Sandakphu Trek

Day 1 : Arrival In Darjeeling

Upon your arrival at Darjeeling Bus Stand, you will be warmly received by the representative of Shikhar Travels who will then leads you towards your hotel room in Darjeeling. After checking in your hotel room in Darjeeling, you will join our team for a quick briefing session where your trekking essentials will be checked and you will be taught about some necessary skills used during the trekking journey.

Afterward, you can either take a rest or go for a short evening trip to the famous places of Darjeeling. You can hop a cable car ride – here, you can witness the multitudes of landscapes from gorgeous snow-capped mountain ranges to charming valleys, Nightingale Park – You can go for a walk through the Nightingale Park which harbors a giant statue of Lord Shiva, Main Market – to shop for souvenirs.

Day 2 : Darjeeling – Manebhanjan – Tumling

Once you get finished with breakfast early in the morning, you will hop on a traveler bus and proceed towards Manebhanjan which is about 95km away from Darjeeling. Relax down, hold up your legs onto your seat because you still have to ride for about 1-1.5 hours for this journey. But, for Manebhanjan, you will follow a journey driving on the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and gradually, gain height. For the last 2km of the journey, you will ride on a steep path with several hairpin bends so, you will sure to remember this mesmerizing journey.

After reaching Manebhanjan, you will first eat your packed lunch and then, carry the trekking equipment on your back and starts your trekking journey. Now, you will walk towards Tumling which is another spectacular peak in the Singalila Range. Since the region from here lies between the border of India and Nepal, so you may find the SSB soldier guarding their posts every few km.

Upon reaching Tumling, you will set up your tents and relax for the night.

Day 3 : Sandakphu – Gurdum

After cherishing every sweet moment of your victory to the Sandakphu peak, you will first finish your breakfast and then, get ready to descend towards Darjeeling to complete this whole adventure. But before descending back to the original city, be sure to look straight ahead of yourself and watch Kanchenjunga massif along with Kumbhakarna on the left and Pandim on the right. Together these three forms the sculpture of Sleeping Buddha and have been regarded as the famous part of this expedition.

After this, you will descend back to Gurdum on a slightly leveled path and set up your tents upon reaching here and retiring for the night.

Day 4 : Rimbik – Darjeeling

Once you get finished with your breakfast, you will hop on a traveler bus and be ready to leave for Darjeeling today. Darjeeling is about 60 km away from Rimbik and the trail follows one of those mesmerizing journeys alongside the Himalayan region.

Upon reaching Darjeeling, you will check in to your hotel room with a Govt. Id and settle for the night.

Day 5 : Departure From Darjeeling

Once you get finished with your breakfast, you will pack your bags and meet the representative at the reception area. He will then, drop you at the Darjeeling Bus Stand from where you can catch a bus to Bagdogra Airport and be wished for more journeys with us.