore. Arrive home with fond memories
and a wonderful experience of a great holiday with The Trails
of India! |
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*The
order and contents of itinerary is subject to change in the event
of unexpected circumstances. |
