Sandakfu is considered a trekkers' paradise. The road up to Manebhanjang is jeepable. Trekking into Sandakfu starts from an altitude of 1,524 metres (5,000 feet) and gradually climbs up Falut (meaning peeled summit or denuded peak) at a height of at the trijunction of West Bengal, Sikkim and Nepal. This is normally the end of the trekking route. after passing through forests of rhododendrons, giant magnolias, spruce, other trees of subalpine region and more than 600 varieties of orchids. For those who are interested in flora, the best period to visit is April-May, but for the mountain gazers, the best period is October-November. One has in a single stretch - Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Kumbhakarna, Kanchenjanga, Jomolhari and other peaks.