Singalila Trek & Sikkim Wellness Tour

You will be met by our representative and be driven to Darjeeling – the refreshing hill country (2123m, three and a half hours drive. On reaching, check into your Hotel.

Darjeeling’s charming township of the old “hill Station” was built as a mountain retreat during the British Raj days. As a result, it has a colourful cross-section of people, including the Nepalese, Lepchas, Bhutias, Tibetans, and Dukpas from Bhutan.
You have two full-day sightseeing by private car. It includes a sunrise visit to Tiger Hill for the views of Mount Kanchenjunga, 8586 meters, plus excursions to the tea estates, Ghoom Monastery, Darjeeling Zoo, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, and the Tibetan Refugee Center.

Darjeeling’s charming township of the old “hill Station” was built as a mountain retreat during the British Raj days. As a result, it has a colourful cross-section of people, including the Nepalese, Lepchas, Bhutias, Tibetans, and Dukpas from Bhutan.
You have two full-day sightseeing by private car. It includes a sunrise visit to Tiger Hill for the views of Mount Kanchenjunga, 8586 meters, plus excursions to the tea estates, Ghoom Monastery, Darjeeling Zoo, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, and the Tibetan Refugee Center.

Drive to Manebhanjyang in the morning after breakfast, 2134 meters, 23 km, 1 hour.
Our trek begins with the steep climb for an hour and then a gradual ascend of 3 more hours to Meghma 2900 meters. We make a brief stop for lunch here and continue the journey down towards Jawbari – a small hamlet on Nepal’s Border. Finally, we go lower towards Gairibas 2521 meters, where we set up camp for the night.

We hit the trail after breakfast. We climb towards Kalapokhari through the forest of oaks, Magnolia, and the famous rhododendrons. The climb is gradual after lunch. We trek through a rich and lush forest up to Beekay bhanjyang (Poisonous pass). Poisonous Aconite plants grow here from where it gets their name. We have another two hours to ascend the trail before reaching Sadakphu 3636 meters. It is the highest point on this trek. We camp here for the night.

We rise early to view the majestic sunrise over the Kanchenjunga massif, Mount Makalu, Lhotse, and Everest. We start our hike to Phalut after breakfast. It is a fantastic and gradual hike along the Singalila ridge covered by alpine forests, lichens, and shrubs. Nepal’s valleys and mountains stretch far into the horizon to the west, while Darjeeling and Sikkim are on the right or East. The trail leads through an exciting forest of Silver Fir trees and dwarf rhododendron bush. We camp at Phalut.

We have another early morning rise to admire the mountains, which appear even closer at Phalut. We start descending after our breakfast through the thick forest. Finally, we arrive in the beautiful village of Samanden, where we relax and chill out by a small mountain stream. We stop for packed lunch on the way before arriving at our stop for the night at Gorkhay.

We begin our gradual hike after breakfast. We will trek through Ramam and Daragaon until we reach our final destination of Rimbik, where we camp for one last night.

We leave for Darjeeling after breakfast and bid our support crew farewell. We check into our hotel upon arrival in Darjeeling. We have the afternoon free to wander around Mall Road or to do some shopping. Overnight Hotel.

We leave the hotel after breakfast and drive to Gangtok. The beautiful 98-kilometre journey on the winding road takes about 4 hours.

We have an hour’s drive on a winding road to Rumtek Monastery. This well-known monastery was built by the Late Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu (Black Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddhism. We drive to Pemayangtse after visiting Rumtek monastery. We stop on the way for lunch on the 5-hour drive.

We hike to one of the Sikkimese people’s sacred lakes – The Kecheodpalri Lake (The wishing lake). Then, we drive back to the Hotel for lunch. Finally, we hike in the afternoon post-lunch to Sangachholing Monastery. This monastery is located on a hilltop above the hilltop and only takes 45 minutes to reach.

We drive south along the meandering Rangeet River to the switchback road base to Kalimpong. We check into our hotel upon reaching the town. We visit local flower nurseries, a monastery, and a handicraft centre after lunch.

We hike up to Doctor Graham’s school after breakfast. It is one of the institutes set up for the orphans towards the end of the British Raj era. We will have a picnic lunch by the large school premises and walk back to the Hotel through the quaint little township of Kalimpong. Overnight at Hotel.

After breakfast, drive down to the south via Siliguri to Bagdogra Airport – 118 meters, 76 km, 3 hours to catch a flight to Delhi or Calcutta for your onward flight.