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Darjeeling & Ghoom
- Bijanbari
- The drive down via Ging and Pulbazar
- Riverside walk on the Little Rangeet
- Tea rows of Ging on the way down
- Back road via Lodhoma to Rimbik
- Chatakpur
- Dawn over Kanchenjunga from the ridge
- Forest trail along Senchal to Tiger Hill
- Early birding walk in Senchal forest
- Terrace farm and homestay kitchen
- Darjeeling
- HMI and the Himalayan zoo in one morning
- Walk down to Happy Valley's tea slopes
- Carpet looms at the Tibetan refugee centre
- Chowrasta to Observatory Hill on foot
- Ghoom
- Morning prayers at Yiga Choeling
- Steam joyride from Darjeeling to Ghoom
- Walk from Ghoom to Darjeeling by Batasia
- Ghoom's two quieter monasteries
- Jorepokhri
- Walk around the twin ponds of Jorepokhri
- Walk the Mim tea garden road
- Simana viewpoint and a look into Nepal
- Where the Himalayan salamander survives now
- Lamahatta
- The forest trail to Lamahatta's holy lake
- Morning in Lamahatta's terraced eco-park
- Supper in a Lamahatta homestay kitchen
- A day circuit to Takdah and Tinchuley
- Lepchajagat
- Kanchenjunga dawn from Lepchajagat
- Forest walk through conifer, oak and rhododendron
- Birding along the Lepchajagat forest edge
- Half-day to Sukhia Pokhari and Jorepokhri
- Mungpoo
- Rabindra Bhavan, Tagore's house at Mungpoo
- Walk the 1864 cinchona plantation
- Tagore's birth anniversary in early May
- Climb from the Teesta at Rambi to Mungpoo
- Peshok
- Lovers' Meet and the Teesta–Rangeet confluence
- Morning walk through Peshok's tea rows
- An evening in a tea-village homestay
- Ghoom to Teesta Bazar by the Peshok road
- Sukhia Pokhari
- Market morning and momos in Sukhia Pokhari
- Across the border to Pashupati market
- Walk the 4 km to Jorepokhri's twin ponds
- Last market stop before the Singalila Ridge
- Takdah
- Heritage bungalow walk in old Takdah
- Orchid centre visit in flowering season
- Down to Rungli Rungliot through the tea
- Walk the ridge road from Takdah to Tinchuley
- Tiger Hill
- Sunrise over Kanchenjunga from Tiger Hill
- Tiger Hill in the afternoon, without the crowds
- Walk down from Tiger Hill through Senchal
- Photographing the dawn on Tiger Hill
- Tinchuley
- Dawn over Kanchenjunga from Gumbadara
- Orange orchards of Tinchuley in winter
- Village monastery and a morning in Tinchuley
- Cook a hill dinner in a homestay kitchen
- Darjeeling and the forest villages by jeep
- Darjeeling with children
- Chatakpur, Darjeeling and the Lepcha forest
- The grand Darjeeling hill loop
- Darjeeling, Takdah and Tinchuley for two
- Darjeeling long weekend on a budget
- Darjeeling ridge and Ghoom on a shoestring
- A slow week: Darjeeling, Lepchajagat, Mungpoo
- A student week in Darjeeling, Bijanbari and Ghoom
- Darjeeling tea and Tagore's Mungpoo
- Lamahatta, Tinchuley and Peshok
- Toy train and Tiger Hill
- Dekeling Hotel
- Darjeeling Tourist Lodge (Meghbalika)
- Tenzing Norgay Youth Hostel
- Lowis Jubilee Complex
- Maple Tourist Lodge
- Jorepokhri Tourist Lodge
- WBFDC Lepchajagat Nature & Wilderness Resort
- Best Time to Visit Darjeeling, Month by Month
- Darjeeling Food: Momos, Thukpa, Sel Roti and Tea
- Getting to Darjeeling from NJP, Bagdogra and Siliguri
- Darjeeling History: From Thunderbolt Hill to Tea
- Homestay Villages Around Darjeeling Compared
- Monasteries of Darjeeling and Ghoom: A Visitor's Guide
- Darjeeling on a Budget: What Things Really Cost
- Short Walks and Day Hikes Around Darjeeling
- Darjeeling Tea Gardens: Flushes, Visits and Buying
- Darjeeling Toy Train: Joyrides, Fares and Booking
- Losar at Ghoom
- Dashain in the Darjeeling hills
- Tihar, the festival of lights
- Rabindra Jayanti at Mungpoo
- Siliguri to Darjeeling
- Darjeeling to Kalimpong
- Darjeeling to Gangtok
- Darjeeling to Mirik
- Darjeeling to Maneybhanjan
- Darjeeling in January
- Darjeeling in February
- Darjeeling in March
- Darjeeling in April
- Darjeeling in May
- Darjeeling in June
- Darjeeling in July
- Darjeeling in August
- Darjeeling in September
- Darjeeling in October
- Darjeeling in November
- Darjeeling in December
Kurseong, Mirik & the tea valleys
- Ahaldara
- Sunrise from Ahaldara
- Afternoon light over Kalimpong
- Walk up to Ahaldara from Latpanchar
- Winter night sky over the Teesta
- Chimney
- The 1839 chimney on the old road
- Ridge walk from Chimney to Bagora
- A homestay supper by the bukhari
- Sunrise from the Chimney ridge
- Dow Hill
- Walk the Dow Hill forest road
- Dow Hill ghost lore by daylight
- Victoria School and the 1879 ridge
