Day 00:Thursday:LHR-CALCUTTA.

Day01:Friday:KOLKOTTA-
Afternoon visit the Kalighat Temple & Victoria Memorial.

Built in 1809 on the site of a much older temple, Kalighat gave the city its name Kolkata which was anglicised into Calcutta. Today the city has reverted to its original name. The patron goddess of the city, legend has it that when Shiva's wife corpse was cut up, one of her fingers fell here making it an important place of pilgrimage.

From this bastion of Hindu faith we travel to yet another landmark in the city which marks the British reign in India, the Victoria Memorial, a combination of Italian renaissance and Mughal architecture, it was the British attempt to replicate the Taj Mahal and is a museum dedicated to the Raj. o/n kolkata

Day02:Sutarday:KOLKOTTA-
City Sight seeing tour kolkata that includes visit to Jain Temples, Indian Musuem , Government Buildings and Eden gardens , Belur Math ,the Botanical garden etc .o/n kolkotta

Day03: Sunday:KOLKOTTA-BAGDOGRA-DARJEELING.
Morning catch domestic flieght to Bagdogra (1210hrs) by jet airways , then transfer to Darjeeling. O/n Darjeeling.

DAY04:Monday:DARJEELING
Early morning tour toTiger Hills (at around 4 am) to view sunrise over Kanchenjunga Peak (subject toclear weather). On way back visit Ghoom Monastery, Batasia Loop.AfterBreakfast visit Padmaja Naidu HimalayanZoological Park, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Ropeway Tenzing&GombuRock, Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Center, Tea Estate and Labong Race Course.Overnight at Hotel

Day 05: Tuesday:DARJEELING-GANGTOK
Drive to Gangtok (125Kms), the capital of Sikkim, and transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure. Overnight at Gangtok

Day 06:Wednesday:SIKKIM:
The day will be occupied with local sight seeing in and around Gangtok and will cover all the majore tourist attractions including Rumtek monastery, Enchey Monastery, Tashi Namgayal institute of Tibetology, Do-Drul Chorten, Ganesh and Tashi view points, Orchid House etc. Overnight at Gangtok

Day 07:Thursday:SIKKIM:
Full day excursion to Nathula Pass the Indo-China Border at 14000ft, Tsongo Lake at 12000ft. (Nathula pass is open for tourists only on specified dates. On other days the tour will be limited to Tsongo Lake). Back to Gangtok in the afternoon. Free evening for marketing of traditional handicrafts. Overnight at Gangtok

Day 08:Friday: GANGTOK-BAGDOGRA-KOLKOTTA:
After breakfast transfer to Bagdogra Airport (115kms/4.5hrs) to connect flight at (1345 hrs) for onward journey to kolkata .o/n kolkata

Day09:Saturday:KOLKOTTA-BHUBANSWAR-PURI
Morning relax-can stroll the local market which is right by the hotel, check out well in time to catch flieght to Bhubanswar .Half day s/s in and around bhubanswar , that includes visit of ancient temples like Lingaraja temple, Parasurameswara temple, Mukteswara temple, Bramheswara temple, Raja-Rani temple and the 2nd century B:C jain monk Caves at the twin hills of khandagiri and Udaygiri,tribal museum etc and later transfer to puri .Evening spend sometime in the colorful bazzar and relaxe on the beach.O/n Puri.

Day010:Sunday:PURI-KONARK-BHUBANSWAR:
Puri, one of the finest beach in the eastern sector , is also one of the four holy abodes in India. It offers the rare experience of watching both sunset and sunrise from the same beach. Morning after breakfast , visit the famous temple of lord jagannath the presiding deity of orissa, and then proceed to konark to visit the temple Chariot of the Sun God, built by King Langula Narasimha Deva in the thirteenth century AD in the golden era of Orissa art. This crowning peace of Orissa architecture and sculpture is sheer poetry is stone.Afternoon drive back to bhubaneswar enroute visiting the colourful appliqué village at Pipli and the dhauli peace pagoda,where emperor Ashoka renounced bloody warfare and embraced the teachings of Buddha. Also see the bell metal work at balakati and reach bhubanswar in the evening. O/n bhubanswar.

Day11:Monday:BHUBANSWAR-CHILKA-BALIGUDA:
Early morning drive to Chilka lake , the largest brackish water lake in India boat ride into the lake to visit the nalabana bird sanctuary .After noon drive to Baliguda through the beautiful countryside road full with small mountains Sal forest. Baliguda is one of the entry point to the tribal highland of Orrisa. En-route visit typical Orissan villages .o/n Baliguda.

Day12:Tuesday:BALIGUDA-RAYAGADA:
After breakfast proceed to barakhamba and belghar area to visit the different Villages of tatoo faced Desia Kondh and kutia kondh tribes.Later drive to Rayagada enroute visiting the kotagarh tribal market.o/n Rayagada

Day13:Wednesday:RAYAGADA-CHATIKONA-JEYPORE.
Morning proceed to Chatikona (40 km) to witness the Interesting & colourful weekly market of the Dongaria kondh tribes.Trekk/walk to few villages of the primitive dongria kondh Tribes, once famous for the human sacrifice. This day the interesting ornamental Tribes come down from their mountain side known as Niayamgiri hill range. This is a unique opportunity to witness them before they come and mix with other community in the market, you can see them coming down with different kinds of fruits, animal etc.Enjoy free time in the market.. Then drive on to jeypore enroute visiting some tribal villages of desia kondh and paraja tribes.O/n Jeypore.

Day14:Thursday:-JEYPORE-ANUKODELLI-JEYPORE
After early breakfast proceed to Ankadelli - 70 km to witness the most
primitive, interesting & unique tribal weekly market of the Bonda tribes.
The place is the border of the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh, divided by river Machkund, with interest waterfall, mountain & forest.

You will be taken inside for about 2/3km walk to witness the Bonda man & woman coming down from the forest side. It is being considered that at
present Bondas are the most primitive tribe of India or otherwise known as the Naked tribes of the mountain.. Bonda women with their silver & brass rings around the neck, hundred of necklaces on the body, shaved hair a small cloth wrapped down to cover half of the private areas are out of any history book. In the other side the Bonda men with their bow & arrow with country made liquor - A fascinating one to watch. Free time in the market. Afternoon proceed to Lamtaput area to explore another primitive tribal community the Gadabas - you can watch the most colorful tribal dance call DHEMSA. Late afternoon drive back to Jeypore.O/N Jeypore

Day15:Friday:JEYPORE-KUNDULI-VISHAKAPATNAM.
After breakfast in the morning proceed to witness the biggest tribal weekly market of Sanaparoja & Mali tribes AT Kunduli 65 km away via Sunabeda. It is a very colorful market.Later drive down to vishakapatnam .

Day16:saturday:VISHAKAPATNAM-KOLKOTTA
Morning relaxe on the beach or in the hotel swimming pool.Later transfer to airport and fly to kolkata at (1020 ).

Day17:Sunday:Kolkotta-home country: Morning fly back to your own country.(0710).
(Tour ends)