About Borong Hot Springs
Borong Hot Springs are natural sulphurous thermal springs at Borong village, 35km from Ravangla on a riverside road through cardamom valleys. The springs sit beside a small monastery at the lower end of the Borong valley at 1,200m — considerably warmer than the Yumthang or Tsachu springs of higher Sikkim, and far less visited than either. Two bathing pools (gender-separated) are fed by the springs and the water temperature is comfortable rather than scalding. A half-day excursion from Ravangla combines the springs with the Temi Tea Estate drive and the valley scenery between them — the cardamom-growing villages along the road are as much the draw as the springs themselves.
Why go to Borong Hot Springs
Hot springs in a valley beside a monastery
The combination of the warm pools, the adjacent monastery and the surrounding cardamom valley makes Borong one of the more unusual half-day excursions from Ravangla.
How to reach Borong Hot Springs from Ravangla
Private taxi from Ravangla (1 hour, ₹800–1,000 return). The road follows the Rangit valley through cardamom-growing villages.
Best time to visit Borong Hot Springs
Year-round — the springs are equally good in any season. The drive through the cardamom valley is most aromatic in August–September during harvest.
Time of dayMorning (9am–noon) — the springs are quietest before midday.
Things we always tell our guests about Borong Hot Springs
- Bring a change of clothes and a towel.
- The pools are gender-separated — basic but clean facilities.
- Combine with the Borong Monastery (5-minute walk from the springs) and the Temi Tea Estate (35km in the other direction from Ravangla).
Borong Hot Springs — your questions answered
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