Sandakphu & Phalut Trek - See Mount Everest from India | Singalila National Park | India & Nepal

A 7 day trek to Sandakphu & Phalut - the two highest peaks in West Bengal, India.

Situated on the Singalila ridge inside Singalila National Park, crisscrossing between India & Nepal, this is perhaps the only accessible place in India from where one can see Mount Everest directly with naked eyes!

Not only the Everest, rather 4 out of the 5 highest Himalayan peaks can be seen from here:
1. Mount Everest (Highest, 8848 metres high)
2. Mount Kanchenjunga (3rd highest, 8586 metres high)
3. Mount Lhotse (4th highest, 8516 metres high)
4. Mount Makalu (5th highest, 8485 metres high)

I did this trek with 'Trek The Himalayas', in February 2023.

Brief Itinerary:

Day 1- Fly Delhi to Siliguri; Drive Siliguri to basecamp, Sepi
Day 2- Trek Sepi to Semanden
Day 3- Trek Semanden to Phalut
Day 4- Trek Phalut to Thankom (Nepal)
Day 5- Trek Thakom to Ahal (Nepal)
Day 6- Trek Ahal to Timburey (India) via Sandakphu
Day 7- Trek Timburey to Srikhola; Drive to Siliguri

Chapters:
0:00 Highlights
1:00 Day 1: Flight with grand Himalayan views
3:03 Drive till base camp
6:27 Day 2: The trek begins
8:58 Day 3: Trek to Phalut
11:49 Day 4: Entering Nepal- Thakom
12:51 Mountain views- Kanchenjunga & Everest
18:19 Day 5: Reaching Ahal- Nepal
19:51 Sunrise on the Top 4 mountains
22:05 Day 6: Back to India via Sandakphu & Gurdum village
26:15 Day 7: The End- Timburey to Sepi & Mirik Lake


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