- Dawn birding in the Dow Hill forest
- Gopaldhara
- Walk the high sections of Gopaldhara
- Taste high-grown Gopaldhara teas
- Above the valley mist at dawn
- Life in a high tea village
- Kurseong
- Netaji's house at Giddapahar
- Morning at Eagle's Crag
- Toy train and bazaar walk
- Kurseong bazaar food crawl
- Latpanchar
- Hornbill dawn with a Latpanchar guide
- Through the quinine trees
- A guided trail in Mahananda forest
- Supper in a plantation village
- Makaibari
- Inside the Makaibari tea factory
- Walk out with the pluckers at dawn
- Taste first, second and autumn flush
- Forest and village paths of Makaibari
- Mirik
- Dawn walk round Sumendu Lake
- Morning prayers at Bokar Monastery
- Rameetay Dara above the lake
- Tea slopes and orange orchards
- Namthing Pokhri
- Watch Himalayan salamanders breed
- A quiet walk round the lake
- Birds of the Shelpu forest
- How the salamander ponds are protected
- Sittong
- Walk the orange orchards of Sittong
- Down to the Riyang river
- Sittong's old church and village lanes
- Dawn trip from Sittong to Ahaldara
- Sourenee
- Walk the Sourenee estate roads
- The sardar who planted Sourenee
- Looking west into Nepal
- Walk the 7 km road up to Mirik
- Tingling
- Morning at Tingling viewpoint
- Hike up from Dudhia to Tingling
- Photograph the Tingling tea bowl
- A cup at the Tingling tea stalls
- Dow Hill and Chimney forest walks
- Kurseong and Mirik tea valleys
- Kurseong heritage stay with tea tastings
- Kurseong, Sittong and Mirik on a shoestring
- Kurseong: toy train, Netaji and tea
- Latpanchar hornbills and Ahaldara dawns
- Three nights inside Makaibari tea estate
- Mirik in comfort: lake, tea and Gopaldhara
- Mirik lake and tea slopes weekend
- Sittong orange village and Ahaldara
- Kurseong, Makaibari, Sittong and Mirik
- Nine slow nights in the tea valleys
- Kurseong Tourist Lodge (WBTDC)
- Cochrane Place
- Makaibari village homestays
- Mirik Swiss Cottages (GTA)
- Dow Hill, Kurseong: Schools, Forest and Ghost Stories
- Kurseong and Mirik History: Tea, Schools and Netaji
- Best Time to Visit Kurseong and Mirik, Month by Month
- Kurseong and Mirik Food: Momos, Gundruk and Oranges
- Getting to Kurseong and Mirik from NJP and Bagdogra
- Kurseong and Mirik on a Budget: What Things Cost
- Sittong and Latpanchar: Oranges, Hornbills and Homestays
- Kurseong and Mirik Tea Gardens and Estate Stays
- Kurseong Walks and Toy Train Stations
- Mirik Lake, Bokar Monastery and the Tea Road
- Netaji Jayanti at Giddapahar
- Dashain and Tihar in Kurseong
- Losar at Bokar Monastery
- Sittong Orange Festival
- Siliguri to Kurseong
- Siliguri to Mirik
- Kurseong to Darjeeling
- Mirik to Darjeeling
- Kurseong to Sittong
- Kurseong & Mirik in January
- Kurseong & Mirik in February
- Kurseong & Mirik in March
- Kurseong & Mirik in April
- Kurseong & Mirik in May
- Kurseong & Mirik in June
- Kurseong & Mirik in July
- Kurseong & Mirik in August
- Kurseong & Mirik in September
- Kurseong & Mirik in October
- Kurseong & Mirik in November
- Kurseong & Mirik in December
Kalimpong, Lava & Lolegaon
- Charkhole
- Kanchenjunga from dawn to dusk at Charkhole
- Forest trail above Charkhole
- Lepcha stories by a homestay fire
- Day loop to Lolegaon's canopy walk
- Deolo
- Sunrise over Kanchenjunga from Deolo
- Tandem paragliding off Deolo hill
- Downhill walk from Deolo through Graham's Homes
- A night on Deolo after the crowds leave
- Icchey Gaon
- Hike from Icchey Gaon to Damsang fort
- Ramitey Dara from Icchey Gaon
- Dawn birding in Icchey Gaon's forest
- Kanchenjunga dawn from an Icchey Gaon garden
- Kalimpong
- Morning prayers at Zang Dhok Palri on Durpin
- Haat day, Kalimpong cheese and lollipops
- Orchid and cactus nurseries of Kalimpong
- Dr Graham's Homes and the Deolo slope
- Kolakham
- Changey Falls below Kolakham
- Kanchenjunga dawn from a Kolakham homestay
- Forest-edge walk into Neora Valley
- A farm day with a Rai family in Kolakham
- Lava
- Evening prayers at Lava's Kagyu monastery
- Forest walk from Lava up to Rishyap
- Dawn birding on the forest roads of Lava
- Lava bazaar on its weekly haat day
- Lolegaon
- Canopy walk in the heritage forest
- Sunrise at Jhandi Dara
- Kafer viewpoint and a Lepcha village walk
- An evening in a Lepcha homestay kitchen
- Neora Valley
- A guided forest day into Neora from Lava
- Looking for red pandas at dawn
- Rachela Danda, the park's high point
- Mouchuki forest camp on the Dooars side
- Pedong
- Damsang, the Lepcha fort above Pedong
- Sangchen Dorjee, Pedong's Bhutanese monastery
- Cross Hill and the missionaries of the Tibet road
