Way to travel
Treks and walks
From one-hour ridge walks to Sandakphu
Most treks in this corner of the Himalaya are tea-house or lodge treks: you sleep in trekkers' huts and village homestays, which keeps the cost low and the pack light. The Singalila Ridge needs a licensed guide inside the national park.
We grade every walk by hours, height gained and terrain. Permits, guide rules and entry fees change: check current status before you travel.
In brief
The Singalila Ridge to Sandakphu and Phalut, the Goecha La trail from Yuksom, village walks around Lava and Rishyap, and garden paths from Kurseong. Graded by hours and height, with lodges and homestays, not tents, on most routes.
Trips
Treks and walks on a ticket
Value
Darjeeling7 nights · Reserved car
Chatakpur, Darjeeling and the Lepcha forest
Chatakpur · Darjeeling · Lepchajagat · Jorepokhri
₹26,000per 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
Shoestring
Singalila5 nights · On foot
The classic Sandakphu trek on a shoestring
Maneybhanjan · Tumling · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu
₹12,500per personabout ₹2,100 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
Value
Singalila7 nights · On foot
Sandakphu and Phalut from Dhotrey
Dhotrey · Tonglu · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu
₹25,500per personabout ₹3,200 a day
Shoestring
Singalila3 nights · Mixed
Ride up to Sandakphu, walk down to Srikhola
Maneybhanjan · Sandakphu · Srikhola
₹9,500per personabout ₹2,400 a day
Value
Singalila4 nights · Mixed
Sandakphu ridge and river trek
Tumling · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu · Srikhola
₹17,000per personabout ₹3,400 a day
Shoestring
Singalila2 nights · On foot
Dhotrey and Tonglu on a shoestring
Dhotrey · Tonglu
₹7,000per personabout ₹2,350 a day
Shoestring
Singalila8 nights · On foot
The full Singalila Ridge on a shoestring
Maneybhanjan · Tumling · Kalipokhri · Sandakphu
₹19,000per personabout ₹2,100 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
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
Dooars5 nights · Mixed
Jaldapara, Buxa and Jayanti on a budget
Jaldapara National Park · Buxa · Jayanti
₹11,000per personabout ₹1,850 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
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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