Five hours from Gangtok, Bagdogra Airport, New Jalpaiguri (N.J.P.) Railway Station and Siliguri, three hours from Darjeeling and Kalimpong and one and a half hours from Pelling - Uttarey in extreme West Sikkim is the "Virgin and Hidden Paradise on Earth", and also is popularly known as the "Base Camp of Adventure Tourism for the Singalila Range Eco-Tourism Trekking Trail Towards Khangchendzenga" and also an important "Gate Way of International-Indo-Nepal Border Trade Route" through Chewabhanjyangla pass.

The word "Uttarey" is derived from many nomenclatures like 'Utey-Tarey" which means "Call and Bring Together" in Limboo language, i.e. Uttarey was generally named from the habitations made by different communities who were called and brought a century year ago from different places by the Limboo Chiefs giving them shelter as neighbors in that area then was the pasture land. It is the factual telling of the octagenerarian people.

In the next, Uttarey is derived from the Nepali word "UTTAR" which means the North. Just in the midst of South Part of valley, there is a holy perennial source of water stream floating out towards the North, so that is called as Uttarey. But it is wonder that its twisting outlet source West. There is a famous and believing Durga Mandir blessing the valley with peace and prosperity. In the extreme North-East corner of the lake, in a jungle, there lies a Jalpa Devithan, which is believed to be the guard of the lake.

Located on the lap of the SINGALILA RANGE, PHOKTEY DARA in the West and Neydham (Dichenphu) in the north, Uttarey is a small but beautiful and a virgin paradise on earth set amidst the pristine valley. It is surrounded by hill tops, waterfalls, frothing rivers, evergreen forest, medicinal herbs and mountains hamlets.

On the panoramic view of Singalila Range, the morning starts with the soft and lovely golden sun rays on its top so warmly welcoming the day and just in the reverse the evening starts with setting up of the sun passing through the same peak welcoming breezing and freezing night is really a unique and a quite memorable experience one can enjoy in the life.