- Pedong bazaar and the old mule road
- Ramdhura
- Dawn over the Teesta valley at Ramdhura
- Ridge walk from Ramdhura to Icchey Gaon
- Morning birds in Ramdhura's pine and oak
- Kitchen gardens and farm life in Ramdhura
- Rishyap
- Sunrise over Kanchenjunga at Tiffin Dara
- Down the old forest path to Lava
- Ridge birding on the edge of Neora
- Hoping for snow on the Rishyap ridge
- Sillery Gaon
- Ramitey Dara and the bends of the Teesta
- Kanchenjunga dawn from Sillery Gaon
- Cinchona slopes and village trails
- Squash, gundruk and pickles in a Sillery kitchen
- Teesta Bazar
- A rafting run on the Teesta
- Triveni, where the Rangeet meets the Teesta
- The river town after the 2023 flood
- A dhaba lunch by the Teesta
- Kalimpong, Deolo, Lava and Rishyap for families
- Icchey Gaon and Ramdhura village walks
- Kolakham and Lava honeymoon by car
- Kalimpong, Lava and Lolegaon in comfort
- Lava and Lolegaon long weekend by car
- Lava and Rishyap by shared jeep
- Lolegaon and Charkhole backpack loop
- Kalimpong heritage from Morgan House
- Neora Valley birding from Lava and Kolakham
- Sillery Gaon and Pedong homestays
- Teesta Bazar up to the Sillery Gaon ridge
- Kalimpong town and Deolo on a shoestring
- Morgan House
- Tashiding Tourist Lodge
- Holumba Haven
- Sailabash Eco Tourism Centre
- Deolo Tourist Lodge
- Lava Eco Tourism Centre (WBFDC)
- Lolegaon Eco Tourism Centre (WBFDC)
- Best Time to Visit Kalimpong, Month by Month
- Kalimpong Food: Cheese, Momos, Churpi and Village Kitchens
- Getting to Kalimpong: NJP, Bagdogra and NH10
- Kalimpong History: Wool Trade, Missions and Monks
- Kalimpong Homestay Villages Compared
- Monasteries and Churches of Kalimpong
- Neora Valley and Red Pandas: An Honest Guide
- Kalimpong Nurseries, Crafts and Markets: What to Buy
- Kalimpong on a Budget: What Things Really Cost
- Village Walks and Day Hikes Around Kalimpong
- Losar in Kalimpong
- Dashain and Tihar in Kalimpong
- Namsoong, the Lepcha New Year
- Gaeboo Achyok Day at Damsang fort
- Kalimpong to Pedong
- Kalimpong to Lolegaon
- Siliguri to Lava
- Lava to Gorumara National Park
- Pedong to Aritar
- Kalimpong in January
- Kalimpong in February
- Kalimpong in March
- Kalimpong in April
- Kalimpong in May
- Kalimpong in June
- Kalimpong in July
- Kalimpong in August
- Kalimpong in September
- Kalimpong in October
- Kalimpong in November
- Kalimpong in December
Sandakphu & the Singalila Ridge
- Chitrey
- Turn the prayer wheels at Chitrey gompa
- The steep first climb from Maneybhanjan
- Walk on to Meghma and its cloud monastery
- Dawn over the Darjeeling hills from Chitrey
- Dhotrey
- Climb from Dhotrey to Tonglu through the forest
- A night in a Dhotrey forest homestay
- Dawn birding on Dhotrey's forest edge
- Two-day loop via Tonglu, Tumling and Chitrey
- Gairibas
- Look for red pandas in the Gairibas forest
- Descend through Jaubari in Nepal
- Dawn chorus birding in the Gairibas clearing
- The forest climb to Kaiyakatta
- Gorkhey
- The long forest descent from Phalut
- A lazy afternoon on the Gorkhey meadows
- Farmhouse supper by the wood fire
- Early bird walk along the Gorkhey stream
- Kalipokhri
- Walk around the black pond at dawn
- Climb through the poison pass to Sandakphu
- A woodstove dinner in a border lodge
- Stargazing over the border at Kalipokhri
- Maneybhanjan
- Meet the old Land Rovers at the stand
- Walk the bazaar on the Nepal border
- Hire your guide and pay park entry
- Momos and milk tea before the climb
- Phalut
- The 21 km ridge walk from Sandakphu
- Sunset on the tri-junction summit
- Kanchenjunga at dawn, close up
- High-ridge birding for the fire-tailed myzornis
- Rammam
- Walk the forest trail down to Srikhola
- An afternoon wander through Rammam village
- Walk down to the Rammam river
- Dawn birding on Rammam's forest edge
- Rimbik
- Browse Rimbik's Tuesday haat
- End-of-trek momos and thukpa in Rimbik
- Walk down to Srikhola and back
- Ride the dawn jeep from Rimbik to Darjeeling
- Samanden
- A morning walk through Samanden's terraces
- A night with a farming family in Samanden
- Walk Gorkhey to Rammam via Samanden
- Supper by a Samanden kitchen fire
- Sandakphu
- Sleeping Buddha sunrise from the summit
- Spot Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Kanchenjunga
- Walk the slopes that named Sandakphu
- Ride an old Land Rover up to Sandakphu
- Srikhola
- The big descent from Sandakphu via Gurdum
- An evening by the river at Srikhola
- A low-altitude feast at a riverside lodge
- Birding the Sri Khola valley at dawn
- Tonglu
