Sillery Gaon is a cool mountain village nestled amongst Himalayan hills, also known as New Darjeeling at an altitude of 6,000 ft in Darjeeling district and Kalimpong sub-division is 26kms from Kalimpong and 99kms from New Jalpaiguri, in the middle of the pine forests of Damsang. The name represents a plant named so, that grows there abundant. It's only a 4 km trek from Pedong which is on the ancient Silk Route. The nearest halt is at Pedong that is a small hill town under Kalimpong subdivision of Darjeeling district, Pedong is situated at a distance of 21 km east from Kalimpong. With a total population of around 20 houses mainly tribes, instantly you fall in love with this place and its simple down to earth people.

The village is small but offers nature like anything. One may wake up to the sounds of birds chirping and a glorious golden sunrise. The view of the Mt. Kanchenjunga is simply breathtaking from here and can be seen very close compared to any point in the region. As the locals say on a clear day leave aside Kanchendzonga, you can get a view of the Everest from this place.

15 Minutes from Sillery is Ramitey View Point, the road is exorbitant - the only word that can be to describe the beauty and the silence. From Ramitey View Point one can see the sunrise and feel privileged to be one among the few to have seen the sunrise from this place.