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Where to stand, how early to leave and what it costs to get there. Clear mornings come mostly from October to early December and in March and April.

Viewpoints · 1 hourDawn over Kanchenjunga from the ridgeChatakpur · Free Viewpoints · 2–3 hoursSimana viewpoint and a look into NepalJorepokhri · ₹600–1,200 for a local car Viewpoints · 1–2 hoursMorning in Lamahatta's terraced eco-parkLamahatta · Small entry fee Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga dawn from LepchajagatLepchajagat · Free Viewpoints · 30–45 minutesLovers' Meet and the Teesta–Rangeet confluencePeshok · Free or a small fee Viewpoints · 4 hours with the driveSunrise over Kanchenjunga from Tiger HillTiger Hill · ₹1,500–2,200 a car · ₹250–400 a shared … Viewpoints · 2–3 hoursTiger Hill in the afternoon, without the crowdsTiger Hill · Reserved car ≈ ₹1,200–1,800 · small ent… Viewpoints · 4 hours with the drivePhotographing the dawn on Tiger HillTiger Hill · ₹1,500–2,200 a car · pavilion fee extra Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursDawn over Kanchenjunga from GumbadaraTinchuley · Free Viewpoints · 2 hoursSunrise from AhaldaraAhaldara · Free · car ₹600–1,000 from Latpanchar Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursAfternoon light over KalimpongAhaldara · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourSunrise from the Chimney ridgeChimney · Free Viewpoints · 2 hoursAbove the valley mist at dawnGopaldhara · Car ₹1,500–2,000 from Mirik Viewpoints · 1 hourMorning at Eagle's CragKurseong · Free or a small fee Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursDawn walk round Sumendu LakeMirik · Free · boat ₹150–300 Viewpoints · 1 hourRameetay Dara above the lakeMirik · Free Viewpoints · 3 hoursDawn trip from Sittong to AhaldaraSittong · Car ₹1,200–1,800 return Viewpoints · 30 minutesLooking west into NepalSourenee · Free Viewpoints · 30–45 minutesMorning at Tingling viewpointTingling · Free Viewpoints · All day, in piecesKanchenjunga from dawn to dusk at CharkholeCharkhole · Free from your homestay Viewpoints · Half dayDay loop to Lolegaon's canopy walkCharkhole · Car ₹2,000–2,800 return · small entry f… Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursSunrise over Kanchenjunga from DeoloDeolo · Taxi ₹500–800 return · small entry fee Viewpoints · OvernightA night on Deolo after the crowds leaveDeolo · ₹2,500–4,500 a room (indicative) Viewpoints · 3–4 hours returnRamitey Dara from Icchey GaonIcchey Gaon · Guide ₹600–1,000 Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga dawn from an Icchey Gaon gardenIcchey Gaon · Free from your homestay Viewpoints · 2–3 hoursChangey Falls below KolakhamKolakham · Small entry fee · car ₹800–1,500 return Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga dawn from a Kolakham homestayKolakham · Free from your homestay Viewpoints · 1–1.5 hoursCanopy walk in the heritage forestLolegaon · Small entry fee (indicative ₹20–50) Viewpoints · 2 hoursSunrise at Jhandi DaraLolegaon · Car ₹600–1,000 return Viewpoints · Full dayRachela Danda, the park's high pointNeora Valley · Permit, guide and jeep (indicative ₹4,0… Viewpoints · 1 hourDawn over the Teesta valley at RamdhuraRamdhura · Free from your homestay Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursSunrise over Kanchenjunga at Tiffin DaraRishyap · Free Viewpoints · 1–2 nightsHoping for snow on the Rishyap ridgeRishyap · Homestay ₹1,500–2,200 pp with meals Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga dawn from Sillery GaonSillery Gaon · Free from your homestay Viewpoints · 1.5–2 hoursTriveni, where the Rangeet meets the TeestaTeesta Bazar · Free · car ₹800–1,500 return Viewpoints · 1 hourDawn over the Darjeeling hills from ChitreyChitrey · Free Viewpoints · 30–45 minutesStargazing over the border at KalipokhriKalipokhri · Free Viewpoints · 1–1.5 hoursSunset on the tri-junction summitPhalut · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga at dawn, close upPhalut · Free Viewpoints · 2 hours returnWalk down to the Rammam riverRammam · Included in your guide fee Viewpoints · 1–1.5 hoursSleeping Buddha sunrise from the summitSandakphu · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourSpot Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and