Singalila Phalut Trek

We pick up u from NJP/ bagdogra before 10am in the morning ( trekkers are suggested to reached the Airport/ Railway station before 10 am.) You travel in vehicle via beautiful teesta river along the roads side, entering the beautiful Sikkim, Enjoying the travel, you reach beautiful village Okhray/ Ribdi. Overnight in homestay with burn fire.

U reached beautifully amazing village surrounded by pine trees called Samadem. The villages of Samanden and Gorkhey are picture perfect. Gorkhey village is in a small clearing surrounded by thick pine forest all over with a beautiful river cutting through it. Watch out for this village as you descend through the dense bamboo forest..

Most of the people only visit Sandakphu and descend directly to Rimbik via Gurdum and Srikhola, bypassing Phalut. There is an old argument about which is better, Sandakphu or Phalut? In a different approach, the reward for visiting Phalut is threefold, (a) The spectacular walk from Sandakphu to Phalut (b) being situated further northeast, Phalut is aerially closer to the mountain ranges (c) descending trail from Phalut leads to the picturesque villages of Gorkhey and Samandin. There is small table top in front of Trekkers Hut which shields the view. We wake up before sunrise and climb to the top for 20 minutes. In the morning it can be cold and windy. Use windproof, gloves and balaclava. The views are simply breathtaking while the entire range is much closer. The shape of the Sleeping Buddha formation is surprisingly beautiful, Jannu (Kumbhakarna) forming the head, Kanchendzongha the body and Pandim forms the toe. Everest group of peaks are a bonus! . The main trail takes a longer path revolving on the face of the mountain while the shortcut is steep cutting the main trail at perpendicular at intervals. The vegetation is thick with bamboo cane forest making a canopy at times. As we go up, tress become small . Moss laden trees, different varieties of Rhododendron, Silver fir, pine, spruce, chestnut, oak, giant magnolia and hemlock are abundant, teeming with bird life. Look out for the board and arrow showing the direction for the village Gorkhey. It will take around 7 hours to cover the 15 Km up.ay 3..

Hike Drive back to NJP/Bagdogra via Rimbick and Maneybhanjung in 6/7 hours. If you have more time for holiday tours to Darjeeling/Gangtok etc. you may reach Darjeeling town in 4 hours from Srikhola and is 90 Km away. the Phalut view point for mesmerizing sunrise. You can see the 180 degree view of himalayas. Nepal in right and sikkim in left side. Come back to hut have breakfast and start to trek towards shrikhola via gurudum. Trek through dense bamboo forest , if you are Lucky enough u can also see the red panda in a trek down to shrikhola. Stay overnight in beautiful homestay.

Drive back to NJP/Bagdogra via Rimbick and Maneybhanjung in 6/7 hours. If you have more time for holiday tours to Darjeeling/Gangtok etc. You may reach Darjeeling town in 4 hours from Srikhola and is 90 Km away.