7 Days Singalila Trek

What's Included?

• Pick from Bagdogra airport and drop to Bagdogra airport and Hotel and all meal included
• All meal (food), Tent, High altitude experience English speaking
• Guide, Experience cook, kitchen helper, potter, pack animals (Yak or Horse), dinning tent, kitchen tent, Toilet tent,trekking permit
• National park fee, hot bag, gas lamp, Table and Chair, Cooking utensil
• While on trek, all meal. Meals will be freshly prepared and will be a mix of Indian, Chinese & Continental.
• Includes: service Assistance airport at the time of arrival

Singalila Ridge Trekking is one of the most admired as well as fascinating treks in India. Originating from the scenic trails around Sikkim, this tour turns toward Singalila which is known for its strenuous routes and finally ends with an enchanting visit to Darjeeling, the Queen of Hills.

Day 1: Drive to Trekking Point

Transfer: Pelling to Uttarey
An early departure from Pelling by jeep to the trekking area in West Sikkim. Three exciting hours through winding roads across valleys and over hills clad with a variety of vegetation. After crossing some spectacular bridges to the road-head at Uttarey (2,000 m.), we spend our first night in a trekking lodge and meet the local people who will accompany us on our trek.

Day 2: Trek Begins

Trek: Uttarey to Chiwa Bhanjyang - 7/8 hours For eight days
we thread our way up and over the highest reaches of the Singalila Ridge, which forms the border between Sikkim and Nepal. We may meet the occasional yak herder but we are well beyond permanent settlements. The names given to places around here however exotic it may sound to your ear, are basically associated with their purpose, such as high pastures, passes and ridge points. We pass through a rich forest cover, swathes of rhododendrons, open ridges, sacred lakes and remote passes. Our first day takes us to Chiwa Bhanjyang (3,100 m). An easy trail rises gently through rainforest until a final steep ascent for the last couple of hours bring us to the Nepalese border and our first camp.

Day 3: Chiwa Bhanjyang. Acclimatization Day

Trek: Excursion - 5½ hours
This is an attractive setting to acquire some essential early acclimatization. A hike to the nearby Singalila Peak at 3500m will give us valuable acclimatization and some excellent views.

Day 4: Dhor

Trek: Chiwa Bhanjyang to Dhor - 7½ hours. Camp 3800m
A gentle uphill traverse through forest and then over a more exposed hillside brings us to prayer flags adorning our first pass and views of distant mountains - a taste of what is to come. As we gradually gain height we will appreciate the previous day's acclimatization. The occasional yak herder's hut is the only sign of habitation as we look down far below to the rice fields and cardamom plantations. Our camp is in a remote and sheltered hollow below the ridge.

Day 5: Pare Megu - Dhor

Trek: Pare Megu - Dhor - 5 hours. Camp 3800m

Day 6: Dhor - Chiwa Bhanjyang

Trek back to Chiwa Bhanjyang.

Day 7: Uttary - Chiwa Bhanjyang

Trek back to Uttary from Chiwa Bhanjyang

Exclusions

• Alcohol, soft drinks, beverages, etc.
• Personal expenses like tips, telephone calls, laundry, etc.
• Any meals/services not mentioned in inclusions.
• Travel insurance.
• Emergency Evacuation.