Uttarey-Achaley-Kalijhar-Phalut-Gorkhey-Bharang Trek

Trip Detail

We were 5 in the team who were part of the trek. Following is the detail of how our trip was organized.

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Day 1 - 13-Mar-2016
We started our trek from Uttarey towards Achalley which is a constant uphill forest trail. It took us about 4/5 hours to reach Achalley, our first camp-site.

Day 2 - 14-Mar-2016
Today’s trek would lead us to Kalijhar via Thulodhap. The first leg of the trek till Thulodhap is a gradual descent while the rest of the trail is a steep ascent till Kalijhar.

Day 3 - 15-Mar-2016
The next day, we hiked to Phoktey Dara top early morning which is again a steep ascent of about 45-60 mins. Phoktey Dara certainly provides an enigmatic view of the entire range from Everest, Makalu & Lhotse , “the Sleeping Buddha” to the far-off mountain ranges in Bhutan.
As it was too windy, we had to return to our camp early. Thanks to the clear sky the view from the tent was pretty magnificent.
After having our breakfast, we started for Phalut via Singalila Pass (Singalila Top was the max elevation in our trek with __m). The trail from Kalijhar to Phalut is an alternate ascent and descent, crossing-over three valleys.

Day 4 - 16-Mar-2016
We started for Phalut-top early morning. Although it was a bit windy, the sky was clear and the view was breath-taking.
We started descending for Gorkhey after the breakfast. The forest-trail lead us to the beautiful Gorkhey village, where we took bath in the Gorkhey river and spent the day on the banks of Gorkhey river.

Day 5 - 17-Mar-2016
From Gorkhey, we started walking towards Bharang; through the thick-forest. From there we took cab towards New Jalpaiguri Station (NJP).

Cost Detail

This was a packaged trek and per head expenses was INR 7450. including fooling, camping and porters.

Transport

Cab (Tata Sumo) suitable for 7/8 persons from New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Railway Station to Uttaray was INR 5000 per cab. Similar cab from Bharang to Jorethangto was INR 2000 per cab and Jorethang to NJP was INR 3000.

Stay

Staying at Uttarey was not included in package and for that we had to spend INR 3000 including food.

Food

Food was included in package.

Guide and Porters

Part of the package.

Contacts

Gopal Chhetri (stays in Dhotrey)
Mobile: +91 94343 09606 / +91 90641 64493

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