A travelogue to West Sikkim – the untouched heaven on earth

Well that's a luck factor and I am planning a trip in August!!Let's gamble!!!!

I am planning to visit Kaluk and Uttray on Oct'12, 2nights at each place. Will visit Hee-Barmiok,Hillay-Barsey etc in between. What will be appx expenses considering an economy budget?

Please mention the number of members travelling with you and number of days you would be traveling.Also please plan an itinerary.Tell if you need an exclusive car.What kind of accommodation are you looking for.All these will determine your expenses.

Actually I need an economy budget, we planned to stay 4 nights, shard car will be better.And for accomodation a normal but clean hotel will be enough.No. of members are 3.

Hello All..

Just read in a leading news paper about avalanche in north sikkim due to heavy rain...near lachung ....
Any information about this will be very helpful.
I have my north sikkim tour scheduled from 8th Jun to 13th Jun.

A tentative itinerary,

Day 1:Varsey
Day 2:Varsey to Kaluk
Day 3:Kaluk to Peling via Hee,Bermiok,Dentam Valley(I omitted Uttarey as I couldn't find a reason to stay there in my recent visit.)Enroute see Hee rock garden,Singshore bridge and Chhangey falls.
Day 4:Peling Sight seeing which should include Kanchenjunga falls,Rimbi Falls,Rimbi Rock garden,Khechiperi lake,Rabadantse ruins and Pemayangtse monastery.
Day 5:Visit Sangacholing Monastery and start for homeward journey.

I'll be visiting Pelling (along with Kaluk & Uttare) during Oct 2012 with my family. I've a kid of 3 yrs. Can anybody help with the contact details and feedback on Hotel Sonamchen? Any suggestion on good hotels in Upper Pelling from IndiaMikers would be great....

Thanks....

Hotel Simvo in upper Pelling will be a good bet. I personally stayed there last May. Very good view rooms. Good restaurant. Service is also good.
Their travel wing Simvo Tours and Travels is the largest in Pelling.

Best of Luck in advance for the trip.
I have been to these places on May,2012.
You can opt for Kaluk,Pelling and Borong.
Staying options:
Kaluk -
Ghonday Village Resort http://www.ghondayresort.com/.

Pelling -
De Regency http://www.sunrisegroupofhotels.com/de-regency.html,
Phamrong http://www.hotelphamrong.com/.

Borong -
Club 8000 The Borong resort http://www.holidayiq.com/Club-8000-T...tel-14538.html ,
Wild flower retreat http://www.holidayiq.com/Wild-Flower...tel-12928.html .

Can you people tell me the exact distance or how long it would take from Ravangla to Hilley? Is there any shared vehicle available for that or need to book a cab?

Ravangla to Hiley would be quite a hectic journey for a day......
You may get a shared jeep to Jorthang from Ravangla and then take a different vehicle from there to Hiley but jeep service is scanty.It can be a wiser decision to stay a night at Kaluk and next day visit Hiley(Varsey).

Hi Bangla
Is your trip to Meghalaya is finalised this August? If yes, happy journey, and all the best for a memorable one..

Hi Anupam!

What about Bhutan trip???!!!

No dear I couldn't fix the trip as it would be a hectic month ahead at the office as it had been since I came back from Sikkim.Ppl are there to bomb blast me as it had been 3 months and i couldn't finish my TL on west sikkim......

Bhutan would also be a fantastic choice though I visited the place during winters but I can feel the charm during the monsoon.....!!

Well you can also visit these places for a different experience,
1)Kerala(Aleppey,Cochin,Munnar ,Kumarkom,Kovalam,Vythiri)
2)Ooty and Conoor.
3)Kodaikanal
4)Goa
5)Maharashtra(Malshejghat,Bhan dardara,Chikhaldhara)

Rightly chosen.Just went out of my head.