Borong hot springs sulphurous thermal springs South Sikkim near Ravangla
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Borong Hot Springs

1,200mAltitude
RavanglaCity
Year-roundBest Season
NoPermit Needed
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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 visit

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.

Cardamom valley drive. The route is part of the experience

The 35km road from Ravangla to Borong follows the Rangit valley through cardamom-growing villages. Large cardamom pods are visible on the plants beside the road during the August–September harvest, and the drive through the warm valley is a pleasant contrast to the cooler Ravangla ridge.

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Getting there

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.

When to go

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.

Practical notes

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).
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Borong Hot Springs — your questions answered

Different experience entirely. Yumthang is at 3,500m with dramatic alpine surroundings. Borong is at 1,200m in a warm valley with cardamom gardens. Borong is more comfortable, less dramatic. If you are doing North Sikkim you will see Yumthang; if you are based in Ravangla, Borong is the equivalent.

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