Valley of Fire Trek

Region : Sikkim
Speciality : Trek on the footholds of Kanchenjunga peak


Sikkim or denjong - the 'Valley of Fire' - a wedge between Nepal in the west and Bhutan on the east-has some of the finest mountain and ravine sceneries in the world. A trek into Kanchenjunga group, the third highest in the world, fully repays the trekkers' efforts. The clouds play a dramatic symphony as the traveller beholds vapour boil up silently out of the deep valleys taking fantastic shapes and suddenly the silence is broken by the sound of bells. Further a whiff of burning juniper steals the breath -a sudden puff of air blows aside the curtain of mist and fog revealing the threshold of the Holy monastery - one of 67 in Sikkim.

The lovely scene of the joys of the trek to the head monastery at Pemayangtse in Western Sikkim of the Nyingma-pa, the Red Sect of Tibetan Buddhism followed by the religious state of Sikkim. Not only it is worth a visiting for its monastery where one can view the many idols and carvings, but also from here onecan explore the unspoiled charms of the mountain views and begin a trekking adventure into Yuksom, Dzongri and beyond. Though trekking into the Darjeeling region can be undertaken by even an casual walker, the trek into the western part of Sikkim is more demanding and is recommended for experienced trekkers attempting to got up to 5,486 metres (18,000 ft).