EAST INDIA WILDLIFE TOUR

Day 01 
Arrive Calcutta and transfer to hotel in city.
CALCUTTA : Flower seller beside the misty, ethereal Hooghly River; the majestic sweep of the Maidan; the arrogant bulk of the Victoria Memorial; the superb collection of archaeological Memorial; the superb collection of archaeological treasures exhibited in the Indian Museum. They're all part of this amazing city.

Day 02  Sightseeing of Calcutta, visiting: BOTANICAL GARDENS - VICTORIAL MEMORIAL - ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL - OCHTERLONY MONUMENT - EDEN GARDENS -  BELUR MATH .

Day 03  Fly Calcutta – Guwahati. Overnight in hotel.

GUWAHATI : Capital of the state, Guwahati is on the banks of the Brahmaputra river. It has many ancient Hindu temples but its main importance is as a gateway to the north-east and the wildlife reserves.

Day 04 
Drive Guwahati – Kaziranga. Overnight in hotel.
KAZIRANGA : North-east of Gawahati, on the banks of the Brahmaputra river, is the Kaziranga wildlife reserve, famous for the last major  home  of  Rhinoceros unicornis. The  park also has wild Gaur (buffalo), deer, elephants,  tigers, bears and many water bird species including Pelicans, which breed here. One of the standard ways of observing the wildlife is  from the elephant-back.

Day 05  In Kaziranga to explore.

Day 06  In Kaziranga to explore.

Day 07
Fly Kaziranga - Guwahati and Guhawati - Calcutta - Darjeeling.

DARJEELING : Straddling a ridge at 2134 m and surrounded by  tea plantations on all sides, Darjeeling has been a very popular hill station since the British. Here you will find yourself surrounded by  mountain people from all over the eastern Himalaya  who  have come  to  work,  to trade or - in the case  of  the  Tibetans  as refugees.

Day 08 
Sightseeing of Darjeeling,
TIGER  HILL : The highest spot in the area at 2590 m, Tiger  Hill is  near Ghoom, about 11 km from Darjeeling. The hill  is  famous for  its  magnificent  dawn views  over  Kanchenjunga  and  other eastern  Himalayan  peaks.  On a clear day even  Mt.  Everest  is visible. 

GHOOM  BUDDHIST  MONASTERY : This is probably  the  most  famous monastery  in Darjeeling. It enshrines an image of  the  Maitreya Buddha  (the coming Buddha). Foreigners are allowed to enter  the shrine and take photograph.
HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE & MUSEUMS.

GANGTOK : (1500 m) meaning "Hilltop", is the  capital of Sikkim‚  and  has a  population  of around  30,000.

Day 10  Sightseeing of Gangtok, visiting : HANDICRAFT CENTRE - ENCHEY MONASTERY  - DO-DRUL CHORTEN -  RESERCH INSTITUTE OF TIBETOLOGY .

TASHI VIEW POINT : Situated along the north Sikkim highway, from this point you get a breathtaking view of Kanchenjunga and Mount Siniolchu - the most graceful peak in the world. You’ll find it hard to believe that this is for real - and not a painting you’re looking at. 

Day 11  Drive Gangtok – Bagdogra to catch flight to Delhi and onwards flight back home.