Orissa & Sikkim Tour
Kolkatta – Bagdogra – Darjeeling – Pemayangste – Gangtok – New Jalpaiguri –
Bhubaneshwar – Kolkatta – Puri – Kolkatta (13 Days)

01 Day: Kolkatta
02 Day: Kolkatta/ Bagdogra - Darjeeling (Flight/Car)
03 Day: Darjeeling
04 Day: Darjeeling / Pemayangtse
05 Day: Pemayangste
06 Day: Pemayangste / Gangtok (1660 M) via Tashiding Monastery
07 Day: Gangtok
08 Day: Gangtok / New Jalpaiguri
09 Day: Bhubaneshwar
10 Day: Bhubaneshwar
11 Day: Bhubaneshwar / Puri
12 Day: Puri - Kolkatta
13 Day: Kolkatta

01 Day: Kolkatta
Arrive at International Airport. Met upon arrival and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

02 Day: Kolkatta/ Bagdogra - Darjeeling (Flight/Car)
Morning after breakfast transfer to domestic airport to board flight for Bagdogra. Met upon arrival and drive to reach Darjeeling (2134 M) by covering approx. 110 kms in 4 - 5 hrs. The route winds its way through tea estates. There is a narrow gauge railway line running parallel and crisscrossing the road. Darjeeling is called the jewel in the crown. Upon arrival check into hotel for overnight stay.

03 Day: Darjeeling
Morning visit Tiger Hill to see the sunrise and also get the best view of the world's third highest mountain Kanchenjunga and other peaks. On the way back visit Ghoom Monastery Enshrining Maitreyee Buddha. After breakfast proceed for a ride in the famous toy train for half an hour. Visit Botanical Gardens, Observatory Hill, mountaineering institute to know the history and the equipment and used in the first conquest of Mt. Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norge. Visit Zoological Park to see the Siberian Tigers. Llamas, Himalayan Black Bear and Panda. Visit tea estates and Tibetan Refugee self-help centre for woolen carpet and leather products. Overnight stay in hotel.

04 Day: Darjeeling / Pemayangtse
After breakfast drive to Pemayangste (5 -6 hrs approx). Today's drive is truly a naturalist's delight. The hill sides and mountain slopes of Sikkim are strewn with bright patches of myriad colors. Afternoon at leisure. Evening bird watch at Rabdenste palace ruins. Leading ornithologists Dr. Salim Ali had spotted about 120 species of Himalayan birds in this small area. Overnight in hotel.

05 Day: Pemayangste
Early morning we trek 3 kms uphill to visit the Sanga Choelling monastery perched on a hill top. On reaching, view the sunrise and excellent view of the khanchendzonga & the adjoining peaks. From here the Nepal valley can also be seen. Later visit the Pemayangste monastery, also known as the "Perfect sublime lotus" is one of the oldest in Sikkim.

Afternoon excursion to Kachoepatri lake a distance of 27 kms to be covered In almost 2 hrs. Considered holy by the locals. Although surrounded by thick forest, one might be surprised not to find a single leaf on the lake. Visit the monastery nearby. Return to hotel to watch the dusk (setting sun) from the hotel.

06 Day: Pemayangste / Gangtok (1660 M) via Tashiding Monastery
After breakfast drive to Gangtok (5 - 6 hrs approx) enroute visit the Tashiding monastery, a short trek from the main road . On arrival in Gangtok check-in hotel. Late afternoon visit the handicraft centre, the institute of Tibetology, Orchid sanctuary and Do - drul chorten. Overnight in hotel.

07 Day: Gangtok
Early morning visit hanumatok to view another sunrise over Khanchendzonga & the adjoining peaks. After breakfast leave for excursion to Rumtek Monastery - the grandest of the monasteries in Sikkim and in wealth. It is about 45 minute drive from Gangtok. Return to Gangtok. Evening discover the local market. Overnight in hotel.

08 Day: Gangtok / New Jalpaiguri (By Train)
After early breakfast transfer to New Jalpaiguri railway station in time to connect overnight train to Bhubaneshwar. Dep: 1500 hrs. Overnight on board train.

09 Day: Bhubaneshwar
Arrival Bhubaneshwar at 1241 hrs and transfer to hotel. Afternoon half day sight-seeing of Bhubaneshwar visiting Parasurameshwara, Mukteshwar, Raja Rani & Lingaraja Temples. Overnight in hotel.

10 Day: Bhubaneshwar
After breakfast full day sight-seeing of Bhubaneshwar visiting Khandagiri, Udayagiri caves and Nadan Kannan zoological and botanical gardens. Overnight in hotel.

11 Day: Bhubaneshwar / Puri
After breakfast drive to Puri visiting Dhauli, Pipli & Konark on the way. On arrival check-in hotel for overnight stay.

12 Day: Puri – Kolkatta (By Train)
Morning sightseeing of Puri visiting Jagannath temple, Gundicha temple, Narendra Tank and Bada danda (The local market in front of the temple) Afternoon free to relax on the beach. Later transfer to railway station for overnight train to Kolkatta.

13 Day: Kolkatta
Early morning assistance on arrive at Kolkatta and transfer to the hotel. After breakfast tour of Kolkatta visiting Kalighat, Belur Math, Jain Temple, Mother House Victoria Memorial and Indian Museum. Evening transfer for international departure.