Sandakpur/Sandakphu | Sandakphu by Thar | Sandakpur Travel Guide | Sandakpur Trek route

Hi Guys! This time I am driving my Thar to Sandakpur/Sandakphu (11700 Ft AMSL), the highest peak of West Bengal in India. I have trekked to Sandakpur many times in the past but driving to Sandakpur has always been in my mind since a long time. A dream which I wanted to fulfil. So come with me in this virtual tour of Sandakpur as I take on, one of the most dangerous road in the World. The astounding view of Mount Everest, Mount Kanchenjunga, Mount Lhotse and Mount Makalu ie. four of the five highest mountain peaks of the world from Sandakpur will take your breath away. Sandakpur is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful place in India. So sit back relax and enjoy the ride.
Thanks for all the love and support :-)
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[@krishnakundu1037]

It's also my dream to reach Sandakphu one day but i can't still. Beautiful travel video especially presention, simply outstanding bro. Thanks🙏

[@travellingwithsam8210]

@@krishnakundu1037 Thank you🙏

[@ExploreWithSandeepG]

Fantastic content ... !!! Very soon I am traveling close to this place. Thanks

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@anupamjain8140]

Beautiful adventure on wheels with stupendous photography with stunning visuals. A great discovery!

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you Sir 🙏

[@rahuly4859]

awesome , this channel deservers more viewership definitely

[@travellingwithsam8210]

@@rahuly4859 Thank you 🙏

[@ATfilms11]

Excellent driving review ... Thanks for sharing

[@sprtm13]

superb superb superb...

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you🙏

[@HimanishChakraborty]

Beautiful description.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 🙏

[@HimanishChakraborty]

@@travellingwithsam8210 Is permit given presently for personal cars to Sandakphu???

[@travellingwithsam8210]

@@HimanishChakraborty Personal vehicles are not allowed nowadays.

[@amar99ify]

Thankyou for the wonderful video...awesome view...motivated to drive my Thar to Sandakphu in my next trip

[@vikasl2413]

wonderful ! this was one of the best vlogs i have seen covering sandakphu sector. thank you !

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you.

[@buddhariders9764]

Excellent presentation and ultimate video quality

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you.

[@ashok4464]

That was a crazy drive! Brought back memories of my walk to sandaphku!

[@villagecampingdarjeeling8482]

Nicely explained. Thankyou 😊

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 🙏

[@harijeshu]

My dream place to be there soon , good knowledge you have shared bro thx 🙏

[@travellingwithsam8210]

🙏

[@bhaskarnigam8520]

Mesmerizing views ❤

[@arijit369]

Wonderful, just wonderful. Hats off to your driving skills too.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you 🙏

[@aniketp08]

Awesome video 😍♥️

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@samueljacopastoria]

Beautiful sojourn. Appreciate your hard drive. Hope it was worth it. Its like..everybody has a dream of choice.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you😁Yes, it was really an amazing experience something which I will cherish throughout my life. 👌

[@sarmisthadas584]

BEST CAPTURED I EVER SEEN....MANY THANKS TO SHOW THE ORIGINAL ROAD CONDITION

[@travellingwithsam8210]

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[@kimjongun6050]

Man o man what a place,,absolutely loved itt

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@worldonwheelsofficial]

My name is SAM as well. Btw after watching this video have become your fan bro! How beautifully you have represented the entire journey. Editing, cinematography, story telling everything is top notch.. good wishes for future videos.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you so much Sam 🙏

[@themanbecoming]

This really is a challenge and you did it ❤❤

[@travellingwithsam8210]

🙏

[@vincenttamangtamang9342]

Wow, beautiful place

[@priyankarai9711]

One of Best videos of Sandakphu I have come across filled with Adventures and mesmerising views✨✨

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 😀🙏

[@masheerfishing]

It was really very thrilling to watch

[@srijanarai4362]

My heart was in my mouth on this virtual tour of one of the world’s most dangerous roads. Surely not for the faint hearted. Wonderful views. Waiting for more.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 😀

[@sanjaymu74]

Sandakphu right? Not Sandakpur. Very nice review. Congratulations

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks

[@iconicskies]

@@travellingwithsam8210hii how do I self drive to Sandakphu? Please help. If you could kindly reply I’d be immensely grateful

[@anikbose9018]

Great adventure bro..keep up the good work....

