Tonglu Viewpoint

Tonglu Viewpoint is a high-altitude Himalayan viewpoint located at about 3,070 metres on the Singalila Ridge in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, inside Singalila National Park near the India-Nepal border. It lies on the popular Sandakphu trek route between Manebhanjan and Tumling. The viewpoint is renowned for panoramic 360-degree views of the Kanchenjunga and Everest ranges, sunrise and sunset vistas, and its serene alpine setting with rhododendron forests.

Visitors can expect a small hilltop settlement with a GTA Trekkers' Hut and a few homestays surrounded by open meadows and rhododendron and bamboo forests inside Singalila National Park. The main attraction is the open viewpoint offering unobstructed panoramic views of the Kanchenjunga massif and, on clear days, the Everest range. The area is accessed via a trek or Land Rover track from Manebhanjan and is typically visited for sunrise and sunset photography, nature walks and as an overnight halt on the Sandakphu trek.

Tonglu lies on the historic Singalila Ridge trekking route that has long connected Darjeeling with Sandakphu and the Nepal border. The GTA Trekkers' Hut at Tonglu was established to support trekking tourism in the Darjeeling Himalayas and remains a traditional first overnight stop for Sandakphu trekkers.

The viewpoint is significant for Himalayan trekking culture and offers views of peaks revered in local Himalayan communities, including Kanchenjunga. The surrounding area reflects the mountain lifestyle of communities living along the India-Nepal border on the Singalila Ridge.