Directions

Borong is a small village in South Sikkim, 16 km from Ravangla. It is at an altitude of 5800 feet and is a heavenly place for nature lovers. A picturesque landscape, surrounded by snow covered mountains, forest, streams, hot water springs, hanging bridges and river, it is in the “Silent Valley” of Mainam Sanctuary. Borong is a bird lovers paradise.
For a Location Map Click Here or directly see Google Maps.

Directions – We are 16 kms from Ravangla town. From Ravangla, take the road towards Buddha Park (Tathagata Tsal). Go past Buddha Park and the road actually goes upwards from there. Keep going till you reach Ralang Monastery to your right. Go past the Ralang Monastery. A little later, you will come to a fork (picture given above), keep to the right here. And then, as you go along, you will cross a bridge over a gorgeous water falls. After some distance, you will go past Old Ralang Monastery, and then you will come across a signboard for Hot Springs. Go past that Sign board, and we are about 500 meters from there.

Distance of Borong from other popular destinations:

• Borong to Ravangla – 16 kms
• Borong to Gangtok – 69 kms
• Borong to Pelling – 85 kms
• Borong to Siliguri – 130 kms
• Borong to Darjeeling – 87 kms
• Borong to Zuluk – 141 kms

Our booking system is completely online. All bookings have to be paid 100% in advance.

Please follow the steps below.

1. Click on the “Check Room Availability” button below. It will open in a separate screen. Select your desired Check-in and Check-out dates. Then select the number of rooms you require and the number of persons in each room. Click on “Search”. This will display the real-time availability of our rooms on your desired dates and their respective “Room-Only” rates.
2. Click on the room you desire. It will display the various meal plans for the chosen room. Click on the “Book” or “Reserve” button next to the meal plan to select it. If you need multiple rooms then you need to select the meal plan for each room one by one.
3. Once all your rooms and rate plans are selected, you will have to provide your contact details now. Click on the check box “I accept the Terms..” and then click on “Confirm and Book”.
4. You will now be taken to the Payment page. Complete the payment by either netbanking / debit or credit cards. You will be issued a booking confirmation voucher via email immediately.
   Please feel free to call us at 9831334253 for any further enquiries. And hope to see you soon.

1. If you are driving yourself, the road from New Jalpaiguri(NJP) to Borong is in a reasonably good condition. It is 140 kms of well paved hilly roads and would take about 5 hours under normal driving conditions. The route is Siliguri-Melli-Namchi-Ravangla-Borong. Due to weather conditions, the roads may be wet and broken at places during the monsoon, and we advise you not to self-drive unless you are used to driving in such conditions. A map is provided in Contact Us Page and we are marked in Google Maps as well.
2. Taxis i.e. Bolero, Sumo etc. are available from New Jalpaiguri Station or Bagdogra airport and as on December 2017 the rates are INR4500 for a drop. Smaller cars could be hired for INR4000.
3. Pakyong airport is 76 kms away and it takes about 3 hours from there.
4. From SNT(Sikkim Nationalist Transport) Bus Stand in Pradhannagar,Siliguri there are bus service to Ravangla, ticket fare is about INR200. From Ravangla, taxi can be arranged for pickup at about INR700.
5. Road Distances(all roads pass through Ravangla):
   • Borong to Ravangla – 16 kms
   • Borong to Gangtok – 69 kms
   • Borong to Pelling – 85 kms
   • Borong to Siliguri – 130 kms
   • Borong to Zuluk – 141 kms
   • Borong to Pakyong Airport – 80 kms
6. The nearest bus stand and taxi stand is at Ravangla. We will be more than happy to arrange your transportation.
7. A daily bus service has started between Namchi and Borong by Sikkim Transport. It operates once a day.

Please check for Inner Line Permit(ILP) requirements. Usually these are available at Melli and Rangpo checkposts only, so please make sure you are entering Sikkim through these checkposts. Other entry points in Sikkim may not issue this permit and refuse you entry. For current information, please refer website of Sikkim tourism.

Good food is an integral part of any vacation just as a good destination.

At Wild Flower Retreat, we try to be creative with our menu. Over the years, Dhananjay’s(our chef/manager) cooking has almost developed a following. Vegetable grown from our own garden are used to the extent available. You may be aware that Sikkim is an organic state. Consequently, all vegetables are organic. Since the nearest market is 16 kms away,  we do not always get bakery bread. However, our menu offers a variety of Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian dishes. In addition, we prepare, the special of the day based on availability. The menu spreads across Bengali, Indo-chinese, North Indian and local Sikkimese flavors. You can click here for some pictures.

Barbecue Dinner

At Wild Flower, we have open air barbecue facility. We offer barbeque dinner services subject to weather. Our cooks prepare the food on open barbecue pits. After it is done, we finally serve you the dinner fireside and under the stars.

Note:We accept special requests at the kitchen depending on availability. We try to adhere to any dietary restrictions that you may have with prior notice.
We encourage you to use the dining room for your meals, and room service is only available under exceptional conditions.

• Checkin 12 PM
• Check Out 10 AM

All bookings have to paid in full in order to obtain a booking confirmation. In the unfortunate event that you have to cancel your confirmed booking, please note our cancellation policies below:

• • 75% refund if cancelled prior to and up to 30 days of checkin date.
  • 50% refund if cancelled prior to and up to 15 days of checkin date.
  • 25% refund if cancelled prior to and up to 10 days of checkin date.
  • No refund on any bookings which are made at a discounted rate(if any).
  • No refund on any bookings which include a public holiday, school summer vacation(15th May to 15th June), festive season (Durga Puja till Lakshmi Puja, one week before until one week after Diwali, December 23rd to January 1st.)

In the event of a Natural Calamity or Disruptions due to any incident beyond the Hotel’s control, the hotel will not issue a refund but will provide a full credit towards a future booking.

We are unable to change booking dates for bookings made through other online channel partners(MakemyTrip, Goibibo etc) and cancellation policies for the said Channel Partner will prevail in such cases.

Wild Flower Retreat reserves the right to change/modify the Terms and Conditions and without any notice. Please visit this page for the latest Terms and Conditions.

Our hotel is situated on the migratory route of Himalayan birds. To keep our noise level at a minimum, we do not have TVs in our rooms and cottages.We would encourage that you try to enjoy the nature sound of the night outside. You may hear the dew drops fall.

Situated at 5600 ft the weather at Borong is comparatively mild. It is cool in the summer, rains heavily in the monsoons, and bit chilly in the winter. A monthly weather pattern is provided at the bottom of this page.

Wild Flower Retreat occupies 2 acres of open space overlooking a wooded valley. A layout map is provided at the bottom of this page. The brick and mortar rooms are to the one side of the property. The wooden private cottages are separately located in the wildflower garden, approximately 100 ft apart. The dining room is centrally located and is about 50-100 feet walk from any of the rooms or cottages.

Let us accept the fact that not everyone likes everything. Similarly, Wild Flower Retreat may not be suitable for all. Do not come here if :
– You are Looking for a shopping destination, then please be aware that we are a small village in the middle of a forest area.
– You want to catch up with the latest TV serials or catch a sports game live. As we do not have TV or WiFi.
– You are a youtube addict. Hardly any data signal will work other than BSNL and Airtel. This is not a Jio-land.
– You are looking to be well connected with Social Media during your vacation, then note that mobile phone and data connections are patchy at times.
– You want to be in the middle of a city life then please be aware that the nearest town is 15 kms away.