INDIA - Sikkim - Beneath Kanchenjunga

A spectacular circuit trek through Himalayan foothills to the Goecha La ~ Sikkim's finest trekking ~ Views of Everest and Kangchenjunga ~ The British Raj hill-station of Darjeeling

7 nights hotels, 13 nights camping, 14 days DEMANDING trekking, max. altitude - 4940m / 16,207ft. All meals included.

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At the Danphebir Pass - Sikkim beneath Kangchenjunga

This classic Himalayan trekking adventure begins in the former hill-station of Darjeeling, in sight of the snow-capped summit of Kangchenjunga (8586m / 28,162ft). Crossing the border into Sikkim, our trek to the world's third highest peak starts out through unspoiled villages and farmland beneath the Singalila Ridge which forms the border between India and Nepal. Climbing up into a high mountain wilderness, we find views that extend to the distant peaks of Everest and Makalu. Our route takes us via high passes and a succession of lovely camping places to the valley of the Prek Chu. Here, above sacred Samity Lake, we make our ascent to the Goecha La (4940m / 16,207ft), a high and dramatically situated pass, directly opposite Kangchenjunga’s huge south-east face. This quite superb circuit trek includes fabulous mountain scenery, as well as the chance to visit some of the most interesting towns in this fascinating part of the world.

This is a unique and exciting trek, which aims to give a taste of the available trekking in the Sikkim Himalaya. The conditions we will find on this trek range from easy trails, sometimes in forest, to narrow ridge paths and sometimes rather rougher tracks across glacial moraine and scree, such as on the final approach to the Goecha La. We follow a well-made and established trail throughout the trek, following the routes used by yak herders, to take their animals to high pastures for grazing in the monsoon months. The unspoiled Himalayan foothills trekking, variety of scenery, the lack of other trekkers and the pristine nature of the campsites are all qualities unique to this Sikkim trek. The pace of a trip such as this has to be governed by speed of our pack animals and porters. Some of the walking days are quite short as a result of this and for this reason we have graded the trip at the lower end of DEMANDING. There are several long days during the trek.

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