Welcome to Hidden Valley Tour covering
the interiors of Sikkim/Darjeeling/Kalimpong. This is an eight day
long program. Our tariff for this service is USD 960/person, which
includes all transfers and sightseeing in deluxe jeeps, English
speaking guide/escort, accommodation in twin sharing with all meals
except for day 08, all entrance fees and Sikkim permit. We however
donot include items of personal nature like laundry, alcohol, tips,
etc. and airfare Calcutta – Bagdogra – Calcutta. A minimum of 15
persons required to run this trip. The itinerary of the tour is as
follows:
- Day 01: Calcutta
- Day 02: Calcutta – Bagdogra –
Darjeeling
- Day 03: Darjeeling
- Day 04: Darjeeling – Gangtok (
Sikkim )
- Day 05: Gangtok
- Day 06: Gangtok – Kalimpong
- Day 07: Kalimpong
- Day 08: Kalimpong – Bagdogra –
Calcutta
For all foreigners, you get your first
taste of India in this tour on arrival to Calcutta. Your Himalayan
journey begins the next day from Darjeeling. You get to see the
beautiful tea gardens, Yiga Choeling monastery, which enshrines an
image of the future Buddha – Maitreya, the Himalayan mountaineering
Institute, the Zoological park and the Tibetan Refugee Self help
center. On the 4
th day, you with our guides continue your
journey to the erstwhile kingdom of Sikkim. We cover all local
sights of Gangtok, which will include a visit to the local Enchey
monastery, Tibetology museum, Handicraft centre, Ganesh Tok, the
Rumtek monastery. On the 6
th day, you reach Kalimpong,
which is a small town that was once a thriving trading post between
Tibet and India. It was also the starting point of the first Everest
expedition. You get to see the important tourist destinations at
Kalimpong, like the Zangdopalri monastery, the Gomchen monastery etc.
The Hidden Valley Tour is a very demanding tour service that we offer
to our foreign clients. A short and sweet journey, we offer this
service to our Indian clients as well.