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Breakfast will begin the second day in the city of Thimphu and we will move our guests to Goldsmiths Workshop. This is one of the most interesting things to do in Thimphu for people interested in jewellery and metals. This workshop is arranged and managed by the Government and is a great place to see the production of traditional Bhutanese jewellery. Finishing jewellery making our guests will move to the textile museum. Most of the local Bhutanese people still subsist on weaving. The Textile Museum is an ode to this traditional art. Lunch will follow after completing the museum tours and guests will move to Centenary Farmers Market. This market is a wonderful assortment of the sights, sounds, and flavours of the rustic and rural Bhutan. This is a huge farmers market with around 400 shops that sell everything organic and natural. Shopping is on the list next, Thimphu has an excellent selection of handicraft shops selling high-quality traditional paintings, textiles, jewellery, masks, and carpets. After some retail therapy our guests will move to their hotel room and enjoy rest followed by a extravagant dinner.

Start with a healthy spread of breakfast in Thimphu and guests move to next destination into East India into the city of “Guwahati”, it is a sprawling city beside the Brahmaputra River in the northeast Indian state of Assam. First we will take our guest on a helicopter charter to Paro International Airport and then on a private charter to Guwahati. Our revered guests will reach Guwahati in their private charter and check in the hotel. Some free time is provided here for rest and special spa arrangements. Next guest will have lunch at the hotel. Completing lunch we will move the tour to Sualkuchi, a weaver’s town located on the north bank of Brahmaputra and is known as Manchester of East for its silk production. Not only you will fall in love with the woven art this town is famous for, but the landscapes of this town are equally bewitching. After this eye opening tour of the town guest will take a cruise on the Bramhaputra River. Dinner will served here on the cruise in a romantic setting for our guests to relish. Our guests will move to the comforts of their hotel and retire for the night.

Breakfast will start the day here and guests will take a private helicopter transfer to hill station of “Shillong”. Our loving guests will check in the hotel and rest a little before their next adventure. Mawlynnong, the cleanest village in Asia is next on the agenda. From Mawlynnong to Living Cliff Bridge the trek passes through thick forests and it is a quite uneasy trail, though after reaching at the destination one can meet with a nature’s wonder. After visiting this serene village guests will visit the gorgeous ‘Umterming waterfall’ which gushes down to a bottomless ravine. Living Cliff Bridge is at a distance of around 4 km and requires approx 2 hours to reach. The bridge is always brought to the limelight for its exclusivity of being formed naturally and not by the humans. It is the hanging roots of the rubber tree which assemble together to make it a perfectly functioning bridge. After the educating and enchanting visit the guests will move to the hotel for dinner and retire for the night.

Guests will start the beautiful morning with breakfast and then proceed further in the itinerary and start the visit to the 'abode of clouds’. Today our guests will get a number of places worth exploring located in one of the beautiful hill stations in north east India. A treasure of Shillong is Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Culture where guests will come across the presentation of traditional and indigenous life style of Meghalaya people. Experience the adventure and excitement possessed by the Sweet Falls in the Happy Valley for some time and also find the Butterfly Museum being a place to adorn. Lunch will be served in the city for our guests delight. Then the tour moves to amuse with a glimpse of Beadon Bishop that is cascading between the rocky green hills and also visit Ward's lake that appears in the form of a horse shoe. Never miss the sight of Lady Hydari Park, Shillong peaks and the majestic Elephant falls. Last stop on this day will Siat Khnam archery provides you the picture of local gambling and then move to spend time roaming around Police Bazar market area and some shopping. Dinner will be served in the hotel and guests will rest for the night.

Our guests will start their next journey to the “Sundarban National Park”, it is a tiger and biosphere reserve located in the Sunderbans delta in the state of West Bengal. The Sunderbans is named after the Sundari trees which are found in bulk in this area. The transfer will start with a private charter to Kolkata and then a 2 hour road trip to the National Park. Upon arrival at Kolkata you will depart for Godhkhali. On arrival at Godhkhali short jetty travel will be next mode of transport. Guests cruise through the river and this journey would take them down the rivers Gomar, Hoogli, Durgaduni and Gumdi. This jetty ride will be for 1½ hours and guests will enjoy the scenic beauty of the place. On arrival guests will check-in to their cottage followed by lunch at the property. Enjoy the afternoon by observing endemic and migratory birds and variant wildlife while guests walk along the creeks and canals of the Sundarban Tiger Reserve Forest. Guest will next visit Sajnekhali watchtower and mangrove interpretation centre while enjoying high tea that will be served here. Next guests return to the comforts of their cottage and have dinner at the camp hotel.

Guest will start the morning with breakfast and then begin their jungle safari. First our loving guests will cruise along the creeks and go for a village tour at Bali. Here they will learn firsthand about the experiences of the villagers in the forest. Guests here will also get an opportunity to meet with the local fishermen, the honey collectors as well as woodcutters. After that we move towards the Sudhanyakhali watch tower at the Sundarban National Park. It is the best place from where most of the tigers are sighted. You can also see some other wildlife like axis deer, wild boars and crocodiles. Also there is a sweet water pond where animals come to drink water. After lunch at the resort you will depart for Godhkhali and from their transferred to Kolkata, ‘The City of Joy’. Kolkata was founded as an East India Company trading post, it was India's capital under the British Raj from 1773–1911. You will arrive at Kolkata by evening and check in to your hotel. Guests will have a couple of hours rest before moving for dinner and finally they proceed to their rooms for the night.

Guests begin the day with some optional activities as per their liking and move for a lavish spread of breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast we will escort our guests for a visit to Victoria Memorial Hall, a large marble building built in honour of Queen Victoria between 1906 and 1921. Visit this grand memorial now turned into a museum and a must see location in Kolkata. Lunch will be in the city famous for its architecture as much as variety of food. Sample some of finest Bengali cuisine here. After lunch guests will enjoy some retail therapy with luxury to local bazaars. Completing the shopping at their hearts delight our eminent guests will return to their hotel for rest and dinner. As all good things come to an end, so this would be our final transfer of our beloved guests to the Kolkata airport for their final flight of the itinerary to home destination. We will provide VIP meet and greet at Kolkata airport and also at home airport to end the tour.