This off-grid Himalayan walk will re-boot you from $1225 a day
Crawling not running towards the end of the year? Book this six-day trek in remote north-eastern India for a solid reality check, and a nature-fuelled recharge.
Colour and traditions are ubiquitous on a unique hike through Sikkim. Alamy
“Quick, finish your snacks and let’s move,” cries Shakti walking guide Pujan Rai.
He’s spotted a “swarm of monks” (Rai’s words, not mine), and wants to follow in their enlightened footsteps. “I just heard they’re performing a shapten ceremony [which involves chasing bad spirits from a house] down the road,” Rai says, as we gather up walking poles, hats and day packs to jog after the monks, muesli bars still dangling from our mouths.
Fiona CarruthersTravel editorFiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
