Area : Singalila Ridge.
Trek Route : Manebhanjang - Rimbik
Best Season : March to June & October to December
Day 01 | Arrive New Jalpaiguri railway station/Bagdogra - Darjeeling : Met upon arrival and a drive to Darjeeling for three hours through tea gardens and pretty hillside towns. We will occasionally meet the famous Darjeeling toy train, huffing and puffing across our road. On arrival in Darjeeling transfer to the hotel. |
Day 02 | Darjeeling : After breakfast we shall visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Zoo, the tea garden & the Tibetan Refugee Camp. PM. A walk on the Mall & visit the local market. |
Day 03 | Darjeeling – Maneybhanjang 2134m (Driving time: 01 hr 30 mins] Maneybhanjang – Tonglu 3070m (Average trekking time: 05 hrs) : After breakfast drive to Manebhanjang for one & half hours. Manebhanjang to Tonglu is a steep climb up to Megma 7 km or 4 hours walk. Megma is a small hamlet with few houses and small monastery and impressive Chorten (stupa). Megma to Tonglu is another 2 kms, which faces Darjeeling and Kurseong and commands excellent views of Kanchenjunga. Overnight in Trekker’s Hut/lodge. |
Day 04 | Tonglu –Kalpokhri (3108m) (Average trekking time: 05 hours) : From Tonglu to Gairibas a distance of about 9 km is 4 hrs walk, where the track is more or less flat. The route passes through the bamboo glades. From here, a steep climb of 4 kms through the rhododendron forest takes us to Kalphokri, which is a beautiful lake and as its name suggests has dark water and never freezes. Overnight in Trekker’s Hut/lodge. |
Day 05 | Kalpokhri – Sandakphu 3636m (Average trekking time: 03 hours). An ascent and descent of about 4 kms takes us to Bikhebhanjyang - valley of poison - (Aconite’s grow in abundance at this place). From here another steep climb of about 4 kms takes us to Sandakphu at an altitude of about 3636 Mts. and is situated at the beginning of the Singelila ridge. Sandakphu perhaps offers the best simultaneous view of the Everest and the Kanchenjunga ranges. Overnight in Trekker’s Hut/lodge. |
Day 06 | Sandakphu – Rimbick [Average trekking time: 07 hours] . Wake up before dawn to watch the sun rise over the entire eastern Nepal Himalayas and the Sikkim Himalayas, from Everest in Nepal and Kanchenjunga in Sikkim to Chomolhari in Bhutan. Sandakphu is a Great Basin set in the midst of the hills; the slopes covered with rhododendron and silver fir trees. The trek from Sandakphu to Rimbick is downhill trek and takes almost full day trek. . Overnight in a lodge. |
Day 07 | Rimbik – Darjeeling (Driving time: 04 hours approx.) : Half-day drive to Darjeeling for three hours. |
Day 08 | Darjeeling – NJP/.Bagdogra : Transfer to New Jalpaiguri/Bagdogra to catch train/flight for onward destination. |
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