- Walk Hooker's rhododendron slopes
- Sunset over Nepal from Tonglu
- The forest trail between Tonglu and Dhotrey
- Morning birding on Tonglu's high pastures
- Tumling
- Kanchenjunga sunrise from Tumling
- A night on the Nepal side of the ridge
- Ridge walk from Tumling to Tonglu
- Dal-bhat by the stove in a Tumling lodge
- The classic Sandakphu trek on a shoestring
- Sandakphu trek with a porter and private rooms
- Sandakphu by Land Rover in two nights
- Sandakphu and Phalut from Dhotrey
- Ride up to Sandakphu, walk down to Srikhola
- Sandakphu ridge and river trek
- Two dawns on Sandakphu by Land Rover
- Dhotrey and Tonglu on a shoestring
- The full Singalila Ridge on a shoestring
- Red panda forest: Dhotrey to Kalipokhri
- Rhododendron spring on the Singalila Ridge
- Slow Singalila: Sandakphu, Phalut and Rammam
- Shikhar Lodge
- GTA Trekkers' Hut, Tonglu
- GTA Trekkers' Hut, Gairibas
- GTA Trekkers' Hut, Sandakphu
- Sherpa Chalet
- Best Time for Sandakphu: Views, Flowers and Snow
- Sandakphu by Land Rover or on Foot
- Sandakphu Packing List and Altitude Safety
- The Sandakphu Trek Day by Day
- Food on the Sandakphu Trek: Dal-bhat to Tongba
- Getting to Maneybhanjan and Out from Rimbik
- The Singalila Ridge: Border, Poison Hill and Land Rovers
- Red Pandas and Birds of Singalila National Park
- Phalut to Rimbik: The Long Way Down
- What the Sandakphu Trek Really Costs
- Losar in Rimbik and the ridge villages
- Dashain and Tihar on the ridge
- Siliguri to Maneybhanjan
- Maneybhanjan to Sandakphu
- Dhotrey to Tonglu
- Rimbik to Darjeeling
- Singalila in January
- Singalila in February
- Singalila in March
- Singalila in April
- Singalila in May
- Singalila in June
- Singalila in July
- Singalila in August
- Singalila in September
- Singalila in October
- Singalila in November
- Singalila in December
Gangtok & East Sikkim
- Aritar
- A morning walk around Lampokhari
- Sunrise from Mankhim above the lake
- Aritar Gumpa and a village farm walk
- Aritar as the first night of the Silk Route
- Gangtok
- An evening on MG Marg and Lal Bazaar
- Morning prayers at Enchey Monastery
- Do-drul Chorten and the Tibetology museum
- Kanchenjunga at dawn from Hanuman Tok
- Gnathang
- A night in the Gnathang valley
- The old Baba Mandir bunker shrine
- The 1888 memorials around Gnathang
- Yak pastures and the village monastery
- Kupup
- Elephant Lake from the road above Kupup
- The army's Yak Golf Course
- Looking up the old road to Jelep La
- Over the top from Kupup to Tsomgo
- Nathu La
- At the fence on the India–China border
- The shrine of Baba Harbhajan Singh
- The trade road and the 1967 clashes
- A full day to Tsomgo, Baba Mandir and Nathu La
- Padamchen
- A first night in the forest at 2,000 m
- Dawn birds on the Pangolakha forest road
- Walking the rhododendron stretch in spring
- A morning hop up to Zuluk and Thambi
- Pakyong
- Watching the ridge-top runway at Pakyong
- A walk through Pakyong's organic farm terraces
- Sel roti and tea in Pakyong bazaar
- The ridge road from Pakyong down to Rorathang
- Rangpo
- Crossing into Sikkim at the Rangpo checkpost
- The Teesta at Rangpo after the 2023 flood
- Following the Sivok–Rangpo railway works
- A highway thali at Rangpo
- Rongli
- Getting your Silk Route permit at Rongli
- A plate of momos in Rongli bazaar
- The old Kalimpong trade road to Rhenock
- An evening by the river at Rongli
- Rumtek
- Morning prayers in Rumtek's main hall
- The golden stupa and the monks' college
- Down to old Rumtek through the village
- Lingdum Monastery on the Ranka road
- Tsomgo Lake
- An early walk along Tsomgo's shore
- Rhododendrons in the Kyongnosla sanctuary
- Snow and ice at Tsomgo in winter
- Thukpa at the stalls and the ropeway ride
- Zuluk
- The zigzag loops from Thambi View Point
- Sunrise over Kanchenjunga from Lungthung
- Pheasant mornings on the Pangolakha road
- Up the old trade road to Gnathang and Kupup
- Gangtok, Pakyong and Aritar for families
- A backpacker week in East Sikkim
- Gangtok and Tsomgo Lake on a shoestring
- Gangtok and Rumtek for families, in comfort
- The grand East Sikkim loop
- A Gangtok honeymoon with Rumtek and Aritar
- A Gangtok long weekend on a budget
- Nathu La, Zuluk and the Silk Route in comfort
- Rumtek and the monasteries of Gangtok
- Zuluk and the Silk Route by shared jeep
- The Silk Route by homestay: Zuluk and Gnathang
- Tsomgo Lake and Nathu La from Gangtok
- Mintokling Guest House
- Netuk House
- Hotel Tibet
- Hotel Sonam Delek
- Bamboo Retreat
- Best Time to Visit Gangtok and East Sikkim
- Day Trips from Gangtok: Tsomgo, Nathu La, Rumtek
