1,300
room with all meals per guest per day
If you’ve ever found yourself craving silence — not the kind in your bedroom with the fan on, but the kind where mist swirls through pine forests and birdsong becomes your morning playlist — then Sittong might just be calling your name.
No hotel buzz. Just home.
This is a small homestay with three rooms which belongs to Rai family, who live in the same premises in a small cottage. It’s a small wooden cottage with rooms on two sides. If you want to spend a couple of days in peace and solitude, then this is an ideal place to choose. The homestay is located in Shelpu area in Sittong-III amidst nature. You get nice valley view all around.
There is a small courtyard in front of the homestay. You can choose to take your breakfast at the courtyard in the open. A typical breakfast would include roti, ghugni, egg and tea.
Forest Walks, Orange Orchards & Waterfalls
Sittong is known as the Land of Oranges, but there’s more than citrus in the air here. We take you on serene treks through pine forests, to hidden waterfalls where you can dip your feet and let go of city stress.
Most guests return not just with photos, but with stories-of spotting a barking deer or seeing the Milky Way with the naked eye.
Quick Look
- The peacefully located homestay is combine comfort, privacy and warmth hospitality.
- The welcoming hosts are always on hand to make the good local cusine and things to see and do.
- The rooms are traditional, comfy in style, and they lack mod cons like TVs.
- The verandas provide pretty little outdoor spaces to eat, drink tae/coffee, read and watch the sun set.
- The fresh mountain air is a cooling change from the humid plains.
- Not for tech-junkies - the internet is unreliable and there are no TVs or music systems in the room.
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Homestay
A family run traditional nepali homestay. -
Rooms
Total 3 simple, comfortable, wood finished rooms with basic amenities. -
Guests
Accommodates maximum 09 guests. -
All Meals
Including breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and dinner. -
Attached Washroom
Attached washroom with western style toilet and geyser. -
Mountain View
Green mountains and Teesta valley visible from the homestay. -
Bon Fire / BBQ
Separate space for Bon fire and Barbeque. -
Mobile Network
Mobile network available. -
Road Access
From motorable road to access the homestay is approx 200 ft. by walk in a even pathway. -
Pet Friendly
Supervision and control required. -
UPI
Pay online using UPI.
Simple and cozy
The rooms have two double beds, nice large windows... the rooms are airy. The attached bathrooms have western style toilets, geyser, wall mirror, etc. Overall, simple, clean and comfortable arrangements.
The common kitchen and dining room is separate. Mrs. Rai does most of the cooking and she tries to change the menu everyday so that you get to taste different types of vegetables such as hill squash, noodle-like vegetables used in making a local pickle, etc. She really makes delicious food. Mr. Rai too is a friendly man and will join you for a chat whenever you want. Warm hospitality is one of their greatest strengths.
Triple Room
02 Bed
Family Room
02 Bed
Dining Room
1,300 room with all meals per guest per day
Sittong is catching up fast in tourism but has managed to keep itself serene and untouched by the typical touristy crowd, mainly because, all it has to offer is its pristine natural beauty... practically nothing else. You won’t get luxurious accommodations here, instead comfortable homestays with all the basic amenities that are enough to the nature lovers. Wherever you decide to stay in Sittong, note that the villages within Sittong are not too far away and you can always hire a car from your homestay and visit other villages and attractions. So you need to allocate a few days if you want to experience and appreciate the whole of Sittong properly.
We design your journey plan, book unique stays, arrange reliable transportation and the best part is we don’t charge anything extra compared to when you book directly.
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Sharing glimpses...
Pictures speak a thousand words. It's said that the best still images, are moving; move you because they tell an entire story, in a single frame. So, we’ll let the pictures do all the talking.
Sprawling tea gardens and garden life, picturesque orange orchards, monastery, waterfalls waterfalls, many forested trails, viewpoints, do bird watching, see cinchona plantations, experience the village life, walk along some of the nature trails, and visit some of the important places such as Mungpoo and Latpanchar, you will need a few days to do justice to your trip.
Take a orange garden tour around, orchard owner let you taste oranges, and tell you all about orange cultivation. The best time to see oranges in full bloom is between November to January.
Orange Orchards
Ahaldara Viewpoint is located on top of the Shelpu Hills. Cars can go up to a point, walk uphill for about 150 meters to reach the top. On a clear day, you get awesome 360 degrees view of the mountain with Mt. Kanchenjunga.
Ahaldara Viewpoint
A wonderful natural lake surrounded by pine trees, is one of the only two places in the world where the natural habitat of the rare endangered species of Himalayan Salamander, which is known to have existed in Europe during the Miocene age, 13-25 million years ago.
Namthing Pokhari
Located in Upper Ghalaytar (near Tham), which is over 350 years old.
Lepcha Monastery
The place is known for its picturesque natural beauty, tea gardens and panoramic views of the mountains and plains.
Mahaldiram
This newly known hamlet in Takdah is becoming appreciable for beautiful landscapes and panoramic views of the mountains and plains.
Lingding
Famous for Rabindra Bhavan (now a museum), was residence of novelist Maitrayee Devi where the Poet Rabindranath Tagore visited several times between 1938 and 1940. Mangpu is also known for its wide-scale Cinchona Plantations.
Mangpu
Start planning your soulful journey
How to reach: Once you reach NJP Railway Station or Bagdogra Airport, there are several ways you can reach Sittong. There are two main arterial roads in Darjeeling Hills... one is the Hill Cart Road (NH-110) which goes uphill from the Siliguri plains through the central area all the way to Kurseong and onward to Darjeeling, and the other is Sevoke Road (NH-10) which lies on the eastern-side of Siliguri plains that continues to Teesta Bazaar and then onward to Gangtok. You will need to hire a private car in order to do local sightseeing. It is better to arrange a car through ‘Bhramonik’ or the homestay at reasonable rates.
Best time to visit Sittong:
You can visit Sittong throughout the year. For most times, the temperature remains pleasant and moderate. For best Kanchejunga views and pleasant weather, the spring (March to April), summer (May to June) and Autumn (October to November) are the best time when the sky remains clear.
You can also enjoy the monsoon (June end to September end) in Sittong and be among the clouds and rains. This is when there is hardly any tourists around and you can explore nature on your own. But, if you want to see oranges in orange orchards in full blossom, then November to January is the time to visit Sittong.
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