Way to travel
Photography
Dawn light, mist and old railways
The best light here is early: be on your viewpoint 30 minutes before sunrise. Afternoons often cloud over, which is good for tea gardens and forests and bad for peaks.
Drones need permission in India and are banned near many sensitive areas, including the border passes. Check current status before you travel.
In brief
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
Photography on a ticket
Value
Darjeeling5 nights · Reserved car
Lamahatta, Tinchuley and Peshok
Lamahatta · Tinchuley · Peshok
₹19,000per personabout ₹3,150 a day
Value
Darjeeling3 nights · Mixed
Toy train and Tiger Hill
Darjeeling
₹13,000per personabout ₹3,250 a day
Shoestring
Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · On foot
Dow Hill and Chimney forest walks
Kurseong · Chimney
₹7,000per personabout ₹1,750 a day
Comfort
Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Reserved car
Kurseong heritage stay with tea tastings
Kurseong
₹21,000per personabout ₹5,250 a day
Value
Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Reserved car
Latpanchar hornbills and Ahaldara dawns
Latpanchar
₹12,500per personabout ₹3,100 a day
Comfort
Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Reserved car
Mirik in comfort: lake, tea and Gopaldhara
Mirik
₹18,500per personabout ₹4,600 a day
Shoestring
Kalimpong5 nights · Mixed
Lolegaon and Charkhole backpack loop
Kalimpong · Lolegaon · Charkhole
₹13,000per personabout ₹2,150 a day
Value
Kalimpong5 nights · Mixed
Neora Valley birding from Lava and Kolakham
Lava · Kolakham
₹18,500per personabout ₹3,100 a day
Value
Kalimpong6 nights · Mixed
Teesta Bazar up to the Sillery Gaon ridge
Teesta Bazar · Kalimpong · Pedong · Sillery Gaon
₹21,500per personabout ₹3,050 a day
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
Comfort
Gangtok9 nights · Reserved car
The grand East Sikkim loop
Gangtok · Rumtek · Pakyong · Zuluk
₹48,000per personabout ₹4,800 a day
Comfort
Gangtok8 nights · Reserved car
Nathu La, Zuluk and the Silk Route in comfort
Gangtok · Aritar · Zuluk · Gnathang
₹45,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Value
Gangtok4 nights · Mixed
Rumtek and the monasteries of Gangtok
Gangtok · Rumtek
₹15,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Shoestring
Gangtok5 nights · Mixed
Zuluk and the Silk Route by shared jeep
Gangtok · Rongli · Zuluk · Aritar
₹12,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Value
Gangtok6 nights · Reserved car
The Silk Route by homestay: Zuluk and Gnathang
Gangtok · Padamchen · Zuluk · Gnathang
₹24,500per personabout ₹3,500 a day
Value
Gangtok3 nights · Reserved car
Tsomgo Lake and Nathu La from Gangtok
Gangtok
₹12,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Comfort
North Sikkim4 nights · Reserved car
Lachung and Yumthang in comfort, three nights up
Singhik · Lachung
₹27,500per personabout ₹5,500 a day
Comfort
North Sikkim5 nights · Reserved car
North Sikkim at a safe pace, by private car
Singhik · Lachen · Lachung
₹37,500per personabout ₹6,250 a day
Comfort
North Sikkim8 nights · Reserved car
North Sikkim end to end, slowly, in 8 nights
Phodong · Singhik · Lachen · Lachung
₹48,000per personabout ₹5,350 a day
Value
North Sikkim3 nights · Mixed
Gurudongmar with a gentler climb
Singhik · Lachen
₹13,000per personabout ₹3,250 a day
Shoestring
North Sikkim2 nights · Shared jeeps
Gurudongmar and Yumthang on a shared tour
Lachen · Lachung
₹7,000per personabout ₹2,350 a day
Value
North Sikkim6 nights · Reserved car
Gurudongmar and Yumthang, four friends in a car
Singhik · Lachen · Lachung · Mangan
₹21,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Shoestring
West & South Sikkim4 nights · Mixed
Barsey rhododendrons and Rinchenpong
Barsey · Rinchenpong
₹11,000per personabout ₹2,200 a day
Value
West & South Sikkim9 nights · On foot
Goecha La trek from Yuksom
Yuksom
₹34,000per personabout ₹3,400 a day
Value
West & South Sikkim6 nights · On foot
Dzongri trek from Yuksom
Yuksom
₹20,000per personabout ₹2,850 a day
Shoestring
Dooars3 nights · Mixed
Buxa Fort and Jayanti on foot
Buxa · Jayanti
₹7,000per personabout ₹1,750 a day
Value
Dooars6 nights · Mixed
Chilapata, Buxa Fort and Jayanti in a week
Chilapata · Buxa · Jayanti · Jaldapara National Park
₹21,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Comfort
Dooars4 nights · Reserved car
Murti and Jaldapara with the family, by car
Murti · Jaldapara National Park
₹26,000per personabout ₹5,200 a day
Value
Dooars5 nights · Mixed
Gorumara, Jaldapara and Chilapata in 5 nights
Lataguri · Jaldapara National Park · Chilapata
₹19,500per personabout ₹3,250 a day
Comfort
Dooars7 nights · Reserved car
The Dooars end to end in a week, by car
Jhalong · Samsing · Lataguri · Jaldapara National Park
₹42,000per personabout ₹5,250 a day
Value
Dooars4 nights · Mixed
Jhalong, Bindu and the Samsing hills
Jhalong · Suntalekhola · Samsing
₹15,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Value
Dooars3 nights · Mixed
Three nights by the Murti river
Murti
₹13,000per personabout ₹3,250 a day
Comfort
Dooars5 nights · Reserved car
Dooars river valleys for birders, by car
Murti · Suntalekhola · Jhalong
₹26,000per personabout ₹4,350 a day
Comfort
Dooars9 nights · Reserved car
Nine slow nights from Samsing to Jayanti
Samsing · Murti · Jaldapara National Park · Chilapata
₹51,000per personabout ₹5,100 a day
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