Met upon airport and transfer to the hotel. PM: Sightseeing of the City.
Trip Itinerary Day- 2
Morning transfer to the airport to connect with flight to Bagdogra. On arrival drive for 4 hours to reach Darjeeling. Rest of the day at leisure. Set against the stunning backdrop of the snow-clad Himalayan mountains, Darjeeling is the most important hill resort in Eastern India. It exudes old world colonial charm, and has a reputation for producing the �champagne of the west�, better known as Darjeeling tea. The pedestrianized town centre is dominated by the Mall, where you can stroll around and play with your own ideas of the ideal Victorian holiday resort. Nearby Tiger Hill offers a breathtaking view of the Himalayas which are particularly spectacular at sunrise.
Trip Itinerary Day- 3
Morning sightseeing of the city including a visit to the Ghoom Monastery, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, and a tea garden.
Trip Itinerary Day- 4
Morning drive for 5-6 hours to Gangtok. Afternoon walk around the market.
Trip Itinerary Day-5
Morning sightseeing of Rumtek Monastery, Institute of Tibetology and Enchey Monastery.
Trip Itinerary Day- 6
Morning drive for 5 hours to Pemayanstse. Afternoon sightseeing of the Monastery.
Trip Itinerary Day- 7
Morning watch sunrise over Kanchenjunga. Later drive on to Kalimpong. Later visit the Durbeen monastery.On the border between West Bengal and Sikkim, Kalimpong is a tranquil hill station at an altitude of 1250m, located on top of a ridge east of the River Tista. It has stunning mountain scenery surrounded by oak forests and an abundance of orchids, roses and dahlias. Kalimpong was once a stopping point on the trade route through the �three closed lands� of Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal. The Buddhist monasteries in Kalimpong are bright and intriguing, housing a number of Tibetan manuscripts
Trip Itinerary Day- 8
Morning drive for 5 hours to Phuntsoling.Phuentsholing, located in the southwest of the country, is the gateway to the kingdom of Bhutan and lies in a beautiful location directly at the base of the Himalayan foothills on the Indian/Bhutan border. This rapidly growing town is Bhutan�s commercial centre, with most companies and organizations headquartered here. The altitude of Phuentsholing is 300 metres.
Trip Itinerary Day- 9
After completing immigration facilities, drive for 7 hours to Thimphu.Thimpu, the capital of Bhutan, has a real �frontier town� feel to it and is rapidly developing with buildings mushrooming up in all directions. Whilst not as charming or beautiful as some of the other towns and regions in Bhutan there is nonetheless a fair amount to see and do. Some of the more interesting sites are the weekend market held on Friday afternoons, Saturday and Sunday mornings, Thimpu dzong, the Textile Museum and Folk Heritage Museum (the latter, with its traditional farmhouse, provides a good insight into how the majority of Bhutanese people live).The altitude of Thimpu is 2400 metres.
Trip Itinerary Day- 10
Full day sightseeing of Thimphu town.
Trip Itinerary Day- 11
Morning drive over Dachula Pass to Punakha. Afternoon sightseeing of Punakha.Punakha, 3 hours drive east of the capital Thimpu, is blessed with a temperate climate and is home to one of the country�s most important dzongs (buddhist monastery). Punakha Dzong is placed strategically at the junction of the Pho Chu (male) and Mo Chu (female) rivers. The monastery was built in 1637 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal to serve as the religious and administrative centre of the region. Damaged over the centuries by four catastrophic fires and an earthquake, it has been fully restored in recent years by the present monarch and is a breathtaking and glorious site on first glimpse from the road. The altitude of Punakha is 1300 metres.
Trip Itinerary Day- 12
Full day sightseeing of Paro including excursion to Tiger Hill monastery.
Trip Itinerary Day- 13
Full day sightseeing of Kathmandu including Darbar square, Swayambhunath, Bodhnath and Pashupatinath.
Trip Itinerary Day- 14
Full day sightseeing of Bhaktapur.
Trip Itinerary Day- 15
Morning transfer to the airport to connect with flight to Delhi and further connect with flight to International destinations.