Sikkim Travel Guide
This teeny Sikkim is a hot travel destination on the eastern part of India. Sikkim is one of the biodiversity hot spots of India, a veritable treasure house of some of the world most beautiful streams, lakes and waterfalls. When travelers arrive to see toy train in Darjeeling, they usually overlook this peaceful place called Sikkim. But this time if you are planning to visit east India, come to Sikkim…
Trip to Sikkim could be one’s life changing experience. From a simple tours experience to mountain trekking, everything seems fun. No more hustle and bustle of daily metropolis life, just pure tranquility.
Places to visit :
Monasteries : If you are a spiritual person like myself, you can follow the footsteps of Lord Buddha. Sikkim has been blessed with numerous monasteries, you can explore the Buddhist art and culture, or just enlighten your soul with enchanting Buddhist mantras.
Around Gangtok : Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim, today this town has grown into some giant peace of white blanket, which looks like mountain of houses from the opposite hill.
But still this town holds numerous attraction for the tourists. Most of the Buddhist monasteries are located here, such places are Enchey Monastery, Rumtek Monastery, and most important one is Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, where you get to see years old Buddhist arts and artifacts. View of Kanchanjunga is also splendid from Tashi view point of Gangtok. There are many other places such as Ganesh tok, Hanuman tok, Banjhakri falls etc.
Changu (Tsomgo) Lake : It is the most popular destination for the tourist. Just 30 to 40 km from Gangtok, this Lake is has altitude of 12,310 ft.
Goechala Trekking : I talked about life changing experience earlier, well this trekking could be the ultimate life changing experience for anyone. Trekking could last for 8 to 9 days. After a successful trekking, one could see the entire Kanchandzonga range, it really feels like heaven on earth.
Other Trekking : There are numerous trekking routes within Sikkim, the better idea is to find a good (native) travel guide. A good travel guide can answer almost all your question about the Sikkim.
How to get to Sikkim : This may be unfortunate but, all foreigners are required to obtain Inner Line Permit to visit Sikkim for unknown reason. But it is easy to obtain from tourism Offices at New Delhi, Kolkatta.
Nearest airport for Sikkim is Bagdogra in North Bengal which is 120 kms and approximately 3, 4 hour drive. Another alternative is NJP railway station, which is also in North Bengal, the distance is 140kms from Sikkim.
Trip to Sikkim could be one’s life changing experience. From a simple tours experience to mountain trekking, everything seems fun. No more hustle and bustle of daily metropolis life, just pure tranquility.
Places to visit :
Monasteries : If you are a spiritual person like myself, you can follow the footsteps of Lord Buddha. Sikkim has been blessed with numerous monasteries, you can explore the Buddhist art and culture, or just enlighten your soul with enchanting Buddhist mantras.
Around Gangtok : Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim, today this town has grown into some giant peace of white blanket, which looks like mountain of houses from the opposite hill.
But still this town holds numerous attraction for the tourists. Most of the Buddhist monasteries are located here, such places are Enchey Monastery, Rumtek Monastery, and most important one is Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, where you get to see years old Buddhist arts and artifacts. View of Kanchanjunga is also splendid from Tashi view point of Gangtok. There are many other places such as Ganesh tok, Hanuman tok, Banjhakri falls etc.
Changu (Tsomgo) Lake : It is the most popular destination for the tourist. Just 30 to 40 km from Gangtok, this Lake is has altitude of 12,310 ft.
Goechala Trekking : I talked about life changing experience earlier, well this trekking could be the ultimate life changing experience for anyone. Trekking could last for 8 to 9 days. After a successful trekking, one could see the entire Kanchandzonga range, it really feels like heaven on earth.
Other Trekking : There are numerous trekking routes within Sikkim, the better idea is to find a good (native) travel guide. A good travel guide can answer almost all your question about the Sikkim.
How to get to Sikkim : This may be unfortunate but, all foreigners are required to obtain Inner Line Permit to visit Sikkim for unknown reason. But it is easy to obtain from tourism Offices at New Delhi, Kolkatta.
Nearest airport for Sikkim is Bagdogra in North Bengal which is 120 kms and approximately 3, 4 hour drive. Another alternative is NJP railway station, which is also in North Bengal, the distance is 140kms from Sikkim.
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