Yuksom Retreat
Hotel
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Goecha La — full staging - 9 Days (Yuksom, Sachen, Tshoka, Dzongri & Thansing)
Nine days to 4,940 m at the foot of the world's third-highest mountain. Nine days with the Dzongri acclimatisation day, a lead per eight and a cook crew, on batches capped at sixteen.
Kestrel High Routes
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Trekking
Nine days to 4,940 m at the foot of the world's third-highest mountain
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
YuksomSikkim requires permits naming every trekker. Prek ChuDense wet forest. BakhimTshoka is the last permanent habitation.
Itinerary
Sikkim requires permits naming every trekker. Bring original ID.
YuksomHow the day runs
- Arrive from NJP or Bagdogra; the drive is 6 to 7 hours
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationYuksom Retreat
Included Activities
- Guesthouse night
- Kanchenjunga National Park permits
- Kit check
LANDMARKS Yuksom Dubdi Monastery Start point Yuksom, Yuksom, West Sikkim 08:00 - 17:00Dense wet forest. In monsoon shoulder months the leeches are relentless — carry salt.
Yuksom, SachenHow the day runs
- 5 hrs8:00 AM — four bridges and a lot of leeches in season
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationSachen Residency
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Prek Chu Rathong bridge Tshoka is the last permanent habitation. Everything above it is camp.
Sachen, TshokaHow the day runs
- 5 hrs8:00 AM — Bakhim, then the last village on the trail
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationTshoka Inn
Included Activities
- Trekkers hut or tent
- All meals
LANDMARKS Bakhim Tshoka Tibetan settlement A thousand metres of gain, most of it on wooden steps through rhododendron.
Tshoka, DzongriHow the day runs
- 6 hrs7:30 AM — the rhododendron staircase to Phedang, then up
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationDzongri Retreat
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Phedang Deorali Dzongri 4:30 AM for the sunrise on Kanchenjunga. The rest of the day is deliberately empty.
DzongriHow the day runs
- 3 hrs4:30 AM — up to Dzongri Top for the Kanchenjunga sunrise
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationDzongri Retreat
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Dzongri Top Kanchenjunga Pandim Pandim is directly above the camp at Thansing and it is startling.
Dzongri, Thansing, LamuneyHow the day runs
- 4 hrs8:00 AM — down to the Prek Chu, then up the valley
- 2 hrs2:00 PM — the last hour to the high camp
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationLamuney Lodge
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Kokchurang Thansing Pandim 3:00 AM. View Point One is as far as trekkers go now — the pass itself has been closed for years.
Lamuney, Goecha La, ThansingHow the day runs
- 4 hrs3:00 AM — Samiti Lake in the dark, then the moraine
- 5 hrs10:00 AM — back down to Thansing
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationThansing Residency
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Samiti Lake View Point One Kanchenjunga south face Long, but downhill all the way and the air thickens with every hour.
Thansing, TshokaHow the day runs
- 7 hrs7:30 AM — the long way back down the valley
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationTshoka Inn
Included Activities
- Trekkers hut or tent
- All meals
LANDMARKS Kokchurang Phedang Back at the road head by mid-afternoon.
Tshoka, YuksomHow the day runs
- 6 hrs7:30 AM — back through the forest to the road head
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Guesthouse night at Yuksom
LANDMARKS Bakhim Sachen Yuksom
- Day 1Guesthouse night
- Day 1Kanchenjunga National Park permits
- Day 1Kit check
- Day 2Tented camp
- Day 2All meals
- Day 3Trekkers hut or tent
- Day 9Guesthouse night at Yuksom
- Day 1 · 1 nightYuksom Retreat
- Day 2 · 1 nightSachen Residency
- Day 3 · 1 nightTshoka Inn
- Day 4 · 2 nightsDzongri Retreat
- Day 6 · 1 nightLamuney Lodge
- Day 7 · 1 nightThansing Residency
- Day 8 · 1 nightTshoka Inn
- Day 1Yuksom to YuksomArrive from NJP or Bagdogra; the drive is 6 to 7 hours
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Sachen Residency
Hotel
Day 2
Tshoka Inn
Hotel
Days 3, 8
Dzongri Retreat
Hotel
Days 4, 5
Lamuney Lodge
Lodge
Day 6
Thansing Residency
Hotel
Day 7
What you'll eat
8 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 8 dinners across 9 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast and lunch on day 9.
- DinnerServed on days 1–8
- BreakfastServed on days 2–9
- LunchServed on days 2–9
24 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.0/5
Based on 16 reviews
Review summary
Food4.1/5
Guide4.0/5
Itinerary4.1/5
Transport3.9/5
Accommodation3.9/5
Tour operator3.9/5
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Vikram Bose – Kochi2026-06-29 · Verified booking
Did this over 9 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Solid operator.
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Owen Clarke – Melbourne2026-06-29 · Verified booking
Did this over 9 days and it was the best walking I've done in years.
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Vikram Bose – Lucknow2026-06-29 · Verified booking
Pace was set for the fastest people in the group and it made the middle days hard. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
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Hannah Lindqvist – Auckland2026-06-29 · Verified booking
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Good value for what's included.
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Sameer Khan – Chandigarh2025-11-29 · Verified booking
Sikkim & Darjeeling in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Would book with them again.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Sameer Khan – Hyderabad2025-11-29 · Verified booking
Sikkim & Darjeeling in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Worth every rupee.
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Tom Bergman – London2025-11-29 · Verified booking
Sikkim & Darjeeling in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Worth every rupee.
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Marc Dubois – Berlin2025-11-29 · Verified booking
Sikkim & Darjeeling in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Good value for what's included.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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