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Gangtok & East Sikkim · way to travel

Snow and high passes in Gangtok

Tsomgo Lake, Nathu La, Zuluk, Yumthang, Zero Point and Gurudongmar. Snow from about December to April, permits always, and altitude to plan for.

Trips

Shoestring Gangtok3 nights · Shared jeeps Gangtok and Tsomgo Lake on a shoestring Gangtok ₹8,000per person
about ₹2,000 a day Comfort Gangtok5 nights · Reserved car Gangtok and Rumtek for families, in comfort Gangtok · Rumtek ₹26,000per person
about ₹4,350 a day Comfort Gangtok9 nights · Reserved car The grand East Sikkim loop Gangtok · Rumtek · Pakyong · Zuluk ₹48,000per person
about ₹4,800 a day Comfort Gangtok4 nights · Reserved car A Gangtok honeymoon with Rumtek and Aritar Gangtok · Rumtek · Aritar ₹26,000per person
about ₹5,200 a day Comfort Gangtok8 nights · Reserved car Nathu La, Zuluk and the Silk Route in comfort Gangtok · Aritar · Zuluk · Gnathang ₹45,000per person
about ₹5,000 a day Shoestring Gangtok5 nights · Mixed Zuluk and the Silk Route by shared jeep Gangtok · Rongli · Zuluk · Aritar ₹12,000per person
about ₹2,000 a day Value Gangtok6 nights · Reserved car The Silk Route by homestay: Zuluk and Gnathang Gangtok · Padamchen · Zuluk · Gnathang ₹24,500per person
about ₹3,500 a day Value Gangtok3 nights · Reserved car Tsomgo Lake and Nathu La from Gangtok Gangtok ₹12,000per person
about ₹3,000 a day

Places

Gnathang
valley3,900 m Gnathang A high yak valley on the Silk Route, scene of the 1888 fighting
Kupup
village3,980 m Kupup Elephant Lake and an army golf course below the old Jelep La
Nathu La
pass4,310 m Nathu La The 4,310 m border pass on the old Lhasa road, for Indians only
Padamchen
forest village2,000 m Padamchen A forest halt on the Silk Route, one step below Zuluk
market town830 m Rongli The permit town at the foot of the Silk Route
Tsomgo Lake
lake3,753 m Tsomgo Lake A sacred glacial lake at 3,753 m, an hour and a half above Gangtok
Zuluk
village2,900 m Zuluk An old mule-train halt on the road to Jelep La, now homestays

Things to do

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 Viewpoints · 20–30 minutesElephant Lake from the road above KupupKupup · Included in your Silk Route car Viewpoints · 15–20 minutesThe army's Yak Golf CourseKupup · Free to view from the road Culture and history · 30 minutes, as part of the driveLooking up the old road to Jelep LaKupup · Free Adventure · 2.5–3.5 hours to GangtokOver the top from Kupup to TsomgoKupup · Part of a ₹5,000–7,000 a day SUV Viewpoints · 20–30 minutes at the topAt the fence on the India–China borderNathu La · Included in your car and permit

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