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks bro🙏

[@floraexoticsfloraexotics]

Amazing vlog… thanks bro .

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks

[@floraexoticsfloraexotics]

@@travellingwithsam8210 very welcome and a sub to your channel.

[@security8576]

Born and Raised there in those mountains or Hills but watching your video was a whole different experience and felt very nostalgic because I have walked those trails so many times of my years when I was there. Very National Geographic videographic and great narration, Loved it.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you.

[@jasonmyer3615]

Lovely content…..

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@vishalpuri1979]

Superb buddy... enjoyed every second of your vlog...

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks brother😀🙏

[@bangalidada3844]

Brilliant video. Brother which part of the year is best to visit Sandakphu? Specially to get such clear views.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks. Last week of Oct to second week of Nov is generally clear.

[@tusharrawat3685]

Very nice buddy. Amazing vlog. You have just earned yourself a subscriber ❤

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you and keep supporting.

[@sj617]

Dammi video. My Sandakphu trip was completed in 2021 with a 4x4 Bolero.

[@Shekhalbhattarai4683]

Want to travel with you guys🔥📷love from 🇳🇵 Nepal

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[@sourav.ray19]

Loved it.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks

[@miralama3973]

Dammi !

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you.

[@abhinashchoudhury115]

Wonderful❤

[@travellingwithsam8210]

@@abhinashchoudhury115 Thank you.

[@paritoshkumar457]

just amazing

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@user-gz5ni5he8u]

Wow! Loved every minute of the episode... thank you for taking us right up to Sandakphu! 🙏

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 🙏😀

[@Wanderingmountain2023]

Excellent off-roading. Wonderful nature. And the beloved Darjeeling city can be seen from afar. You are very lucky to have such beautiful weather. Stay well...

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you.

[@alebela6503]

Loved 😍😍 watching

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks brother ❤

[@PravinPush]

Loved every minute of it... You have vividly brought out the dangerous terrain and challenging drive.... Not for the faint hearted surely 😊

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[@pegasus54]

Great driving.... Hat's off...

[@MukeshThakur]

Amazingly captured and narrated! Can we bring our car there do we need prior permit for private vehicle?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

@@MukeshThakur Thank you 🙏 Sadly private vehicles are not allowed to ply on this route nowadays. Ride the iconic Landrover from Maneybhangyang to Sandakpur…you will love it.

[@karmatshlama]

U deserve more subscribers bro...great video

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@siddharthaganguli5299]

You have been able to capture the treacherous road and bring out the challenges of a driver really well. Nice watching. My best wishes...

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you.

[@dipankar4865]

👍👍👍, real adventure

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@manjuraisyangden3523]

Beautiful

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you didi 🙏 Hope you are fine?

[@umakantasingh5577]

Super Like!!!!

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 🙏

[@aratimukhia5598]

Hats off to you Sunil.....it was no less than a real adventure for me too to watch this video, especially the last 2 kms uphill drive from Bikhubhanjyang. I was just watching on the bonnet constantly till your vehicle reached Sandakphu. This is the most beautiful video that i have watched on Sandakphu till date. No words!! Thanks for sharing this.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you 😀🙏

[@blasphemophager1932]

Life is a height but the view is great. Dami da

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you bhai 😀

[@OneLivingLife]

Was the LR Association ok with this? Any charges??

[@nishatamang6555]

Brought back my memories of college days...... maneuvering the rough terrain is a skill.u n ur 🚙...made it ....💪

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 😀

[@anujkumawat7359]

I am feeling so lucky to watch this video ❤❤❤ Can we go by bike there

[@travellingwithsam8210]

No bikes are not allowed.

