b'YOUR ITINERARY 16 DAY HOLIDAYFROM INDIAN SUBCONTINENTDays 1-3 - Discovering Kolkata,On Day 9, we enjoy one of the worlds4,995 PPa city rekindling former gloriesmost spectacular drives, stopping Meeting our Tour Manager and fellowfor lunch enroute. In Paro, we visit a travellers at London Heathrow, wefarmhouse for a traditional Bhutanese2025 Departures in: board an overnightight to Kolkata, viadinner and the Namgay ArtisanalJAN, FEB, OCT, NOV, DECDubai. Landing in India on Day 2, weBrewery for a tour and beer tasting. transfer to our landmark 5-Star hotel.1 2 3 4 Active Adventurer ratedDays 10-11 - The jaw-dropping Tigers A guided city tour on Day 3 takes usNest Monastery and Rinpung Dzong to the Mullick Ghatower market, theBhutan showcases its spiritual majestyENHANCE YOUR HOLIDAY:Mother House convent and thenalon a walk to view the iconic Tigers NestFlight upgrades available. resting place of Mother Teresa, and theMonastery, clinging to a clihalfway colonial centre of Kolkata. Later, weup a mountain. After lunch, we visit theYOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDEStravel to the James Prinsep memorial.7th-century Kyichu Lhakhang temple. 13 nights 3, 4 & 5-Star hotel Days 4-5 - Climbing the HimalayanAfter visiting the National Museum ofaccommodationfoothills to beautiful DarjeelingBhutan we head to the nearby 15th- Returnights from London This afternoon we transfer to historiccentury Rinpung Dzong, an astonishingHeathrow to Kolkata, via Dubai Howrah Junction railway station forcomplex of 14 shrines and chapels.All internalights a journey on the Shatabdi Express toLeaving Paro, we cross the DochulaAC Exec & Standard Class rail travel New Jalpaiguri. On arrival, we transferPass to the lush Punakha Valley.and all transfers the short distance to our Siliguri hotel.All rail and coach travel throughout Days 12-13 - Sacred Punakha Valleyyour tour After breakfast on Day 5, we begin anand the charming capital, Thimphuamazing journey into the Himalayas.Getting to know the beautiful PunakhaEscorted throughout your tour Reaching Kurseong by jeep, we enjoyValley after breakfast, ourrst stop isby one of our experienced lunch at the colonial-style CochraneChimi Lhakhang, a temple dedicated toTour ManagersPlace Hotel before boarding thetantric fertility rites, before a visit to theBreakfast and dinner each day, UNESCO-listed Darjeeling HimalayanPalace of Great Happiness. After lunch,8 lunchesRailway. Known as the Toy Train,we arrive in the capital, Thimphu, andSuperb excursions includedwe climb almost 7,000 feet into thevisit the 17th-century Tashichho Dzong Himalayas on an enthralling journey to a striking fortress monastery.Darjeeling and our 5-Star hotel.An exploration of Thimphu on Day 13 takes us from the spectacular Days 6-7 - Kanchenjunga sunrise Memorial Chorten to the gigantic and exploring aromatic DarjeelingBuddha Dordenma statue and on to An early start allow us to witness a jaw- the Royal Takin Preserve to view these dropping sunrise over the Himalayas,Himalayan animals. After lunch, weRegister your interest for this holiday in dominated by Kanchenjunga, beforetake in the National Institute for Zorig2026 online at greatrail.com/CDJ26we board the steam-hauled Toy TrainChusum, before joining nuns for an to Ghoom monastery and discover theintimate tea-o ering ceremony. Unforgettable Experiencesnal resting place of Tenzing Norgay. Day 14 - Return to vibrant Kolkata1 PunakhaWe meet the son of a Gurkha veteranWey back to Kolkata after breakfastNEPAL Darjeeling Paroon Day 7, before visiting the Goldentoday, later embarking on an optional3 2 2 ThimphuTips stall for a delicious tea tasting.cruise along the sacred Hooghly RiverNew1 Phuntscholingand driving past BBD Bagh, formerlyJaipaiguri Kurseong GhumDays 8-9 - Into the mysteriousknown as Dalhousie Square, the mountain kingdom of Bhutan historic centre of colonial Kolkata.1Today sees us begin our coachSiligurijourney to the former closed countryDays 15-16 - Homeward bound INDIA BANGLADESHof Bhutan. Known locally as DrukAfter a free morning to explore Yul, which translates as Land of theKolkatas colonial heritage, we board2+1 KolkataThunder Dragon, Buddhist Bhutan isan overnightight back to London. renowned for its incredible sceneryLanding at Heathrow on Day 16, and diverse wildlife. Our hotel tonightwe recall the incredible memoriesTour Code: CDJ| per person based on is in the border town of Phuentsholing.provided by the Himalayas and Bhutan.2 sharing. Deposit from 400 per person. Supplement for solo travellers from 1,000.To book and for information visit greatrail.com/CDJ25or call 01904 527168 & speak to our expert team.35'