East India Budget Tour

Day 01: Arrival New Jalpaiguri Railway Station/ Bagdogra Airport – Darjeeling
Darjeeling Meeting and assistance on arrival at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station/ Bagdogra Airport. Board your vehicle to Darjeeling (90 Kilometres / 03 hours). Arrive Darjeeling and transfer to Hotel.

Day 02: Darjeeling
Excursion to Tiger Hill to watch the spectacular sunrise. Visit Ghoom Monastery while returning to the hotel. After breakfast,proceed for city tour visiting the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Zoological Park and the Tibetan Refugee Centre. vernight stay at Hotel in Darjeeling.

Day 03: Darjeeing – Tashidang – Yuksom (130 Km/ approx. 6/7 hrs drive)
Drive to Yuksom en route visiting Tashiding – a small village on a hilltop. The Tashiding monastery was built during the 17th Century and is highly revered. Overnight stay at Hotel in Yuksum.

Day 04: Yuksom – Pelling (35 Km)
Drive to Pelling. In the afternoon, a walking excursion to Sango-Choling monastery – Sikkim’s second oldest monastery and definitely one of the best located. Overnight stay at Hotel in Pelling.

Day 05: Pelling – Gangtok (118 Km/ approx. 3 ½ hrs drive)
Drive to Gangtok en route visiting Pemayangste Monastery – One of the oldest monasteries of Sikkim. Pemayangtse boasts of a splendid collection of ancient Buddhist antique idols, scriptures as well as sculptures & Rabdantse Ruins. Overnight stay at Hotel in Gangtok.

Day 06: Gangtok
City tour of Gangtok – Visit the Enchey Monastery, Do Drul Chorten, Research Institute of Tibetology, Government Institute of Cottage Industries. In the afternoon, excursion to Rumtek Monastery – the largest and one of the most important monasteries in entire Sikkim. Overnight stay at Hotel in Gangtok.

Day 07: Gangtok
Pemayangste MonasteryExcursion to Tsongu Lake and Nathu La Pass. At 12,400 ft through the Kyongnosal alpine Sanctuary, this holy lake is near the Chinese border & is frozen for 4 months in winter. A 40-Km drive takes you to this high altitude alpine region in 1 ½ hours. Then proceed to Nathula pass on the Indo-China border. Return back to the Hotel in Gangtok for overnight stay.

Day 08: Gangtok – Kalimpong (83 Km. approx. 2 ½ hrs drive)
Drive to Kalimpong in the mornning. In the afternoon, city tour of Kalimpong visiting Monasteries and Flower Nurseries. Overnight stay at Hotel in Kalimpong.

Day 09: Kalimpong – New Jalpaiguri Railway Station/ Bagdogra airport
Depart Kalimpong for New Jalpaiguri Railway station/ Bagdogra airport (80 Km/ approx. 2 ½ hrs) by road to connect for your onward destination.

Note: Options are open to chose start destinations and end destination as Delhi/Kolkata.