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Best Season : October to May.
Trek Grading : Easy to Moderate.
Duration : 9 Nights / 10 Days
Maximum Altitude : 3152m/10338ft. ( Rachela Pass )
Start/End Point : Bagdogra Airport or Bhadrapur Airport or NJP Railway Station.
Tour Availability : Join a group trek (dates given below) Private treks available

GENERAL INFORMATIONS
Clothing:
As the trekking area ranges from 1000m to 4000m one has to carry clothes suitable for low tropical area to high mountain ranges like light woollen cloths i.e. sweater , Tee-shirts, shorts or comfortable pants to heavy pull-over, wind cheater, woollen cap, gloves etc. A raincoat is a must as the weather in the higher altitudes is difficult to predict.

Food:
Though one can find trekkers hut for food every 15 km or so, one is advisable to carry light snacks, such as biscuits, nuts, raisins, chocolates etc and mineral water as there are some places where water and food are not available.

Shoes:
A comfortable pair of shoes i.e. a Sports shoe or Hunter boots are advisable and should be durable.

Equipments:
These can be very expensive but the D.G.H.C Adventure tourism, below the railway station can make arrangements for the trekkers.Though there are trekkers' hut which provide bed, quilts, food etc. some who want to stay on their own require equipments like tents, sleeping bags, foam mattresses, air pillows etc.Carrying one's own sleeping bag and foam mattress is advisable, as during peak season one may not get a bed in the hut.

WHITE WATER RAFTING
On the Rivers of Teesta & Rangeet
White Water Rafting is an adventurous sport, which is relatively new in Darjeeling Hills, having being introduced in 1991.The sport has gained tremendous popularity compelling the D.G.H.C (Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council ) Tourism and Action Adventure (P) Ltd to take up the sport in a very big way.

The spills and chills of this sport is unmatched. To experience the tempestous mood of a river as it cascades headlong into the rocksand down a slope is an unforgettable moment. White foam produced from water as it gushes across stones and boulders gives the sport its name.

 
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