[@hillsandwheels]

did you hire any vechiles from the Land rover association ? if "yes" did they pressurised you to do so or you just hired it for your safety ? if "not" how could you managed them ? I've a plan just like you

[@manojrambler6118]

Wow, super. Amazing visuals, beautiful frames, improving with each episode. Hats off to you guyz for choosing to drive on such a dangerous stretch of road. Thanks for showing such a wonderful part of our country. Great episode this was.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you 🙏

[@allanpradhan7684]

Really really awesome views and the pics at the end mind blowing dada. 👌🏻 Sattis 🤩

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks bhai 🙏

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Pics at the end is shot by my friend Yudish.

[@allanpradhan7684]

@@travellingwithsam8210 Too good 👌🏻

[@travellingwithsam8210]

@@allanpradhan7684 Thanks bhai🙏

[@pronobmoitra2488]

Great 👍

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you.

[@sayanroychowdhury3325]

Amazing video, but I just wonder is it really that much worth to cross such dangerous roads to reach Sandakphu if the view from Tonglu itself is such beautiful 😍. Is the kanchenjunga view from Sandakphu better than Tonglu? I was just asking this question because I want to travel with my parents, and such pathetic roads to reach Sandakphu can give serious back pain and physical strain 😰

[@travellingwithsam8210]

The road ahead of Gairibas is a pain if you are taking your parents along.The road till Tonglu is good nowadays.I feel the views from Sandakpur is better and you can also see Mount Everest from Sandakpur.

[@yudidix]

It was an awesome experience bro 🙌

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Memories of a lifetime bro😀

[@surojitgupta4679]

A wonderful video of what must have been a memorable drive...Have been to this splendid place twice once on a Land Rover during October and once as a trekker during the Rhododendron season and have fond memories of the place. By the way how and from where can I get permission from the forest department to drive my own car to Sandalphu??

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Private vehicles are not allowed to ply here anymore. I recommend that you hire a Landrover and enjoy the drive with an experienced driver.

[@guptarupam2009]

@@travellingwithsam8210 - fantastic video. When was your drive, and what permissions/passes did you have to get, from where?

[@Bong.SagnikAcharya]

@@travellingwithsam8210 I went in 2020 and private vehicles were not allowed then too. Then how have you gone in 2022?

[@KB-rb1lt]

Hats off to your driving skills as well as videography..To get a weather like that at there you need luck & you fully deserved that..brought back memories of my 2021 Sandakphu Phalut trek..Thank you :)

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@SumanDutta-fc9jq]

very nice 👍

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks

[@sumukhhegde1706]

Such a great videography, hats off to you🎉, which camera did you use overall

[@prosenjitbanerjee9634]

Hats off to your driving skills, excellent photography and at the same time informative, i mean when to engage the 4X4 H/L during the ascent. Like to know how to get the permission to take my own vehicle.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Private vehicles are not allowed to ply here anymore. I recommend that you hire a Landrover from Manebhanjang and enjoy the drive with an experienced driver.

[@prosenjitbanerjee9634]

@@travellingwithsam8210 Thanks for the update, when from the restriction was imposed .

[@karcdas96]

Sir could you tell me from which point exactly at sandakphu did u take the stunning picture of darjeeling at 21:22 ??

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Hi! This pic was taken from Sherpa Chalet in Sandakphu.

[@maitreefp2534]

Job done well

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@iconicskies]

which month was this drive undertaken? Also how do I get permits for self drive to Sandakphu?

[@phurbatamang2382]

👌

[@dlepcha2306]

It takes experience to drive through the last lap of the road , but you and your machine did pretty well. Have seen these young boys ride these Land Rover’s with so much ease and whenever the machine gave problem all they did was hammer some parts of the machine and it would start running again..Land Rover’s is truly a monster vechicle ,but your thars not bad either 😁

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 😁

[@jaisharma5059]

Which month you go to get so clear views of kanchanjunga? Feb/march??

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Clear weather days are from last week of Oct to mid Nov as per my experience. I visited in November.

[@arpanapradhan2852]

I actually felt like I travelled there with you guys watching your video. Hats off to you guys for driving through the narrow treacherous roads in your own car 😅. I would have made a u turn. You made my dream come true through this video. What a lovely place!

