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Discover the former Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim and the hills of Darjeeling with Kurt from Switzerland, the expert on India! Kurt who lives in India since many years has a wide experience of travelling in the Sub Continent. He personally has worked out this tour for you. All places included in this tour itinerary have been visited by him several times. BEST TIME: MARCH/APRIL & OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
GROUP
SIZE : MINIMUM 10 PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED A FEW WORDS: Indoadventure Tours & Treks has come up with a new way of Inter-Active Travelling, using as much as possible the local transport facilities (local bus, train, share jeep etc.). In this way you get much closer to the local people, experience their traditions and habits and feel the pulse of their lives. We believe that not everybody requires staying in a 5-star hotel with plenty off luxury around. So we came up with this Tour Package offering you clean Standard Hotel Accommodation and Home Stay Facilities with Indian families. Indoadventure Tours & Treks is the first tour operator offering this kind of interactive travelling in the region and we hope you enjoy travelling with us. All that is required from your side is an active and open mind along with some flexibility paired with the wish to see deeper into the lives of the common folk!
DAY 01 Departure for Delhi. DAY 02 Arrival Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Relax! If you should feel fit enough join us for a stroll in the centre of the capitol city.
DAY 03
Today
we will go to Varanasi by train (5622 N.E. Exp.).
Arrival18:15 in MGS/Varanasi.You will get the first
impressions and pictures of this country through the
window of your train, while the landscape is slowly
passing by. After an interesting train ride we arrive in
Varanasi (Benares) in the evening, which is one of the
most spiritual places in Hinduism. Overnight at hotel. DAY 04 Early in the morning we will go to see the "Ghats", the stairs at the Holy Ganges River, a very lively place where the religious washing rituals take place. In the afternoon we will visit the famous University of Benares and the Ram Nagar Fort & Museum. From there we can make a boat trip on the Holy Ganges. Overnight at hotel. DAY 05 Today you can explore this age-old city on your own. In the evening 18:35 we will leave this famous city behind and take the overnight train (5622 N.E. Exp.) to New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri). Overnight in Sleeper Class. DAY 06 Arrival at N.J.P. Station at 09:25 in the morning. After breakfast we will leave the plains behind and climb the foothills of the Himalayas by share jeep. Idyllic mountain roads will lead us to Gangtok, the capitol of the former Kingdom of Sikkim. Overnight in hotel. DAY 07 In the morning we drive about 30 min. out of Gangtok to Rumtek Monastery, the biggest and one of the most important Buddhist monasteries in the former kingdom. In the late afternoon we are back to Gangtok and enjoy this sparkling hill station by walk. Overnight in hotel. DAY 08 After breakfast we drive up the breath taking mountainous road to Lachung Valley by chartered jeep (2625 m) (approx. 5 hrs). Enjoy the beautiful scenery! It is part of the best nature can offer to us. Overnight in hotel in Lachung. DAY 09 Today we explore the Valley of Flowers ´´Yumthang`` by road. On the way we visit Singbha Rhododendron Sanctuary where we enjoy a stroll through the Sanctuary to see the different types and species of Rhododendron. Later we proceed to Yumthang Valley the paradise for nature lovers. On return we can enjoy steaming hot springs below Yumthang Valley. Overnight in hotel. DAY 10 We stay for one more day in this picturesque place. Join us for a walk in and around the village, visit the monastery and local handicraft centre or just take it ease and relax! Overnight in hotel / guesthouse. DAY 11 In the morning we depart for Gangtok. We will stop at a few places to take snaps, enjoy the scenic beauty and have lunch on the way. We reach Gangtok about 4 – 5 pm. Overnight at hotel. DAY 12 Today in the morning we depart by share jeep from Sikkim to Darjeeling (2134 m) (approx. 5 hrs.), the former summer residence of the British Raj. On the way we will drive through many tea gardens for which this region is famous. Overnight at hotel. DAY 13 After many days of touring we take it a bit easy today. For those of you who want to discover Darjeeling we visit the Tibetan Refugee Help Centre and the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute by walk in the morning. In the afternoon we drive by share jeep to Manaybhanjang (2134 m) (approx. 3 hrs. drive). Overnight in Trekker's Hut.
