Singalila National Park

Singalila National Park, straddling the Sikkim-West Bengal border along a high mountain ridge, offers some of the most spectacular Himalayan panoramas available on foot, its trekking trails passing through rhododendron forest with views extending to four of the world's five highest peaks, including Everest, on exceptionally clear days. The Sandakphu-Phalut trek, the park's signature route, is among the most celebrated multi-day treks in the Eastern Himalaya.

The park's red panda population and diverse birdlife add wildlife interest alongside its primarily scenery-focused trekking appeal, and Singalila's position along the state border means the trek typically combines both Sikkim and West Bengal territory within a single continuous route.

Declared a national park in 1992, Singalila's ridge-top position gives it an exceptional vantage for Himalayan panoramas, a geographic advantage that has made its trekking routes among the most celebrated in the entire Eastern Himalaya for unobstructed high-peak views.

Trailheads typically begin from Uttarey or Dentam in West Sikkim, or Manebhanjan in West Bengal.