- Gangtok Food: Momos, Phagshapa, Gundruk and Chhurpi
- Getting to Gangtok: NJP, Bagdogra, Jeeps and Buses
- Gangtok History: From Tumlong to Statehood
- Gangtok Monasteries: Rumtek, Enchey, Lingdum and More
- Gangtok on a Budget: What Things Really Cost
- Sikkim Permits Explained: Tsomgo, Nathu La, Silk Route
- The Old Silk Route via Zuluk: A Practical Guide
- Where to Stay in Gangtok: MG Marg, Tadong and Beyond
- Losoong and the Kagyed dances in Gangtok
- Pang Lhabsol at Tsuklakhang
- Saga Dawa procession in Gangtok
- Losar at Rumtek
- Siliguri to Gangtok
- Gangtok to Tsomgo Lake
- Gangtok to Zuluk
- Gangtok to Pelling
- Kalimpong to Gangtok
- Gangtok in January
- Gangtok in February
- Gangtok in March
- Gangtok in April
- Gangtok in May
- Gangtok in June
- Gangtok in July
- Gangtok in August
- Gangtok in September
- Gangtok in October
- Gangtok in November
- Gangtok in December
North Sikkim: Lachung & Lachen
- Chopta Valley
- Chopta's frozen river on a winter morning
- Summer flowers in Chopta's meadows
- A gentle high day: Thangu and Chopta
- Autumn gold and long shadows in Chopta
- Chungthang
- Where the Lachen and Lachung become the Teesta
- Guru Rinpoche's rock and the paddy patch
- Understanding the 2023 Teesta flood
- A rice-and-dal lunch at the fork
- Dzongu
- Dinner in a Lepcha kitchen
- Tholung Monastery in upper Dzongu
- Village paths and waterfalls around Lingthem
- Lepcha weaving, bamboo and a few words
- Gurudongmar Lake
- The dawn run from Lachen to the lake
- The Guru Rinpoche legend on the shore
- Blue sheep and yaks on the high plateau
- How to visit at 5,000 m without getting ill
- Kabi Lungchok
- The oath stones of Thekong Tek and Khye Bumsa
- Phensang Monastery on the North Sikkim road
- A morning walk through Kabi's farm villages
- Sha phaley and tea on the North Sikkim road
- Lachen
- Lachen Monastery and its young monks
- A slow acclimatisation day in Lachen
- Evening in a Lachenpa kitchen
- Green Lake: the restricted Zemu trek
- Lachung
- Lachung Monastery in the quiet hours
- A Dzumsa village walk with your host
- Orchards and autumn colour on the east bank
- Thenthuk and butter tea in a homestay kitchen
- Mangan
- A walk through a large cardamom farm
- Momos and sel roti in Mangan bazaar
- Walk up to Singhik for Kanchenjunga at dawn
- An organic farm village above the Teesta
- Phodong
- Morning prayers at Phodong Monastery
- Up to Labrang, Sikkim's unrebuilt gompa
- Tumlong, capital of Sikkim for a century
- Seven Sisters waterfall on the highway
- Singhik
- Kanchenjunga sunrise from Singhik
- Finding Siniolchu, the mountain Freshfield praised
- A Lepcha village walk and the Kongchen story
- Birds of the Singhik ridge at first light
- Thangu
- Tea and Maggi at 3,900 m before dawn
- Watching the yak herds of Thangu
- Alpine flowers around Thangu in summer
- Watching the treeline on the drive down
- Yumesamdong (Zero Point)
- A snow morning at Zero Point
- Above the treeline from Yumthang
- Maggi and butter tea at the top
- Glacial streams and the valley head
- Yumthang Valley
- Rhododendrons of the Shingba sanctuary
- A warm soak at the Yumthang hot spring
- A snow day on the valley floor in March
- Yak meadows along the Lachung Chu
- Lachung with the family, four sharing a car
- Lachung and Yumthang in comfort, three nights up
- Dzongu and Lachung, Lepcha valley to the snow
- Three nights with a Lepcha family in Dzongu
- North Sikkim at a safe pace, by private car
- North Sikkim end to end, slowly, in 8 nights
- Gurudongmar with a gentler climb
- Gurudongmar and Yumthang on a shared tour
- Kabi, Phodong and Singhik: Sikkim's old story
- Gurudongmar and Yumthang, four friends in a car
- Three slow nights in Lachung
- Teesta valley by shared jeep: Phodong to Dzongu
- Mayal Lyang Homestay
- Yarlam Resort
- Singhik Tourist Lodge
- Dzongu Lepcha Homestays: How to Stay in the Reserve
- Gurudongmar Lake from Lachen: Altitude and Safety
- Lachung or Lachen: Which Valley to Choose
- Yumthang Valley and Zero Point from Lachung
- Best Time to Visit North Sikkim, Month by Month
- North Sikkim Food: Thukpa, Chhurpi and Lepcha Kitchens
- Getting to North Sikkim: Gangtok, Permits and the Road
- North Sikkim History: Lepcha Dzongu, Dzumsa and the Lake
- North Sikkim on a Budget: How Gangtok Tours Work
- North Sikkim Permits Explained for Indians and Foreigners
- Losoong masked dance at Phodong
- Losar in Lachung and Lachen
- Kamsel at Tholung Monastery
- Gangtok to Lachung
- Gangtok to Lachen
- Lachen to Gurudongmar Lake
