This escorted journey moves through the Eastern Himalayas in a steady arc—starting in Gangtok, shifting west to Pelling’s mountain-facing quiet, descending into Darjeeling’s tea-country altitude, and closing in Kolkata for contrast. You’ll experience monastery towns, long Himalayan ridgelines, working tea estates, and colonial-era hill stations without rushing between them. Most days are built around one clear anchor—sunrise viewpoints, monastery visits, estate walks—followed by open time for rest, views, and unhurried movement.
Farbound Tour Director for local knowledge and on-trip assistance, supported by expert local guides
English-speaking Tour Director by default, with additional language support available on request
All monuments, domestic experiences, safari permits where applicable, expert naturalists, and experience tickets as outlined
Premium hotels by default, with options to upgrade hotel tiers
All scheduled surface travel and local transfers by private vehicle
Daily breakfast plus select lunches and dinners as mentioned
Curated for You
Trips designed around your interests, pace, and preferences
Comfort, scaled to Fit
Trips designed around your interests, pace, and preferences
Connections, Not Crowd
Trips designed around your interests, pace, and preferences
10 Days from
$2,560 USD* per person
Based on double occupancy
Age : 18–75
Day 1 - Arrive Gangtok
Arrival handling and private transfer
- Meet your Farbound Tour Director and settle into Gangtok with a slow first day designed for acclimatising to the hill rhythm.
- In the evening, walk MG Marg—Gangtok’s central promenade—lined with cafés, storefronts, and a calm, pedestrian energy that sets the tone for the Eastern Himalayas.
- Keep the rest of the day open for rest, views, and an early night if you prefer.
- Personalize: For inbound travellers, add 2 nights in Delhi before Gangtok to ease in after international flights and smooth out connection timing.
Lunch
Taj Guras Kutir, Mayfair or similar
Day 2 - Monasteries & Views
Local sightseeing in private vehicle
- Begin before dawn for Tashi View Point, a classic sunrise lookout over Gangtok’s ridge lines and distant mountain silhouettes.
- Return to town and later visit Rumtek Monastery, one of Sikkim’s most significant Buddhist centres, known for its ceremonial halls, layered iconography, and hillside setting.
- The day is paced with long pauses and minimal stacking, keeping the hill-town experience calm rather than rushed.
Breakfast
Taj Guras Kutir, Mayfair or similar
Day 3 - To Pelling
Drive from Gangtok to Pelling
- Drive to Pelling and check in with the Khangchendzonga-facing landscape as the backdrop.
- Visit the Pelling Skywalk for wide valley scale and mountain-view framing, then continue into the Pemayangtse Monastery precinct for a heritage walk that reflects Sikkim’s deeper cultural layers.
- The day is designed around viewpoints and monastery atmosphere, with time protected for slow pauses rather than hurried coverage.
Breakfast,
Lunch
The Elgin Mount Pandim or similar
Day 4 - Pelling at Leisure
Leisure day with a car at disposal
- A deliberately open day in Pelling to let the mountains set the pace.
- Use the time for quiet property hours, short walks, and view-led pauses without a fixed agenda.
- If you want light movement, your trip lead can add a gentle local circuit—nearby viewpoints or a short village pass—kept minimal and flexible.
- This day exists to prevent transfer fatigue and keep the second half of the journey feeling fresh.
Breakfast
The Elgin Mount Pandim or similar
Day 5 - Arrive Darjeeling
Overland to Darjeeling
- Arrive into Darjeeling’s tea-country altitude and settle into its heritage hill-station rhythm.
- Start with Tiger Hill at sunrise for the region’s most iconic light window, then move into the tea landscape with the Happy Valley Tea Estate factory tour—processing rooms, estate context, and the atmosphere that made Darjeeling a global name.
- The day is structured to keep the sunrise anchor calm, followed by one strong daytime layer rather than a packed schedule.
Breakfast,
Lunch
Mayfair, Glenburn Estate or similar
Day 6 - Tea Country
Local sightseeing
- A Darjeeling day built around tea-country atmosphere—estate roads, hillside contours, and slow viewpoints that define the region’s character.
- Visit a tea plantation for the on-ground experience of the landscape: rows of green, cool air, and a lived-in working rhythm.
- The rest of the day stays flexible for town lanes, cafés, and unhurried lookout stops, keeping the pace light and premium rather than checklist-led.
Breakfast,
Lunch
Mayfair, Glenburn Estate or similar
Day 7 - Darjeeling Heritage
Local sightseeing
- Visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute for a grounded look at the region’s mountain history and the culture built around Himalayan exploration.
- Keep the rest of the day within Darjeeling’s heritage lanes—view-led pauses, town texture, and a slow hill-station circuit shaped around weather and visibility.
- This is a lighter-feel day designed to balance the early mornings and keep energy steady before the Kolkata shift.
Breakfast,
Lunch
Mayfair, Glenburn Estate or similar
Day 8 - Fly to Kolkata
Flight into Kolkata, then city layering by private vehicle.
- Arrive in Kolkata and shift from hill air to river-city energy.
- Begin with a dawn walk at the Kolkata Flower Market for colour, movement, and daily-life texture, then keep the afternoon open for rest and a slow reset at the hotel.
- At sunset, take the Hooghly River ferry crossing for skyline views and a softer, cinematic close to the day.
- The pacing stays deliberate: one morning anchor, one evening anchor, with breathing space between.
Breakfast
ITC Royal Bengal or similar
Day 9 - Kolkata Icons
City touring with a cultural anchor and farewell close.
- Visit Victoria Memorial, Kolkata’s most iconic monument, set in formal gardens and known for its imperial-era architecture and galleries.
- Continue with a culture walk through historic precincts—facades, civic buildings, and street layers that reflect the city’s intellectual and artistic identity.
- The day is designed to feel like a coherent Kolkata portrait rather than a scattered tour, with time for pauses and café-led breaks as needed.
- Personalize: Add a bookshop-and-coffee layer, or extend the walk with an expert historian depending on your interests.
Breakfast,
Dinner
ITC Royal Bengal or similar
Day 10 - Depart Kolkata
Private transfer aligned to your departure window.
- A clean departure day built around your flight timing. Your trip lead coordinates check-out, realistic buffers, and the simplest routing to the airport so the close stays calm.
- If you have time and want one last short layer, it can be added only if it stays low-risk—otherwise the default remains direct departure handling.
- Personalize: Add a Kolkata stopover night, or depart directly with no added stops.
Breakfast
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Eastern Himalayas Darjeeling & Sikkim
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Eastern Himalayas Darjeeling & Sikkim
10 Days from
$2,560 USD* per person
Based on double occupancy
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