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 😀

[@IrregularDreamer]

❤❤❤

[@subhadeepsinharoy]

Very good

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks.

[@ranjanchhetri217]

Just amazing ❤ keep going brother Watching from Israel 🇮🇱

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thank you.

[@techiebanker]

Do they allow private 4x4 vehicles to go till Sandakphu? Any special permit to be obtained?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

@@techiebanker No they do not allow private vehicles nowadays .

[@bhupendrakumar-wz1vi]

How did u manage to convince the taxi association to let you go in your vehicle

[@Nisha-k4e2h]

👌🏾👍

[@travellingwithsam8210]

🙏🙏

[@nimawangchuk1554]

When did you travelled there?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Last year Nov.

[@Haharma6979]

Hello please share which month is spring in sandakphu

[@travellingwithsam8210]

March-April. Mid Mar to Apr is when the rhododendrons bloom here.

[@gangster_kala3379]

I was surprised how Scorpio and bolero went

[@SHCBiddu]

💕

[@travellingwithsam8210]

🙏

[@anikpaul373]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@travellingwithsam8210]

🙏

[@arnabats2009]

What was degree value for last 3kms of sandakphu? Is it 30 degree or more?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

The best way to describe is that it is very STEEP.

[@roshanara8417]

When did you visit sandakphu? By the way loved it❤😊

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks. Nov last year.

[@RekhaChettri-f6z]

Dami.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Thanks 🙏

[@abhijeetchoudhury1828]

I have read somewhere that the land rover association don't allow private vehicles to play between Manebhanjan to Sandakphu,did you faced any problem ?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Yes, private vehicles are not allowed here anymore. My recommendation is that you hire a Landrover from Manebhanjang and enjoy the drive with a local experienced driver.

[@rikkyrico7779]

How did you get the permission to drive personal car to Sandakphu

[@abirkar1050]

🔥🔥😍

[@travellingwithsam8210]

🙏

[@bkalpajjwal]

Can I take a thar RWD there? People speak about local associations not allowing 4wd cars as well

[@travellingwithsam8210]

No you can’t take RWD vehicles.Not recommended.

[@byroad4534]

How do i take my car to sandakphu?

[@kindheartedking]

Anyone can drive a private vehicle to reach sandakphu? I thought only landrovers (with tourist) & army are allowed! 🙁

[@siuuuuuMyth]

From which location of Sandakpur did you get that Darjeeling town site?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

If you face east from Sandakpur you will see Darjeeling provided the weather is clear.

[@soliditylearner8016]

Kis month me aisa weather milega?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Generally last week of Oct to second week of Nov.

[@arindambanerjee3943]

I have a question, how the landrover association allowed you to drive your own car it is possible now a days?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Private vehicles are not allowed here anymore. I recommend that you hire a Landrover from Manebhanjang and enjoy the drive with an experienced driver.

[@arindambanerjee3943]

@@travellingwithsam8210 so how you did this tour with your own vehicle

[@AlokDas-ff6zz]

When you have a full time 4×4 car that bcs you have to permit to go sandakphu.. Like force gurkha 4×4×4(2 difflock),new thar, pajero like this cars have best in class crawl ratio..

[@abhisek_misra]

can a 2wd scorpio climb there ?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

No, the last climb can only be done by 4X4 vehicles.

[@sunnypaul6566]

Nice but how could you get the own vehicle permit?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Private vehicles are not allowed to ply here anymore. I recommend that you hire a Landrover from Manebhanjang and enjoy the drive with an experienced driver.

[@gourabdeb895]

Which month do you go to Sandakfu?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Nov 2022.

[@travellingwithsam8210]

Best season is mid Oct to mid Nov and if you want to see the rhododendrons then Apr to May.

[@blinDTiger0.01]

13:07 isn't 4WD engaged electronically in THAR?

[@travellingwithsam8210]

No it is not engaged electronically. You have to do it manually.

[@blinDTiger0.01]

@@travellingwithsam8210 achha?