Gangtok & East Sikkim · way to travel
Family trips in Gangtok
Routes with drives under four hours, homestays with family rooms, the toy train, the zoo and the ropeway in Darjeeling, boating at Mirik and jeep safaris in the Dooars.
Trips
Value
Gangtok5 nights · Reserved car
Gangtok, Pakyong and Aritar for families
Gangtok · Pakyong · Aritar
₹19,000per personabout ₹3,150 a day
Comfort
Gangtok5 nights · Reserved car
Gangtok and Rumtek for families, in comfort
Gangtok · Rumtek
₹26,000per personabout ₹4,350 a day
Value
Gangtok3 nights · Reserved car
Tsomgo Lake and Nathu La from Gangtok
Gangtok
₹12,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Places
Things to do
Viewpoints · 1–1.5 hoursA morning walk around LampokhariAritar · Small entry fee · boat ₹100–200
Culture and history · 2 hoursSunrise from Mankhim above the lakeAritar · Free · donation at the shrine welcome
Monasteries · 2–3 hoursAritar Gumpa and a village farm walkAritar · Free · donation welcome
Adventure · One night plus a 1-hour drive to RongliAritar as the first night of the Silk RouteAritar · Homestay ₹1,500–2,200 pp · car hire ext…
Viewpoints · 20–30 minutes at the topAt the fence on the India–China borderNathu La · Included in your car and permit
Culture and history · 30–45 minutesThe shrine of Baba Harbhajan SinghNathu La · Free · offerings optional
Culture and history · Woven through the day tripThe trade road and the 1967 clashesNathu La · Free
Adventure · 8–9 hours from GangtokA full day to Tsomgo, Baba Mandir and Nathu LaNathu La · ₹5,500–7,500 a reserved car
Viewpoints · 30–45 minutesWatching the ridge-top runway at PakyongPakyong · Free