Sandakphu Trek, Darjeeling

Experience khub saras hatu ane Sikkim ni culture ane loko khubaj premal lagya. Travel coordinators e badhu j clearly samjavayu ane help kari. Hotels ma stay ek royal experience javu lagyu. Overall trip khub comfortable ane enjoyable hato.

Safar bahut hi khoobsurat tha! Meghalaya ke waterfalls dekh kar mann khush ho gaya. Khana aur rehna sab top-notch tha. Hamare travel coordinators ne hamari bahut madad ki safari bookings mein. Shandaar trip!

Khupach chan anubhav! Sagli vyavastha agdi netki hoti. Sikkim che pahad ani frozen lakes baghun masta watle. Thrillophilia team ne amhala khup saharya kele, visheshtha Nathu La permits sathi. Trip kharach ekda tari karaychi ashi ahe!

I just want to say…. Everything is great the guide, rooms, food, the trek is full with bundle of beautiful views,, fantastic landscape,,, they planned the trek very well 

It was an amazing experience with their on grounds team. They have the best guides and best team. Nilesh bhai who runs the show is one of the most helpful and pure human beings ever and the guides shashank and vikas were just incredible people and guides. 14/10 recommend

I went to Sandakphu and Phalut trek, it was my first trek and the experience was delightful and well-managed by Thrillophila. The support from the Thrillophila before starting the trek could have been better but after reaching the base camp, everything was well-planned and sorted. The homestays and tea houses were clean and comfortable, and the food was delicious and nutritious throughout the trek. The trek guide was resourceful and knowledgeable and always motivated everyone throughout the trek. I can recommend using Thrillophila for Sandakphu and Phalut trek. A short summary of the trek-: 1. We reached Manebhanjang on the 17th of December 2022, and stayed at Hotel Pradhan, the stay was nice and the food was the best. Here the trek coordinator introduced us to our trek guide and briefed us on the complete trek trail and safety precautions. 2. On the 18th of December 2022, we started our trek at 8:30 it was a steep incline climb to Chitrey where we visited a monastery and had a short coffee break, we continued from Chitrey to Meghma and had our lunch and after 30 minutes we continued with our trail and reached Tumling and stayed the night in a nice homestay and even watched the FIFA World Cup. 3. On the 19th of December 2022, we had to wake up around 5-5:30 for the sunrise and it was a mesmerizing experience. Since the weather was clear, we could see the sleeping buddha from Tumling sunrise point. After enjoying the view, we had our breakfast and started our trek to Gari Bas, it was an easy trail covered by heavy forests. After reaching Gari Bas, we had a short coffee break and started our trek again, it was a slight incline to Kalyakata where we had our lunch and started our trek back. we reached Kalpokhari and stayed the night. It was freezing cold but the stay was well managed for the cold. 4. On the 20th of December 2022, we started our trek at 8:30 am it was a steep incline to Sandakphu with plenty of shortcuts. We reached Sandakphu around lunchtime and had our lunch at Hotel Sunrise and stayed the night at Sunrise Hotel. 5. On the 21st of December 2022, We had to wake up around 5 am for the sunrise view and it was exceptional, the Mount Everest was visible clearly as well as the sleeping buddha. After enjoying the view, we had our breakfast and started our trek around 9 am, which was really late. The trail from Sandakphu to Phalut was absolutely the best, the views along the trail were literally exceptional. But since we started late, we had to cover the last 5km in pitch-black conditions at sub-zero temperatures and high-speed winds in heavy forest areas. Even with these harsh conditions, our trek guide helped us and motivated us, till we reached our homestay. 6. On the 22nd of December 2022, We woke up at 5:30 am to experience the sunrise and without exaggeration, it was an out-of-the-world experience. The sunrise view from Phalut Top was exceptional and can’t be described in words. After spending almost 2 hours at the top, we climbed down and had our breakfast, and started the trek to Gorkhey at 9 am, it was mostly a descend trail so it didn’t take much time to complete 7kms and we reached Gorkhey before the lunchtime and had our lunch and stayed the night. 7. On the 23rd of December 2022, We had our breakfast and started our trek to Rammam, which was an easy trail but since we had a few tired trekkers within the group, we chose to take a shared SUV to Srikhola and completed our trek. From Srikhola, we booked a Suv to NJP. Cons of Thrillophila- The Support from the Thrillophila could have been better before the start of the trek, as the itinerary wasn’t clear, and there was misinformation about carrying different items for the trek which resulted in many having 12-15kg trekking bags, many faced issues to reach the base camp (Manebhanjang) as the information wasn’t delivered clearly. Other than these, it was a good experience with Thrillophila. A few things to remember before starting the trek -: 1. It was a moderate trek but in winter it can be counted as a moderate to difficult trek. 2. You'll need a lot of endurance as you need to cover 15 km on average every day. 3. The stretch from Sandakphu to Phalut is 21 km, which is covered in a single day. So listen to your guide and start early or you'll need to cover the last few km in pitch black and harsh conditions. 4. Make sure to keep your rucksack weight under 8kg, you can offload your weight at base camp. Photos and videos can't express the bliss of this trek, you must experience it yourself.