Sandakphu & the Singalila Ridge · way to travel
Photography in Singalila
Kanchenjunga at first light, the toy train at Batasia Loop, prayer flags on the Singalila Ridge, mist moving through tea rows and the Zuluk hairpins from Thambi View Point.
Trips
Comfort
Singalila5 nights · Mixed
Sandakphu trek with a porter and private rooms
Dhotrey · Tumling · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu
₹28,000per personabout ₹4,650 a day
Comfort
Singalila2 nights · Mixed
Sandakphu by Land Rover in two nights
Tumling · Sandakphu
₹17,500per personabout ₹5,850 a day
Value
Singalila7 nights · On foot
Sandakphu and Phalut from Dhotrey
Dhotrey · Tonglu · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu
₹25,500per personabout ₹3,200 a day
Value
Singalila4 nights · Mixed
Sandakphu ridge and river trek
Tumling · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu · Srikhola
₹17,000per personabout ₹3,400 a day
Comfort
Singalila4 nights · Mixed
Two dawns on Sandakphu by Land Rover
Tumling · Sandakphu · Kalipokhri
₹26,500per personabout ₹5,300 a day
Value
Singalila4 nights · On foot
Red panda forest: Dhotrey to Kalipokhri
Dhotrey · Tonglu · Gairibas · Kalipokhri
₹16,500per personabout ₹3,300 a day
Value
Singalila6 nights · On foot
Rhododendron spring on the Singalila Ridge
Chitrey · Tonglu · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu
₹20,500per personabout ₹2,950 a day
Comfort
Singalila9 nights · Mixed
Slow Singalila: Sandakphu, Phalut and Rammam
Tumling · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu · Phalut
₹41,500per personabout ₹4,150 a day
Places
Things to do
Monasteries · 30 minutesTurn the prayer wheels at Chitrey gompaChitrey · Free · donation welcome
Treks and walks · 1.5–2 hoursThe steep first climb from ManeybhanjanChitrey · Included in your guide fee
Monasteries · 1.5–2 hoursWalk on to Meghma and its cloud monasteryChitrey · Free · donation welcome
Viewpoints · 1 hourDawn over the Darjeeling hills from ChitreyChitrey · Free
Wildlife and birds · 2–3 hoursLook for red pandas in the Gairibas forestGairibas · Included in your guide fee · tip a spot…
Treks and walks · 2.5–3 hoursDescend through Jaubari in NepalGairibas · Included in your guide fee
Wildlife and birds · 1.5–2 hoursDawn chorus birding in the Gairibas clearingGairibas · Included in your guide fee
Treks and walks · 2–2.5 hoursThe forest climb to KaiyakattaGairibas · Included in your guide fee
Culture and history · 30 minutesWalk around the black pond at dawnKalipokhri · Free
Wildlife and birds · 2–3 hoursLook for red pandas in the Gairibas forestGairibas · Included in your guide fee · tip a spot…
Treks and walks · 2.5–3 hoursDescend through Jaubari in NepalGairibas · Included in your guide fee
Wildlife and birds · 1.5–2 hoursDawn chorus birding in the Gairibas clearingGairibas · Included in your guide fee
Treks and walks · 2–2.5 hoursThe forest climb to KaiyakattaGairibas · Included in your guide fee
Culture and history · 30 minutesWalk around the black pond at dawnKalipokhri · Free