Phoktey Dara

A Trek That Takes You Through The Rhododendron Bushes Offering View Of The Sleeping Buddha & Everest Family of peaks


Duration: 3-4 Days

Region: Sikkim
Difficulty level: Easy
Best time to visit: Any time of the year apart from monsoon

Local guide: Lalong Subba (Contact: +91 9734909884)

Our team: Avik Ghosh, Nilanjan Majumder, Soumyo Chatterjee, Arnab Palui, Bitanu Nath

Year: April, 2021

Brief Itinerary:

Day 0 : Siliguri to Okhrey (7200 ft) – 141 km

Day 1 : Okhrey to Hilley (6800 ft) – 25 km (By Car)

           Hilley to Achaley (10000 ft) – 15 km

Day 2 : Achaley to Kalijhora (11800 ft) – 7 km

Day 3 : Kalijhora to Phoktey Dara (12000 ft) to Kalijhora – 2 km

           Kalijhora to Chewabhanjyang to Uttarey – 14 km

Back : Uttarey to Siliguri – 157 km