Darjeeling, Sikkim & the Singalila Ridge

Hoogtepunten

• Classic camping trek through rhododendron forests to the Singalila Ridge
• See four of the five highest peaks on Earth: Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse and Makalu
• Explore Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim
• Drive through tea plantations and visit a tea estate
• Stay in Martam, a traditional Sikkimese village

In prijs inbegrepen

• All breakfasts, seven lunches and 10 dinners are included. Allow at least 1,600-2,000 rupees (approximately US$20-US$25) per day for lunch and dinner (where not included). You can eat out cheaply in India, but if you go to the more expensive restaurants most of the time, you will spend the upper limits of the suggested amount. Please note, service in restaurants can be quite slow. Tea and soft drinks are reasonably priced. A (large) bottle of beer is approximately 400 rupees (approximately US$5). While camping, we have a cook and assistants who prepare simple but plentiful nutritious food. Breakfasts will be porridge, cereals, eggs and toast with plenty of tea, coffee or hot chocolate. Lunches will usually be a picnic lunch with soup, various kinds of local breads, cheese, eggs, tinned fish, and meat and fruit where available. There is afternoon tea and biscuits on arrival at camp followed later by dinner, which is usually soup, a pasta, rice or potato-based main course with fresh vegetables, followed by dessert, tea, coffee or hot chocolate. Drinking waterStaying hydrated is important when undertaking any physical activity. However, we strongly encourage you not to buy bottled water as this contributes to the growing problem of plastic pollution in IndiaOn trek, the cooks collect and boil drinking water from the mountain streams and fill up your water bottles for you, but you may need to collect water during the day and may wish to use your own water purification treatment as well. Purification tablets can be an economical way to treat your water, most taking between 30 minutes to one hour to purify one litre of water and are easy to used in water bladders/hydration packs. Purification tablets which contain chlorine dioxide are reported not to leave an obvious taste as other tablets may. We suggest you may like to bring a reusable bottle with a wide opening and use a Steripen to treat any non-boiled water. A Steripen is a handheld UV water purifier – small, lightweight and battery powered, so easy to pack. It’s quick to use, far more effective than purification tablets, and the water is ready immediately. It’s fine to use a Steripen on non-boiled water so long as it isn’t cloudy or full of sediment (which is uncommon in these regions). Steripens are widely stocked on Amazon, outdoor shops and other online retailers; look for the latest models but avoid USB charging ones. Models that take lithium batteries are best as they last longer, especially in cold conditions.
• All breakfasts, seven lunches and nine dinners
• All accommodation
• All transport and listed activities
• Tour leader throughout
• Sikkim and trekking permits
• Free arrival transfers for everyone

NIET in de prijs inbegrepen

• Travel insurance
• Single accommodation (available on request), excludes sleeper train
• Visas or vaccinations

Reisaanbieding

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