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Route : Maneybhanjyang-Sandakphu-Rimbik
Highest Altitude : 3636 meters(12000ft)
Best Season : March to May and October to January.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Starts off from an altitude of 1,524 meters (5,000 ft) and Sandakphu epitomises the wild elemental grandeur of the snows. Nature here is at her pristine best, and the vista at the top is worth all the hardship endured on the way. The view from Sandakphu is unsurpassed by any view anywhere. Where else can be seen 180 degrees of snow-capped mountains which includes Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Kumbha karna, Kanchenjunga , Chomolhari in one single stretch of snows-an ethereal beauty.
Sandakphu is resplendent with the ethereal beauty of magnolias, rhododendrons, primulas and other sub-alpine flowers. It also contains more than 600 varieties of orchids, the largest to be found in a single geographical area in the world. For flora worshippers, the months of April and May are the best time of the year for the trek while for those who have an insatiable thirst for a view of the mountains, the best months are in autumn.
QUICK ITINERARY
Day 01) DARJEELING - MANEYBHANJYANG - TUMLING
Day 02) TUMLING - KALAPOKHARI
Day 03) KALAPOKHARI- SANDAKPHU
Day 04) SANDAKPHU - GURDUM
Day 05) GURDUM - RIMBIK - DARJEELING
