Himalayan Kingdom

On arrival at Delhi international airport, meet, assist & transfer to hotel.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning departure transfer to domestic airport for connect flight to Bagdogra. On arrival meet, assist & drive to Darjeeling. The name Darjeeling derives from the monastery of Dorje Ling, which became the summer capital of the British government. Today, much of the Raj splendor is still in evidence and contrasts with its Tibetian, Nepali & Bengali character. 

On arrival at Darjeeling, check in at the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel.

AM visit to Tiger Hill, Ghoom Monastery and Batasia Loop. The presence of Kanchendzonga (8,598m), India’s highest peak, dominates the town. Some of the best views of the entire snow clad range of the Eastern Himalayan peaks can be enjoyed from the windy, prayer flag-lined Observatory Hill. Take a Toy Train ride on world heritage train from Ghoom & back to Darjeeling. This narrow gauge train line was hailed as an engineering masterpiece and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. The line makes wide loops as it zigzags up the hill with its steam engine & up to three carriages.

Overnight stay at the hotel

Morning drive to Pelling. Situated on a ridge, at an altitude of 2,040m, with excellent views of the peaks and glaciers of the Kanchendzonga range, Pelling is the state’s most beautiful and unspoilt region, with expanses of forest, green river valleys, superb trekking trails, and Sikkim’s oldest monasteries. 

On arrival check into your hotel. Afternoon visit to Pemayangtse Monastery, built in 1705, is a treasure house of beautiful thangkas, murals & images, with a breathtakingly intricate model of Zangdopelri, the seven-stireyed celestial home of Guru Padmasambhava.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

AM full day excursion to Yuksom and visit to Dubdi Monastery. Yuksam was the first capital of Sikkim, where the first Chogyal of Sikkim was crowned in 1641 by three learned lamas. The Kathok Lake & Dubdi Monastery, bilt in 1700, with its exquisite Buddhist images and meditation cave, is a steep climb above.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning drive to Gangtok. Until 1975, Sikkim was a kingdom, ruled by Chogyals, Buddhist of Tibetan origin, whose dynasty began in the 17^th Century. On arrival check in at the hotel. 

Later visit the Enchey Monastery, whose large prayer hall is full of vibrant murals amd images, representing the entire pantheon of Mahayana Buddhist deities. Also visit Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, with its rare collection of medieval Buddhist scriptures, bronzes and embroidered thangkas.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

AM full day excursion to Rumtek Monastery. One of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist sects, the Gyalwa Karmapa, who fled Tibet in 1959 after the Chinese invasion, and built a replica here of his monastery. Especially splendid is the reliquary chorten of the 16^th Karmapa.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

AM  departure transfer to Bagdogra domestic airport for connect flight to Delhi. On arrival at Delhi, meet, assist & transfer to International airport for connect flight to home destination.