Gangtok & East Sikkim · way to travel
Homestays in Gangtok
Village homestays in Sillery Gaon, Lepchajagat, Dzongu, Uttarey and the tea gardens, usually with dinner and breakfast included. Cheaper than hotels, warmer in winter and the best way to eat local food.
Trips
Value
Gangtok5 nights · Reserved car
Gangtok, Pakyong and Aritar for families
Gangtok · Pakyong · Aritar
₹19,000per personabout ₹3,150 a day
Shoestring
Gangtok7 nights · Shared jeeps
A backpacker week in East Sikkim
Gangtok · Rumtek · Aritar
₹16,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Comfort
Gangtok9 nights · Reserved car
The grand East Sikkim loop
Gangtok · Rumtek · Pakyong · Zuluk
₹48,000per personabout ₹4,800 a day
Comfort
Gangtok4 nights · Reserved car
A Gangtok honeymoon with Rumtek and Aritar
Gangtok · Rumtek · Aritar
₹26,000per personabout ₹5,200 a day
Comfort
Gangtok8 nights · Reserved car
Nathu La, Zuluk and the Silk Route in comfort
Gangtok · Aritar · Zuluk · Gnathang
₹45,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Shoestring
Gangtok5 nights · Mixed
Zuluk and the Silk Route by shared jeep
Gangtok · Rongli · Zuluk · Aritar
₹12,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Value
Gangtok6 nights · Reserved car
The Silk Route by homestay: Zuluk and Gnathang
Gangtok · Padamchen · Zuluk · Gnathang
₹24,500per personabout ₹3,500 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…
Culture and history · OvernightA night in the Gnathang valleyGnathang · ₹1,200–2,000 pp with dinner and breakfa…
Culture and history · 30–45 minutesThe old Baba Mandir bunker shrineGnathang · Free · offerings optional
Culture and history · 30–60 minutesThe 1888 memorials around GnathangGnathang · Free
Culture and history · 1–1.5 hours on footYak pastures and the village monasteryGnathang · Free · donation welcome
Culture and history · One nightA first night in the forest at 2,000 mPadamchen · ₹1,200–1,800 pp with dinner and breakfa…