Sandakhphu Trek

Batches Departing Daily from September

No Age Restriction 

Homestay & Camps

 

Inclusions

 

• Accommodation (as per the itinerary): Throughout the trek stay in a Tea house (Triple/quad/hexa sharing Male and female separately ).
• Meals (Veg + Egg): Dinner at Sepi on Day 1 to Breakfast at Timbure on Day 7 as per the itinerary.
•  Support:

1. 1 Versatile base camp manager: handles communication and deploys extra manpower in emergencies.
2. 1 Mountaineering & First aid qualified professional trek Leader.
3. 1 Experienced high-altitude chef.
4. Local experienced guides (Number of guides depending on the group size).
5. Enough support staff.

• Trek equipment:

1.  Kitchen & Dining tent, Toilet tent, and Utensils.
2. Camping stool, Walkie-talkie.
3. Ropes, Helmet, Ice axe, Harness, Gaiters & microspikes (if required).

•  First aid: Medical kit, Stretcher, Oxygen cylinder, Blood pressure monitor, Oximeter, Stethoscope.
• Mules/porters to carry the central luggage.
•  Cloakroom facility available at the base camp for additional luggage.
• All necessary permits and entry fees, up to the amount charged for Indians.
• Services from Sepi to Sepi.
•  Insurance only for Indian trekkers 
• Trek Completion Certificate.

 

Exclusions

 

• Insurance (For non-Indian Nationals, NRI or OCI card holders).
• Food during the transit.
• Any kind of personal expenses.
• Mule or porter to carry personal luggage.
• Emergency evacuation, hospitalization charge, etc.
• Any extra costs incurred due to extension/change of the itinerary due to natural calamities roadblocks, vehicle breakdown, etc. factors beyond our control
• Transport from NJP to Sepi and return as per the itinerary.
• Anything not specifically mentioned under the head Inclusion.
• Things can be provided on demand and availability (participant has to pay extra for these things).
• Satellite phone/set phone - a type of mobile phone that connects via radio links via satellites orbiting the Earth instead of terrestrial cell sites like cell phones. Therefore, they can operate in most geographic locations on the Earth's surface.
• Note: Satellite phones are prohibited in Leh-Ladakh, Kashmir, Sikkim due to security concerns related to its proximity to sensitive international borders. Only authorized personnel, like government officials and military, can use them with special permission from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
• Gamow/PAC HAPO Bag (Portable Hyperbaric Bag) - is a unique, portable hyperbaric chamber for the treatment of acute mountain sickness (AMS), also known as altitude sickness.
• AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) - are portable life-saving devices designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly.

Day 1

 

• Drive from NJP to Sepi
• Altitude(Sepi): 6,400 ft.
• Drive Distance: 130 km | 7 hrs..

 

Day 2

 

• Sepi to Samanden via Ramam
• Altitude(Gorkhey): 7,500 ft.
• Trek Distance: 14-15 km | 7-8 hrs.

 

Day 3

 

• Samanden to Phalut via Gorkhey
• Altitude(Phalut) – 3500 m/11500 ft.
• Trek Distance – 15 Km | 7-8 hrs.

 

Day 4

 

• Phalut To Thokum
• Altitude(Thokam): 3415 m/ 11200 ft.
• Trek Distance: 11-12 Km | 6-7 hrs.

 

Day 5

 

• Thokum To Aal
• Altitude(Aal) – 3500 m/ 11600 ft.
• Trek Distance – 9-10 Km | 4-5 hrs.

 

Day 6

 

 

• Aal To Timburey via Sandakphu
• Altitude(Sandakphu): 3650 m/ 11900 ft.
• Altitude(Timburey): 2100 m/ 6800 ft.
• Trek Distance: 14 Km | 7-8 hrs.

 

Day 7

 

• Timburey To Srikhola And Drive To NJP Via Sepi.
• Altitude(Srikhola): 1920 m/ 6300 ft.
• Trek Distance(Timburey - Srikhola): 3 km |1 hrs.
• Drive Distance: 130 Km | 7 hrs.

Moderate