2019 Travel Horoscopes
01/02/2019 · By Sukie Chapman
Where are you destined to explore? Discover your 2019 Travel Horoscopes with Great Rail Journeys. Explore our blog for your personalised travel insights.
Read more2024 Tour code: CDJ24
About the tour
An incredible adventure packed with ancient traditions and treasures. Explore colourful Kolkata before travelling into the Himalayan foothills and onwards to Bhutan. The sole surviving Himalayan Kingdom, this is a destination shrouded in mystery and steeped in history.
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Itinerary
After meeting at the airport, we fly from London Heathrow to Kolkata via Dubai.
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4.8 / 5 · 25 reviews
Sue Bates
Submitted 28/Mar
A holiday full of experiences in amazing places. History, culture, nature and fabulous landscapes. Something for everyone especially rail enthusiasts.
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K Towner
Submitted 28/Mar
This was a fairly full-on tour, with a first-class tour manager and excellent local guides. The most interesting part of the tour involved a journey to various sites in the scenically-wonderful and fascinating Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. That part of the tour was a life-enhancing experience and would have been well worth 5 stars! My only disappointment was that the tour itinerary made quite a big deal of the preceding journey to Darjeeling on the "steam hauled" Himalayan Mountain Railway, but in actual fact only about 1/3 of the route was covered (using diesel traction and missing out most of the unique engineering features of the line), with only a short journey by steam on a second day. So if you are a rail fan and particularly want to experience all that the unique Darjeeling Himalayan Mountain Railway has to offer, this may not be the best tour for you.
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ANNETTE BADGER
Submitted 28/Mar
The scenery and sights in Bhutan are spectacular.The opportunity to eat at some of the farms and to be present in ceremonies at the monastery and nunnery, plus watching the local archery were very special.
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M Richards
Submitted 6/Mar
Great Rail has done it again! Another fabulous holiday. Everything I could have wished for. The service of our Tour Manager was first rate, especially when we had to relocate to another hotel in Darjeeling at very short notice. The work she put in to ensuring a great adventure was deeply appreciated by all. Thanks also to the team at GR who put together the itinerary - whilst we added a few excursions when time permitted, I really felt that they had given us the best insight, especially in Bhutan. Keep both the Tour Guides as well - excellent friendly service, imparting as much knowledge as they could. You are a great company GR, thanks are not enough, but I highly recommend you whenever there is an opportunity.
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Alan Moon
Submitted 29/Feb
Brilliant holiday of so many contrasts. Superb organisation with excellent Tour Manager and first rate local guides. A great range of experiences. Top class hotels, food and travel arrangements. Recommend without hesitation.
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Carolyn Roberts
Submitted 29/Feb
This was a great opportunity to visit a country (Bhutan) not well known to Westerners, but which is fascinating, beautiful, tranquil, calm, historic, supportive etc etc. The tour guide and (particularly) the local guides were absolutely excellent and managed our admittance into several festivals that re almost unknown to overseas travellers. The contrast with India made for a most rewarding and stimulating experience.
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