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Discover Sikkim
The visitor to Sikkim will be spoilt for choice with each of the four districts offering a unique travel opportunity. The east district is the most populated with Gangtok being the main administrative and business centre. Apart from the modern attractions of the capital town, in the east you will also find the beautiful Tsomgo Lake, the historically important Nathula pass, as well as many monasteries and temples.
West Sikkim is replete with history and religion. This is where the first Chogyal of Sikkim was consecrated at Yuksum in 1642 and this is where some of the holiest and most important monasteries of Sikkim were established, including Dubdi and Sanga Choling, the first monasteries to be built in Sikkim. West Sikkim is beautiful terrain abounding in lakes and waterfalls and also has great trekking routes.
South Sikkim, the smallest district belies its size with its variety of tourist attractions. With stupendous view of the Khangchendzonga range, the south of Sikkim is a fairy tale land of picturesque villages and high hills. Near Namchi, the district headquarters is Samdruptse Hill, the site of the world’s tallest statue of Guru Padmasambhava. In the south too are Tendong Hill and Maenam Hill, of mythical importance to the Lepchas and Bhutias, as well as the tourist destination of Ravangla which hosts the annual Pang Lhabsol festival with great pageantry.
The North district has often been called the ‘Switzerland of the East’. Visitors to the area find it an apt description. This is a land of high passes, glaciers and remote snowbound terrain. The valleys of Lachen and Lachung with their picture postcard beauty and the spectacular Yumthang valley with its scenic splendour and profusion of alpine flora are known to cast mesmerizing spells on the visitor.
So come discover Sikkim and its endless treasures.
East Sikkim - Places of interest around Gangtok town
East Sikkim
Excursions
West Sikkim- Places of interest
North Sikkim- Places of interest
South Sikkim- Places of interest
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