DAY 15 On the second day of our trek we have generally a good view of the peaks and walk through a typical Himalayan landscape. On the way we pass a few picturesque villages (Gairibas, 2621 m / Kalpokhari, 3108 m) until we reach Sandakphu (3636 m) (approx. 8 to 9 hrs.). Overnight at Trekker's Hut, local guesthouse.
DAY
16
We are out of bed early to see the sunrise over the
more then eight thousand-meter high Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and
the nearby Kanchenjunga. After breakfast we continue our trek
to Phalut (3600m). It is an easy and scenic walk with hardly
any up and downs. Overnight at Trekker's Hut or local
guesthouse. DAY 17 After an even closer look of Mt. Everest and Mt. Kanchenjunga from Phalut we start descending till Gorkhey (2680 m) (approx. 3 hrs.) through forests. Overnight at Trekker's Hut or local guesthouse.
DAY
19 We leave Rimbick by share jeep by 6.30 a.m. for Darjeeling
(approx. 4 hrs.) from where we will continue to Kurseong
where we will visit the Makaibari Tea Garden (approx. 2
hrs). Overnight at Makaibari Guesthouse.
DAY 21 After breakfast we will leave by share jeep for N.J.P. Railway Station to catch the 2423 Rajdhani Express to Delhi at 12:40. Overnight in A/C Sleeper Class. DAY 22 Arrival Delhi 10:10. After taking your meal in the hotel you can relax or take the chance to do your last bit of souvenir shopping. We will be glad to advice you on the best bargains in town. Overnight in hotel.
Itinerary subject to change! TOUR
PRICE: ONLY
€
999,- (Single
Bed Supplement
€ 199,-) HOTELS
USED:
Delhi: Hotel Clarks Inn www.clarkhotels.com Varanasi:
Hotel Surya
www.hotelsuryavns.com Gangtok:
Hotel Wild Orchid Lachung:
River View Resort Darjeeling:
Main Bellevue Hotel Sandakphu
Trek:
Trekker's Hut Makaibari: Makaibari Guesthouse www.makaibari.com Included: -Train tickets in India in second-class sleeper -All transfers and transportation according to tour itinerary -All accommodation: A) On treks in dormitory or double room, if possible B) Otherwise in standard double rooms of the above mentioned hotels or similar -Porters who carry your luggage (only on treks) -English speaking tour escort -Food: A) All breakfasts in Delhi B) Lunch and dinner on day 8 C) All meals on day 9 and 10 D) Breakfast and lunch on day 11 E) Dinner on day 19 F) All meals on day 20 G) Breakfast on day 21 H) All meals on Rajdhani Express Not Included:
-Visa -Travel insurance of any kind
-Mineral water and Alcoholic drinks -Any food and beverage other then mentioned -Tips |
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Super
Cost Saver
North Indian Package
DAY
14
From Manaybhanjang, which is the starting point for the
Singalila trek, we walk up steadily towards the snow-capped
peaks of the Himalayas. The steep trail will bring us to Meghma
( 2900 m) (approx. 4 hrs) where we take our lunch. From there it
is just a stone throw to Tonglu (approx.1 hrs) (3070 m), which
is our first night halt. Overnight at Trekker's Hut.
DAY
20 After breakfast we walk around Makaibari Tea Estate.
Makaibari is the first biodynamic tea garden in the whole
Darjeeling area. We have a look at the tea production and take
a stroll through the forests of the estate. Overnight at
Makaibari Guesthouse. 
DAY
23 Early in the morning we leave for Agra with a stopover in Fatehpur
Sikri. In Agra we will visit the Red Fort and the world famous Taj Mahal
without which a tour to India would not be
complete! Late in the afternoon we will return to
Delhi where we can refresh ourselves a bit and get
ready for our flight back home. Transfer to
International Airport. Return flight at night or
early in
the morning.