- Lachung to Yumthang Valley
- Mangan to Dzongu
- Gangtok to Mangan
- North Sikkim in January
- North Sikkim in February
- North Sikkim in March
- North Sikkim in April
- North Sikkim in May
- North Sikkim in June
- North Sikkim in July
- North Sikkim in August
- North Sikkim in September
- North Sikkim in October
- North Sikkim in November
- North Sikkim in December
Pelling, Yuksom & South Sikkim
- Barsey
- Hilley to Barsey through the rhododendrons
- Sunrise over Kanchenjunga from the Barsey ridge
- Birding and wildlife on the sanctuary trails
- A homestay night in Okhrey below the sanctuary
- Dentam
- Dentam rice terrace walk at harvest
- Cardamom plots and a smoky bhatti kiln
- A farm kitchen evening in Dentam
- Early birding on Dentam's farm edges
- Hee Bermiok
- Kanchenjunga sunrise from a Hee Bermiok farm
- Organic farm walk among cardamom and alder
- Limboo kitchen evening and tongba by the fire
- Stargazing over the Kanchenjunga ridges
- Kaluk
- Kanchenjunga dawn from Kaluk
- Winter walk through Kaluk's orange orchards
- Kaluk's Lepcha heritage house
- Village trail from Kaluk up to Rinchenpong
- Khecheopalri
- First hour on the prayer-flag jetty
- Up to Khecheopalri village and its gompa
- Birding walk in the lake forest
- A homestay supper of gundruk and churpi
- Namchi
- Samdruptse and the Guru Rinpoche statue
- Char Dham pilgrimage complex at Solophok
- Walk up Tendong, the Lepcha flood hill
- A morning food walk in Namchi bazaar
- Pelling
- Morning prayers at Pemayangtse Monastery
- Forest walk to the Rabdentse ruins
- Climb to Sanga Choeling and the skywalk
- Kanchenjunga dawn from Upper Pelling
- Ravangla
- Buddha Park in the quiet first hour
- Ralang, the old gompa and the new monastery
- Day trek to Maenam Hill above Ravangla
- Kewzing village homestay and Bon monastery
- Rinchenpong
- Rinchenpong Monastery and its Adi Buddha
- The poison lake and the 1860 campaign
- A slow stay at Yangsum Heritage Farm
- Ridge walk to Rabindra Smriti Van
- Tashiding
- Climb to Tashiding Monastery on its hill
- Thongwa Rangdol and the mani stone kora
- Bumchu night with the pilgrims
- Cardamom farms and lanes below the monastery
- Temi
- An early walk through Temi's tea rows
- Tea factory visit and tasting at Temi
- Cherry blossom season at Temi in November
- Dinner and a night in a homestay near Temi
- Uttarey
- Walk across the Singshore Bridge
- Day hike towards Chewabhanjyang pass
- Mainebas waterfall after the rains
- Uttarey village and lake morning walk
- Yuksom
- Norbugang throne and Kathok Lake at dusk
- Steep morning walk up to Dubdi Monastery
- Dzongri and Goecha La trek from Yuksom
- Tashi Tenka and the old capital on foot
- Barsey rhododendrons and Rinchenpong
- Goecha La trek from Yuksom
- Grand West and South Sikkim loop
- Hee Bermiok and Rinchenpong village stays
- Pelling and Kaluk honeymoon on a budget
- Ravangla and Namchi on a shoestring
- Buddha, Guru and tea in South Sikkim
- Temi tea garden weekend
- Uttarey and Dentam village stay
- Pelling and Yuksom by shared jeep
- Sacred lakes and monasteries of West Sikkim
- Dzongri trek from Yuksom
- Hotel Garuda
- Yangsum Heritage Farm
- Trekkers' huts at Tshoka and Dzongri
- Guras Kunj Trekkers' Hut
- Mt. Narsing Village Resort
- Barsey rhododendrons and birds of West Sikkim
- Goecha La and Dzongri trek: stage by stage from Yuksom
- Best Time to Visit Pelling, Yuksom and South Sikkim
- The Chogyals of Sikkim: A History Told in West Sikkim
- West Sikkim Food: Churpi, Gundruk, Tongba and More
- How to Reach Pelling, Yuksom, Ravangla and Namchi
- West Sikkim homestays: villages, prices and what to ask
- West Sikkim monastery circuit: from Yuksom to Namchi
- West Sikkim on a Budget: What Things Really Cost
- West Sikkim permits and practical tips for 2025–26
- Bumchu at Tashiding
- Pemayangtse Cham (masked dances)
- Pang Lhabsol at Ravangla
- Tendong Lho Rum Faat
- Siliguri to Pelling
- Pelling to Yuksom
- Gangtok to Ravangla
- Namchi to Ravangla
- Darjeeling to Pelling
- West & South Sikkim in January
- West & South Sikkim in February
- West & South Sikkim in March
- West & South Sikkim in April
- West & South Sikkim in May
- West & South Sikkim in June
- West & South Sikkim in July
- West & South Sikkim in August
- West & South Sikkim in September
- West & South Sikkim in October
- West & South Sikkim in November
- West & South Sikkim in December
The Dooars & Siliguri
- Bindu
- The Bindu barrage and the Bhutan bank
- A morning walk on the Jaldhaka riverbed
- Large cardamom on the Bindu slopes
- A homestay night at the end of the road
