DARJEELING TOUR & SINGALI-La RIDGE TREKKING

On arrival at Kathmandu and Nepal International Airport, received by our guides and staff for short transfer to your hotels in the hub of Kathmandu city.

Checking your lovely room, and after a refreshing rest join with other members for Darjeeling Tour & Sinagali-La Ridge Trekking. Our guide or group leader brief you about the treks, do’s and don’ts, local culture, as well foods provided and lodges on route trek.

A full good information which will help to enjoy your adventure with us, followed with welcome group dinner in a Nepalese restaurant with folk-culture program as entertainment while you enjoy the dinner.

Morning after breakfast at given time, our city guide will meet for interesting sightseeing of best world heritage sites around Kathmandu.

Tour includes old Durbar (royal palace and courtyard) square, with Temple of Kumari (Living young virgin Goddess). Visit famous Nepal landmark Swayambhunath Stupa a 2,500 years old, a Buddhist Stupa with all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. Afternoon tour of holy Hindu Temple of Pashupatinath and visit Bouddhanath, Asia’s largest Stupa with four cardinals eyes of Buddha surrounded with prayer wheels and small market, this place is also known as Little Tibet due to strong Tibetan influence.

After an exciting day tour back to hotel for preparation trip to Darjeeling with last minute briefing from your leader and guide.

Depart from the hotel, after early breakfast transfer for short drive to Kathmandu domestic air terminal. After checking in, board on a plane for 45 minutes flight to land at South Eastern Nepal at Bhadrapur airport.

An exciting flight facing views of high snow peaks includes Everest, Makalu and Kanchenjunga, on arrival at Bhadrapur received by our staff. Drive takes you at the border town at Kakarvita for necessary immigration formalities, and then cross the border to Indian side at Pani Tanki, for another passport and visa, custom checking. After clearing all formalities, an interesting drive heading higher green hills covered in dense forest and sea of Tea plantation.

After an interesting drive following the hilly road, along the railway tracks of famous Darjeeling Toy Train, also listed in World Heritage. Finally reaching at busy town and hill station in Darjeeling, transfer into a nice hotels.

Start the morning after hearty breakfast for short drive and walk to Darjeeling famous Zoological Park, houses rare, endangered mammals and bird-life includes Snow Leopard, Royal Bengal Tiger, Red Panda and many species of animals with exotic birds. Next to Zoological Park visit Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, the first of its kind around Asia. Established after famous mountaineers Tenzing & Hillary conquered Mt. Everest in 1953.
An interesting place with full information on mountaineering, where Institute also have mountaineering courses.

From here visit the famous Happy Valley Tea Plantation, famous world over for Darjeeling as best tea, the tea garden established more than 100 years ago during the British Raj days. Tour includes Tibetan Refuge Centre for handicraft and enjoy Toy Train enlisted in World Heritage.

An early morning drive before dawn to Tiger Hill, located at a distance of 11 km from Darjeeling town. Drive leads to winding uphill road then reaching on top Tiger Hill, enjoy the glorious sunrise that reflects on white snow peaks of Mt. Kanchenjunga, Makalu as far towards Mt. Everest.

After a great morning views of sunrise over Himalayan mountain range, return back to Darjeeling for breakfast with a brief stop at Ghum visit Yiga Choling Monastery and the Bhatase Loop, afternoon free for individual activities.

Morning drive to start the trek, having good breakfast and leaving Darjeeling town, heading down to Sukhe Pokhari and at Mane Bhanjyang village.
Located on the border rim with Nepal, follow our guide heading uphill past farm land and village then reach isolated hamlet at Tonglu, for overnight in a
Government run Guest House.

From Tonglu, morning climb towards much higher terrain and then on winding trail through dense green forest of rhododendron and pine trees.
Taking a mossy paved path that snakes through a succession of forests and hamlets, giving way, from time to time, to spectacular mountain sceneries as walk leads to a place called Lamdhura close in between Nepal and India.
After a short rest with possible lunch stop, afternoon walk leads up towards farm land and then reaching a nice hill village at Kal Pokhari for overnight in a local simple nice lodge or guest-house.

Start the morning interesting walk on zigzagging path that lines the borders of two countries Nepal and Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Although a short day but leads to steep climb all the way on top Sandakphu scenic hill, where the hills belongs to both countries Nepal and India.
A lovely but cold hill village famous for super 360 ° views of Eastern Himalaya range of peaks from Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Everest and Lhotse.
Overnight in a nice guest-house, facing views of rolling hills and snow peaks, with time for short walk around.

An early morning short walk to a prominent viewpoint for magnificent sunrise that shines over Mt. Kanchenjunga, Jannu, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho- Oyo peaks all worlds highest mountains. After a grand view of sunrise and mountain range. Having nice breakfast start the walk as it leads beyond higher area through summer grazing areas of yak herders, silvery pine forests, tiny lakes ringed with grass, and the snow-capped Himalayan range in the background. After more than six hours of great trek then reaching at Phalut for overnight stop in a local guest house. Phalut an interesting place where borders of Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling connects.

Morning from Phalut an easy downhill through the dense tree lines and following a fast running streams heading to a nice surroundings at Gorkhey, with a lonely cottage for travelers. Having rest and possible lunch break, afternoon leads to climb then towards Raman for overnight stop amidst beautiful forest surroundings.

From Raman, a pleasant last day walk to Rimbick for last overnight stop and end of walking around Singali-La ridge. Walk takes you downhill past several farm villages and crossing over Sri Khola / stream on a steady suspension bridge. Route finally leads to a nice village at Rimbick for overnight stop in one of its local nice simple lodge. Enjoy the afternoon walking around the nice village and witness the local culture.

After a pleasant overnight at Rimbick village, drive leads uphill past several farm villages and then joining on the main road, as drive leads down and up to a town of Kalimpong. Perched on a ridge, about 50 k.m away from main Darjeeling town in the east direction.

Kalimpong in earlier days the main route to various major places like Sikkim, Bhutan and then towards low warm city of Siliguri on route to Nepal border.
Kalimpong is also famous for flower and nurseries, especially for varied species of orchids. The town with lovely monasteries and temples.
Overnight in a nice heritage hotel retains the old good days of British Raj days, an interesting town to browse around.

From Kalimpong back to Nepal, after a wonderful trek and stops in lovely villages, where drive takes you to low warmer areas. Where route diverts towards India and Nepal border on the same place as earlier.

After a brief time at immigration at Pani Tenki in India, then enter Nepal border at Kakarvita, here again for immigration formalities, and continue an hour drive to Bhadrapur town airport.

As per the flight time check into air terminal and board on respective airlines aircraft for scenic flight to Kathmandu. On arrival at Kathmandu airport transfer to your hotel, after an exciting experience around Darjeeling and Singali-La Trekking.

Last day in Nepal and at Kathmandu, as per the time for your international flight homeward bound or to respective port of call. Our staff transfer you to airport, after a wonderful time and adventure on Darjeeling Tour & Singali-La Ridge Trekking.