Day - 01 -- »
Delhi
Arrival in New Delhi before or after midnight. Overnight at the hotel.
Day - 02
-- »
Delhi
Morning free. Afternoon guided tour of New Delhi.
Visit India Gate, drive past President House,
Qutab Minar & Humayun's tomb. Overnight in the
hotel.
Day -
03 -- »
Delhi
Morning guided tour of old Delhi covering Red
Fort, Jama Masjid, Raj Ghat etc. After lunch go
for shopping or additional sightseeing. Overnight
in the hotel.
Day -
04 -- »
Delhi-Guwahati-Kaziranga
Fly Delhi-Guwahati in the morning and transfer to
Kaziranga National Park (4 hr.). In the evening
tribal or Bihu dance by log fire under bamboo
grove along with dinner. Overnight at Wild Grass
Resort.
Day -
05 -- »
Kaziranga National Park
Wildlife viewing and nature watch in the park.
Late afternoon tribal village visit, Assamese
village visit to see silk worm rearing. Dinner and
overnight at Wild Grass.
Day -
06 -- »
Kaziranga National Park
Early morning visit to the National Park on
elephants (subject to availability).
Late afternoon visit to tea garden and tea
factory. British Raj nostalgia as dinner is served
in a tea garden bungalow. Overnight at Wild Grass.
Day -
07 -- »
Kaziranga-Guwahati-Bagdogra-Kalimpong
Drive to Guwahati to connect flight to Bagdogra at
noon. Arrive Bagdogra and drive to Kalimpong.
Kalimpong has a number of houses which speak of
the town’s heritage and gracious living in earlier
decades of this century when it was the main
trading post between Tibet and British India.
Today it is a flourishing floriculture center as
the climate has proved to be extremely conducive
to this activity. Overnight in Hotel Himalaya or
similar.
Day -
08 -- »
Kalimpong
Morning at leisure. Afternoon guided tour of
Kalimpong. Overnight in Hotel Himalaya or similar.
Day -
09 -- »
Kalimpong-Siliguri-Kolkata (Calcutta)
Morning rafting on river Teesta and drive down to
Siliguri. Connect overnight train to Calcutta at
2000 hr. Overnight in the train.
Day -
10 -- »
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Arrive Calcutta and transfer to the hotel. Full
day guided tour of Calcutta. Overnight at the
hotel.
Day -
11 -- »
Kolkata (Calcutta)-Sunderbans National Park
Departure from Calcutta to Basanti port (3 ˝ hr.).
Cruise to Sajnekhali by a dedicated motorised
launch (2 ˝ hr.). Overnight in the launch. Dinner
& night stay on the boat.
Day -
12 -- »
Sunderbans National Park
Full day cruise through mangrove creeks for
wildlife viewing & birding. Lunch on boat. Anchor
at Sajnekhali by sunset. Slide show (optional) on
wildlife in Mangrove Interpretation Centre in the
evening with tea & snacks. Dinner & night stay on
the boat.
Day -
13 -- »
Sunderbans-Kolkata (Calcutta)
Morning visit in cycle rickshaws to Rangabeloa
Tagore Society to see the rural development
project. Return to Basanti by the afternoon.
Transfer to Calcutta by car. Overnight in a hotel.
Day -
14 -- »
Kolkata (Calcutta)-Delhi-onward destination
Fly Calcutta-Delhi in the morning. Day free in
Delhi. Transfer to the airport to connect flight
to onward destination.
