Food is simple but hygienic. You get both vegetarian and nonvegetarian food here. Bengali and Nepali meals are available here.

Food has to be ordered well in advance and there is no system of order based on the menu. You have to order as a meal. Please note there is no local market or shop in the immediate vicinity of the property

Sittong is a hill and is composed of several smaller villages within it. The upper Sittong area includes Mana and Ghalaytar whereas the lower Sittong area includes villages such as Jogighat and Sebjey Busty. This particular accommodation is in the lower Sittong area known as School Gaon. This is the most popular area in Sittong for homestays.

To locate the Lodge, ask anyone about the Sittong church. Our Sittong lodge is located adjacent to the Sittong Church and is one of the larger buildings in the area. The lodge is also located on the main road. So it is difficult to miss for anyone passing through the place.

The place is ideal for bird-watching. The famous rufous necked hornbill for which the Latpanchar area is famous can also be seen here.

There are also some small village treks that can be organized for the interested. For most of the year, except the dry season, you can go for half an hour's walk to reach a beautiful waterfall hidden in the forested hills.

Jogighat is just a couple of km away, you can go there to see the Riyang river. You can visit Mana about 5 km uphill for an excellent view of the Kanchenjunga range of hills. Ahaldara sunrise viewpoint is about 9 km away and the Namthing Pokhari lake is about 7 km from here.

Latpanchar is 12 km away from here. Mongpu, famous for the museum of Rabindranath Tagore, is about 9 km away. Mahaldiram area, which is coming up as an attractive tourist destination can be reached within a driving distance of about 10 km.

Among the major destinations – Darjeeling town is about 45 km away, Kalimpong is about 55 km and NJP / Bagdogra is about a 60 to 70 km drive.

Sittong is a hill with varying altitudes. The upper ridges of the hill reach an altitude of close to 1400 meters whereas Jogighat has an altitude of just about 660 meters. Our lodge here is located at an altitude of about 840 meters. This makes the place quite suitable for travel all around the year. The winters are not chilling cold and the summers are not very hot either.
During summer the temperature rarely reaches above 25 degree Celsius and during the winter it rarely goes below 8. The rainy season in the region is very strong as the entire northeast is among the wettest places in the world. You can expect heavy to very heavy rainfall during the monsoon months between the middle of June and the middle of September.