About Us:- “An Introduction”

Uttarey Ecotourism Development and Service Co-operative Society Limited (Regd. no. 4 (iii) xxx/d.r.-s/w,23. 12.1991)

This twenty years old society is one of the oldest society located at the Indo-Nepal Border in the extreme West District of Sikkim.  Though the activities of the society had begun since 1989, the same could have been formally registered in the year, 1991 only after a long struggle crossing many different hurdles.  The society was firstly registered in the name of “Uttarey Consumer Co-operative Society Limited” under the Department of Co-operation, Govt. of  Sikkim .  The total number of share holders in the beginning were 120 (one hundred and twenty) only.

The Society, since the inception has been playing a vital role in the service of the people supplying them essential commodities in reasonable and fair marketing price opening a “consumer’s fair price shop” at Uttarey and is still running so smoothly.  This Society with its Fair Price Shop has seen participating in many programs and activities conducted by the Department  of Co-operation, Govt. of Sikkim in all the corners of the State.

But, later on, as per the demand of the time, the members of the society had come to the decision with a resolution to extend the activities of the Society widely in the field of tourism from the mere limited consumer’s fair price shop.  Hence, with the amendment of the bye-laws since 5th July ,2003, the society had come with the new aim and objective and name as “Uttarey Tourism Development and Service Co-operative Society Limited”.

This society had submitted a project on “Adventure Tourism” to the Govt. of Sikkim through the Department of Co-operation and has become so grateful for the sanctioning of amount to the tune of Rs. 35,00,000/- lakhs only approximately as grants –in-aid under the B.A.D.P scheme. Accordingly, this society has now really become a well equipped with the quality of high altitude trekking equipments including the numbers of pressure chamber as non other travel agent, is having such equipments in Sikkim.  These equipments had been procured in between the years 2005 to 2009.  At present, all most all the trekkers in this range enjoy with these equipments on heir in a reasonable rate. 

Further, keeping deeply in view of the demand of the fasted changing time for the “Eco Era",  ultimately and finally, the members of the society had again come with the amendment of the bye-laws further to include the word “Eco” made the new name as – “Uttarey Eco–Tourism Development and Service Co-operative Society Limited” since 12th day of October 2009 with 199 number of share holders and the oldest  member is Shree Mana Hang Limboo who is running 95 years of age.  The society has now to play a vital role promoting the Eco-Friendly Tourism maintaining the balances all in bio-diversity.

One of the great achievement of this society is the exploring of the new “Singalila Range Eco-Tourism Trekking Trial towards Khangchendzonga with the entry from Uttarey to Yaksum and Ribdi  as the exit points and the same fall in the Top 6th Best Trekking Trail in the World.  This society is also seriously working for the awareness of tourism business promoting the field of Eco - Friendly Home Stay Village Tourism, making the village people a self reliant.

Accordingly the Society has decided to conduct one month contineous “TREKKING PROGRAMME” in three different seasonal events i.e. in the month -

1) April as - “Singalila Range - Below the Alpine Level / Barsey Rhododendron Trek”,
2) June as - “Singalila Range – Above the Alpine Level  Rhododendron, Primula and Lakes Trek”
3) November as - “Singalila Range - Mt. Everest and Mt. Khangchendzonga Himalayan View Trek”

in the nature and way to promote tourism in such remote but virgin part of Sikkim to explore it and guide towards the new Tourism Destination in the World Class standard with the co-operation from all of you.

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WARM INTIVATION:

(PLEASE RUSH FOR   BOOKING AT LEAST ONE MONTH IN ADVANC FOR FOREIGNERS AND 15 DAYS FORDOMESTIC VISITORS IN THE – “ONE MONTH PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME” FOR THE “SINGALILA RANGE - MT. EVEREST AND KHANGCHENDZONGA  HIMALAYAN VIEW TREK”  IN THIS COMING MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 2010. THERE IS PROVISION FOR THE STUDENT CONCESSION. The TIME PACKAGE shall be for 8 nights-9 days &  can also be minimized as per the convenience of the visitors.
CONTACT FOR DETAIL INFORMATION:

E-mail: sikkimtourismuttarey@yahoo.com / sikkimuttarey@gmail.com
Web: www.sikkimtourismuttarey.com/ www.sikkimuttarey.com
Mob.: 09593783550 / 09734085513 / 09609859826 /09733170826