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Darjeeling, Sikkim & the Singalila Ridge

Summary:

Enjoy a classic trek from the Darjeeling tea hills to the highest mountain range on Earth

Duration
15 Days
Cities
7
Next Departure
05-Oct-2025
Starting at
± EUR 2,843.00
Price per day
± EUR 190.00
Tour Type
Tour Type

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Operator
Exodus Adventure Travel
Tour
Darjeeling, Sikkim & the Singalila Ridge
Travel Style
Small Group Tours
Group Size
4 - 16
Overall rating
Star Rating: 5 (4.80)
Age Group
16 - 99 Years
Categories
tour category: Walkingtour category: Naturetour category: Train

Summary

Enjoy a classic trek from the Darjeeling tea hills to the highest mountain range on Earth

Map: Darjeeling, Sikkim & the Singalila Ridge (Exodus)

Short Itinerary / Route

Day 1
Start Delhi
Day 2
Fly To Bagdogra; Drive To Gangtok
Day 3
Drive To Martam Village Visiting Rumtek Monastery ...
Day 4
Sightseeing In Martam
Day 5
Drive To Darjeeling And Visit The Himalayan Mounta...
Day 6
Ride The Toy Train; Drive To Rimbik And Trek To Ma...
Day 7
Trek Through Forest And Villages To Gurdum
Day 8
Trek Through Forest Ascending Through Sandakhphu T...
Day 9
Trekking Along The Singalila Ridge To Sabargam Tak...
Day 10
Trek To The End Of The Singalila Ridge At Phalut T...
Day 11
Trek Through Small Settlements To Rimbik
Day 12
Drive To Darjeeling, Visiting A Tea Estate En Rout...
Day 13
Morning To Explore Darjeeling, Drive To Siliguri, ...
Day 14
Arrive Kolkata; Free Time To Explore
Day 15
End Kolkata

Travel Cities (7): Agra, Bagdogra, Darjeeling, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kolkata, New Delhi

Details

Tucked in a corner of the beautiful Indian Himalaya mountains are Sikkim and Darjeeling. In recent years, Sikkim has become more accessible for those looking to explore its unique beauty. Journey from the plains of India to Gantok, the capital of Sikkim, and onto the delightful Martam village. From here, we travel through beautiful tea plantations to Darjeeling, with its colonial hill station and Unesco World Heritage toy train. Trekking up to and along the Singalila Ridge, which divides India and Nepal, we move through thick forests of rhododendron and are rewarded with views of the great Himalaya peaks. Kanchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world, dominates the horizon and on a clear day we see majestic Makalu, Lhotse and Everest.

Highlights

  • Classic camping trek through rhododendron forests to the Singalila Ridge
  • See four of the five highest peaks on Earth: Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse and Makalu
  • Explore Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim
  • Drive through tea plantations and visit a tea estate
  • Stay in Martam, a traditional Sikkimese village

Included in Price

  • All breakfasts, seven lunches and 10 dinners are included. Allow at least 1,600-2,000 rupees (approximately US$20-US$25) per day for lunch and dinner (where not included). You can eat out cheaply in India, but if you go to the more expensive restaurants most of the time, you will spend the upper limits of the suggested amount. Please note, service in restaurants can be quite slow. Tea and soft drinks are reasonably priced. A (large) bottle of beer is approximately 400 rupees (approximately US$5). While camping, we have a cook and assistants who prepare simple but plentiful nutritious food. Breakfasts will be porridge, cereals, eggs and toast with plenty of tea, coffee or hot chocolate. Lunches will usually be a picnic lunch with soup, various kinds of local breads, cheese, eggs, tinned fish, and meat and fruit where available. There is afternoon tea and biscuits on arrival at camp followed later by dinner, which is usually soup, a pasta, rice or potato-based main course with fresh vegetables, followed by dessert, tea, coffee or hot chocolate. Drinking waterStaying hydrated is important when undertaking any physical activity. However, we strongly encourage you not to buy bottled water as this contributes to the growing problem of plastic pollution in IndiaOn trek, the cooks collect and boil drinking water from the mountain streams and fill up your water bottles for you, but you may need to collect water during the day and may wish to use your own water purification treatment as well. Purification tablets can be an economical way to treat your water, most taking between 30 minutes to one hour to purify one litre of water and are easy to used in water bladders/hydration packs. Purification tablets which contain chlorine dioxide are reported not to leave an obvious taste as other tablets may. We suggest you may like to bring a reusable bottle with a wide opening and use a Steripen to treat any non-boiled water. A Steripen is a handheld UV water purifier – small, lightweight and battery powered, so easy to pack. It’s quick to use, far more effective than purification tablets, and the water is ready immediately. It’s fine to use a Steripen on non-boiled water so long as it isn’t cloudy or full of sediment (which is uncommon in these regions). Steripens are widely stocked on Amazon, outdoor shops and other online retailers; look for the latest models but avoid USB charging ones. Models that take lithium batteries are best as they last longer, especially in cold conditions.
  • All breakfasts, seven lunches and nine dinners
  • All accommodation
  • All transport and listed activities
  • Tour leader throughout
  • Sikkim and trekking permits
  • Free arrival transfers for everyone

NOT included in price

  • Travel insurance
  • Single accommodation (available on request), excludes sleeper train
  • Visas or vaccinations

Travel Package

 

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New Delhi

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Agra

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