- Buxa
- Walk up to Buxa Fort from Santalabari
- Sunrise over the Dooars from Lepchakha
- Jeep safari in Buxa Tiger Reserve
- Rajabhatkhawa: where the king ate rice
- Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
- Gaur at the Chapramari watchtower
- The Dooars train through the forest
- Tea slopes and views around Chalsa
- Rivers of the Chapramari forest
- Chilapata
- The brick ruins of Nalraja Garh
- Afternoon safari in the elephant corridor
- A forest night at Mendabari
- Forest birding on the Chilapata edge
- Gorumara National Park
- Jatraprasad and Rhino Observation Point
- Medla watchtower by bullock cart
- Birding at Chukchuki watchtower
- A quieter evening at Chandrachur tower
- Jaldapara National Park
- Dawn jeep safari for Jaldapara's rhinos
- Elephant safari into the tall grass
- Totopara and the Toto language
- Plains tea gardens around Birpara
- Jayanti
- The Mahakal cave walk up the riverbed
- Sunset on the Jayanti riverbed
- The climb to Pokhri lake
- Morning birding on the Jayanti bank
- Jhalong
- River birding on the Jaldhaka at dawn
- Up to Paren for valley views
- A walk through the hydel colony and river
- An evening at the Jholung River Camp
- Lataguri
- Half-day to the Jalpesh Shiva temple
- Boroli fish and a Dooars thali
- A morning walk through Dooars tea gardens
- A night at Kalipur in the Gorumara forest
- Murti
- Sunset on the Murti riverbed
- The morning elephant bath at Dhupjhora
- River birding along the Murti at dawn
- A local dinner and folk dance evening
- Samsing
- Morning walk through Samsing tea garden
- Rocky Island and the Murti boulders
- Walk up to Mouchuki on the forest edge
- Gundruk, squash and a Samsing homestay meal
- Siliguri
- Winter ducks at the Gajoldoba barrage
- Coronation Bridge and the Teesta at Sevoke
- Hong Kong Market for jackets and gear
- Momos, rolls and mishti on Hill Cart Road
- Suntalekhola
- Across the Suntalekhola hanging bridge
- A night at the Suntalekhola river camp
- Forktails and redstarts on the stream
- The road walk from Suntalekhola to Samsing
- Jaldapara, Buxa and Jayanti on a budget
- Buxa Fort and Jayanti on foot
- Chilapata, Buxa Fort and Jayanti in a week
- Murti and Jaldapara with the family, by car
- Gorumara forest weekend on a shoestring
- Gorumara, Jaldapara and Chilapata in 5 nights
- The Dooars end to end in a week, by car
- Jhalong, Bindu and the Samsing hills
- Three nights by the Murti river
- Dooars river valleys for birders, by car
- Dooars rhino loop by train and jeep
- Nine slow nights from Samsing to Jayanti
- Jaldapara Tourist Lodge (WBTDC)
- Murti Banani Eco-Tourism Centre (WBFDC)
- Dhupjhora Elephant Camp (WBFDC)
- Lataguri Eco-Tourism Centre (WBFDC)
- Suntaleykhola Eco-Tourism Centre (WBFDC)
- Jholung River Camp (WBFDC)
- Mendabari Jungle Lodge (WBFDC)
- Best Time to Visit the Dooars, Month by Month
- Buxa and Jayanti Treks: Fort, Ridge, Cave and Lake
- What to Eat in the Dooars: Boroli, Shidol and Momos
- Forest-Village Stays in the Dooars: Where to Sleep
- Getting to the Dooars: Trains, Buses and Cars
- Gorumara Safaris Explained: Towers, Slots and Booking
- Doors to Bhutan: A Short History of the Dooars
- Jaldapara Rhinos: Jeep and Elephant Safaris
- The Dooars on a Budget: What Things Really Cost
- The Dooars Tea Estates: CTC, Gardens and Garden Lines
- Jalpesh Mela at Shivaratri
- Mahakal Cave at Shivaratri
- Karam Puja in the tea gardens
- Siliguri to Lataguri
- Siliguri to Jaldapara National Park
- Lataguri to Jaldapara National Park
- Jaldapara National Park to Buxa
- Siliguri to Samsing
- Dooars in January
- Dooars in February
- Dooars in March
- Dooars in April
- Dooars in May
- Dooars in June
- Dooars in July
- Dooars in August
- Dooars in September
- Dooars in October
- Dooars in November
- Dooars in December
Ways to travel, stories and tools
- Tea country in Darjeeling
- Toy train in Darjeeling
- Treks and walks in Darjeeling
- Homestays in Darjeeling
- Kanchenjunga views in Darjeeling
- Wildlife and birds in Darjeeling
- Family trips in Darjeeling
- Honeymoons on a budget in Darjeeling
- Solo and backpacking in Darjeeling
- Food trails in Darjeeling
- Photography in Darjeeling
- Long weekends in Darjeeling
- Tea country in Kurseong & Mirik
- Treks and walks in Kurseong & Mirik
- Homestays in Kurseong & Mirik
- Kanchenjunga views in Kurseong & Mirik
- Wildlife and birds in Kurseong & Mirik
- Family trips in Kurseong & Mirik
- Honeymoons on a budget in Kurseong & Mirik
- Food trails in Kurseong & Mirik
- Photography in Kurseong & Mirik
