| The Singalila Ridge trek is one of the best treks in | | | | well known peaks- Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and |
| the Sikkim Himalayas. The trek is most famous for its | | | | Kanchenjunga and Chomolhari. The Singalila Ridge |
| views of the Greater Himalayan Range. Starting from | | | | Trek is an outstanding and well-liked short trek. The |
| Darjeeling, the trek runs through the border of India | | | | trails are not very steep so you can take it easy and |
| and Nepal and merges into the southern ridge of Mt. | | | | the altitude is also not that extreme. |
| Kanchenjunga. From Darjeeling hills where tea | | | | The charms of the Himalaya along with its mysteries |
| plantations stretch as far as the eye can see, to | | | | gradually unfold as trekkers transverse through the |
| Sikkim, an ancient Himalayan kingdom of Tibetan | | | | dense forests of rhododendron and verdant |
| culture, trek to Singalila offers breath-taking views. | | | | landscape, through the miles of green-carpeted |
| The Singalila Ridge Trek is one of the rare spots on | | | | meadows and sleepy hamlets lost in time. |
| earth where the view embraces five summits. On | | | | Most of this trek is in Singalila National Park. The park |
| these 19th century English Lords trails, one will trek | | | | has a number of tree species such as Oak, Hemlock, |
| on easy narrow paths along the Indo-Nepali border, | | | | Juniper Silver Fir, Magnolia and Rhododendron. The |
| sometimes at the edge of the jungle, sometimes | | | | park has good wildlife stocks, leopard, elephant and |
| through rhododendron forests. The visit of the main | | | | the rare Red Panda being the most famous. As well |
| Sikkim monasteries provides a touch of culture and | | | | as a number of Migratory birds the park had resident |
| makes this journey a rare venture. | | | | pigeon, dove, minivet, magpie, sibia, cuckoo, hornbills |
| From the Singalila Ridge, one can see a huge | | | | and kaleej pheasants. |
| panorama of peaks stretching for several hundred | | | | The fascination of mountain lovers for the Singalila |
| kilometers. Included in this view are Mt Everest | | | | Ridge Trek has many enigmatic reasons. Nowhere |
| (8850m), Lhotse (8516m), Makalu (8481m) and | | | | else in the world, do such steep heights crowd up a |
| Kanchenjunga (8585m) four of the five highest | | | | square kilometer, resulting in the richest flora and |
| mountains in the World. The peaks of Bhutan and | | | | fauna possible in the mountains. This is an extremely |
| Tibet can also be easily seen from the Singalila Ridge | | | | pleasant trek for those who love nature and respect |
| Trek. A glimpse of the summit of Everest and the | | | | culture. The view of mountains from Sandakphu is |
| adjacent peaks provide an additional bonus on this | | | | unsurpassed by any other view anywhere. |
| outstanding introductory trek. | | | | The best season to go for Singalila Ridge Trek is |
| The ridge is heavily forested with oak and | | | | from March to November. |
| rhododendron forest and has superb views of many | | | | |