KanchenjungaSandakphu · Free Viewpoints · 1–2 hoursAn evening by the river at SrikholaSrikhola · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourSunset over Nepal from TongluTonglu · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga sunrise from TumlingTumling · Free Viewpoints · 1–1.5 hoursA morning walk around LampokhariAritar · Small entry fee · boat ₹100–200 Viewpoints · 2–3 hoursKanchenjunga at dawn from Hanuman TokGangtok · Free · taxi ₹800–1,500 Viewpoints · 20–30 minutesElephant Lake from the road above KupupKupup · Included in your Silk Route car Viewpoints · 15–20 minutesThe army's Yak Golf CourseKupup · Free to view from the road Viewpoints · 20–30 minutes at the topAt the fence on the India–China borderNathu La · Included in your car and permit Viewpoints · 4–5 hoursA morning hop up to Zuluk and ThambiPadamchen · Included in your Silk Route car Viewpoints · 30–45 minutesWatching the ridge-top runway at PakyongPakyong · Free Viewpoints · 30–45 minutesThe Teesta at Rangpo after the 2023 floodRangpo · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourAn evening by the river at RongliRongli · Free Viewpoints · 45 minutes–1 hour at the lakeAn early walk along Tsomgo's shoreTsomgo Lake · Included in your tour or car Viewpoints · 1.5–2 hours with the driveThe zigzag loops from Thambi View PointZuluk · Included in your Silk Route car Viewpoints · 3–3.5 hours from Zuluk and backSunrise over Kanchenjunga from LungthungZuluk · Included in your Silk Route car Viewpoints · 1 hour at the valleyChopta's frozen river on a winter morningChopta Valley · Add-on, if charged · ₹1,000–2,500 per v… Viewpoints · 1 hourAutumn gold and long shadows in ChoptaChopta Valley · Add-on, if charged Viewpoints · 20 minutesWhere the Lachen and Lachung become the TeestaChungthang · Free Viewpoints · 7–8 hours returnThe dawn run from Lachen to the lakeGurudongmar Lake · Included in Lachen tours Viewpoints · 20 minutesSeven Sisters waterfall on the highwayPhodong · Free · tea ₹20–40 Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga sunrise from SinghikSinghik · Free Viewpoints · 30 minutesFinding Siniolchu, the mountain Freshfield praisedSinghik · Free Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursWatching the treeline on the drive downThangu · Free Viewpoints · 1.5 hours each wayAbove the treeline from YumthangYumesamdong (Zero Point) · Part of the Zero Point add-on Viewpoints · 45 minutesGlacial streams and the valley headYumesamdong (Zero Point) · Part of the Zero Point add-on Viewpoints · 1–1.5 hoursSunrise over Kanchenjunga from the Barsey ridgeBarsey · Free once you are staying at Barsey Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga sunrise from a Hee Bermiok farmHee Bermiok · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourStargazing over the Kanchenjunga ridgesHee Bermiok · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga dawn from KalukKaluk · Free Viewpoints · 2.5–3 hours returnClimb to Sanga Choeling and the skywalkPelling · Monastery free · skywalk entry about ₹5… Viewpoints · 1 hourKanchenjunga dawn from Upper PellingPelling · Free Viewpoints · 1.5–2 hoursRidge walk to Rabindra Smriti VanRinchenpong · Free Viewpoints · 2–3 hoursCherry blossom season at Temi in NovemberTemi · Free; festival events may charge Viewpoints · 45 minutesWalk across the Singshore BridgeUttarey · Free Viewpoints · 1.5–2 hoursMainebas waterfall after the rainsUttarey · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourThe Bindu barrage and the Bhutan bankBindu · Free Viewpoints · 3–4 hours return from BuxaSunrise over the Dooars from LepchakhaBuxa · Free; guide ₹500–800 Viewpoints · 2 hoursRivers of the Chapramari forestChapramari Wildlife Sanctuary · Car ₹800–1,500 Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursSunset on the Jayanti riverbedJayanti · Free Viewpoints · 3 hoursUp to Paren for valley viewsJhalong · Car ₹1,200–1,800 Viewpoints · 1.5 hoursSunset on the Murti riverbedMurti · Free Viewpoints · 1–1.5 hoursCoronation Bridge and the Teesta at SevokeSiliguri · Free Viewpoints · 1 hourAcross the Suntalekhola hanging bridgeSuntalekhola · Free

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