- Long weekends in Kurseong & Mirik
- Off-season and monsoon in Kurseong & Mirik
- Treks and walks in Kalimpong
- Homestays in Kalimpong
- Monasteries in Kalimpong
- Kanchenjunga views in Kalimpong
- Wildlife and birds in Kalimpong
- Family trips in Kalimpong
- Honeymoons on a budget in Kalimpong
- Photography in Kalimpong
- Long weekends in Kalimpong
- Treks and walks in Singalila
- Homestays in Singalila
- Kanchenjunga views in Singalila
- Wildlife and birds in Singalila
- Family trips in Singalila
- Solo and backpacking in Singalila
- Photography in Singalila
- Long weekends in Singalila
- Off-season and monsoon in Singalila
- Homestays in Gangtok
- Monasteries in Gangtok
- Kanchenjunga views in Gangtok
- Family trips in Gangtok
- Honeymoons on a budget in Gangtok
- Solo and backpacking in Gangtok
- Snow and high passes in Gangtok
- Food trails in Gangtok
- Festivals in Gangtok
- Photography in Gangtok
- Long weekends in Gangtok
- Off-season and monsoon in Gangtok
- Homestays in North Sikkim
- Monasteries in North Sikkim
- Wildlife and birds in North Sikkim
- Family trips in North Sikkim
- Solo and backpacking in North Sikkim
- Snow and high passes in North Sikkim
- Food trails in North Sikkim
- Photography in North Sikkim
- Long weekends in North Sikkim
- Treks and walks in West & South Sikkim
- Homestays in West & South Sikkim
- Monasteries in West & South Sikkim
- Kanchenjunga views in West & South Sikkim
- Wildlife and birds in West & South Sikkim
- Family trips in West & South Sikkim
- Honeymoons on a budget in West & South Sikkim
- Solo and backpacking in West & South Sikkim
- Festivals in West & South Sikkim
- Photography in West & South Sikkim
- Long weekends in West & South Sikkim
- Off-season and monsoon in West & South Sikkim
- Treks and walks in Dooars
- Homestays in Dooars
- Wildlife and birds in Dooars
- Family trips in Dooars
- Honeymoons on a budget in Dooars
- Solo and backpacking in Dooars
- Photography in Dooars
- Long weekends in Dooars
- Viewpoints in Darjeeling
- Monasteries in Darjeeling
- Culture and history in Darjeeling
- Tea in Darjeeling
- Treks and walks in Darjeeling
- Wildlife and birds in Darjeeling
- Food in Darjeeling
- Adventure in Darjeeling
- Viewpoints in Kurseong & Mirik
- Culture and history in Kurseong & Mirik
- Tea in Kurseong & Mirik
- Treks and walks in Kurseong & Mirik
- Wildlife and birds in Kurseong & Mirik
- Food in Kurseong & Mirik
- Viewpoints in Kalimpong
- Monasteries in Kalimpong
- Culture and history in Kalimpong
- Treks and walks in Kalimpong
- Wildlife and birds in Kalimpong
- Food in Kalimpong
- Viewpoints in Singalila
- Culture and history in Singalila
- Treks and walks in Singalila
- Wildlife and birds in Singalila
- Food in Singalila
- Viewpoints in Gangtok
- Monasteries in Gangtok
- Culture and history in Gangtok
- Wildlife and birds in Gangtok
- Food in Gangtok
- Adventure in Gangtok
- Viewpoints in North Sikkim
- Monasteries in North Sikkim
- Culture and history in North Sikkim
- Treks and walks in North Sikkim
- Wildlife and birds in North Sikkim
- Food in North Sikkim
- Adventure in North Sikkim
- Viewpoints in West & South Sikkim
- Monasteries in West & South Sikkim
- Culture and history in West & South Sikkim
- Treks and walks in West & South Sikkim
- Wildlife and birds in West & South Sikkim
- Food in West & South Sikkim
- Viewpoints in Dooars
- Culture and history in Dooars
- Tea in Dooars
- Treks and walks in Dooars
- Wildlife and birds in Dooars
- Food in Dooars
- Adventure in Dooars
- Momos, thukpa, sel roti and chhurpi: a hill food walk with prices
- Kanchenjunga as guardian in Lepcha and Sikkimese belief
- Rhinos at Jaldapara, elephants at Gorumara: a Dooars season guide
- A week of Kalimpong homestays on ₹2,000 a day
- First flush to autumnal: Darjeeling tea seasons
- Sikkim permits explained simply, for Indians and foreigners
- Monsoon in the hills: is July worth it, and where to go
- After the 2023 Teesta flood: what changed for travellers
- Shared jeeps of the hills: stands, seats and fares
- Agony Point, Batasia and the toy train's loops
- Tagore at Mungpoo: four visits to a quinine village
- Sandakphu in rhododendron season: April and May on the ridge
- Tea country
- Toy train
- Treks and walks
- Homestays
- Monasteries
- Kanchenjunga views
- Wildlife and birds
- Family trips
- Honeymoons on a budget
- Solo and backpacking
- Snow and high passes
- Food trails
- Festivals
- Photography
- Long weekends
- Off-season and monsoon
- Jeep fare board
- Budget builder
- Season finder
- Permits
- Hill words