Aritar

A four hour drive from Gangtok takes you to Aritar, a peaceful place to spend some relaxing time. You can get first hand experience of life in a Sikkimese village and also visit nearby monasteries or go for short treks around the area. A resort and some tourist lodges are available for accommodation. You could also spend a night in an old British bungalow built in 1895, located below the Aritar lake.

At the junction of Aritar village and Dalapchand is the Lampokhari lake, the only lake in Sikkim where boating facilities have been launched. Boating on lakes is not allowed in Sikkim as most of the lakes are considered sacred by the people. Boat rides here are being conducted by the Aritar-Dalapchand Lampokhari Tourism Development Society, East Sikkim.  The lake which is located amidst dense forest has a huge statue of Guru Padmasambhava  installed in the north side of the lake, in keeping with the local legend according to which Guru Rinpoche lives in the water body. There is a tourist centre close by but no accommodation is available at the lake site.

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