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Northeast India & Bhutan

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Northeast India and Bhutan together form one of Asia's most extraordinary and least-visited travel corridors, stretching across the eastern Himalayas and their dramatic foothills. Northeast India — encompassing states like Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, and Sikkim — is renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity, living root bridges, tea plantations, tribal cultures, and wildlife reserves such as Kaziranga. Bhutan, the landlocked Buddhist kingdom nestled between India and China, draws travellers with its pristine monasteries, fortress dzongs, high-altitude trekking, and its famed Gross National Happiness philosophy. Together, the region appeals to adventurous travellers seeking untouched landscapes, deep cultural immersion, and experiences far off the beaten path.

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Northeast India & Bhutan · 12 days

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Northeast India & Bhutan: Darjeeling to Paro Self-Launched

A self-launched version of UncleSam Holidays' 12-day Northeast India and Bhutan group tour. You'll travel the same route at your own pace — tea-plantation Darjeeling, Kalimpong's monasteries and orchid nurseries, Gangtok and the high-altitude Tsomgo Lake, then cross the land border at Phuentsholing into Bhutan for Thimphu, Punakha and Paro. Key independent-traveller reality check: Bhutan requires a licensed guide and a Sustainable Development Fee (USD 100/night, roughly £80), so the Bhutan leg must be booked through a licensed Bhutanese operator — budget around £700-900 for a 6-night private tour with guide, driver, SDF, hotels and meals. India is easy to do fully independently using shared jeeps, local buses and prepaid taxis. Costs here are approximate per person, sharing a double/twin, and exclude international flights.

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