North Sikkim: Lachung & Lachen · way to travel
Homestays in North Sikkim
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
North Sikkim4 nights · Reserved car
Lachung with the family, four sharing a car
Singhik · Lachung · Mangan
₹15,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Comfort
North Sikkim6 nights · Reserved car
Dzongu and Lachung, Lepcha valley to the snow
Phodong · Dzongu · Lachung · Mangan
₹37,000per personabout ₹5,300 a day
Shoestring
North Sikkim3 nights · Shared jeeps
Three nights with a Lepcha family in Dzongu
Dzongu
₹8,500per personabout ₹2,100 a day
Comfort
North Sikkim8 nights · Reserved car
North Sikkim end to end, slowly, in 8 nights
Phodong · Singhik · Lachen · Lachung
₹48,000per personabout ₹5,350 a day
Value
North Sikkim6 nights · Reserved car
Gurudongmar and Yumthang, four friends in a car
Singhik · Lachen · Lachung · Mangan
₹21,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Value
North Sikkim3 nights · Shared jeeps
Three slow nights in Lachung
Lachung
₹12,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Shoestring
North Sikkim5 nights · Shared jeeps
Teesta valley by shared jeep: Phodong to Dzongu
Phodong · Singhik · Dzongu · Mangan
₹12,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Places
Things to do
Food · 2 hoursDinner in a Lepcha kitchenDzongu · Included in homestay rate
Monasteries · Full dayTholung Monastery in upper DzonguDzongu · Free · taxi and guide ₹2,500–4,000 (ind…
Treks and walks · 3–5 hoursVillage paths and waterfalls around LingthemDzongu · Guide ₹500–1,000
Crafts · 2 hoursLepcha weaving, bamboo and a few wordsDzongu · Free · buy crafts at fair prices
Monasteries · 1.5 hoursLachen Monastery and its young monksLachen · Free · donation welcome
Treks and walks · 2–3 hours walkingA slow acclimatisation day in LachenLachen · Free
Culture and history · 1.5 hoursEvening in a Lachenpa kitchenLachen · Included in homestay stay
Treks and walks · 8–12 daysGreen Lake: the restricted Zemu trekLachen · Special permits and a full trekking cre…
Monasteries · 1.5 hoursLachung Monastery in the quiet hoursLachung · Free · donation welcome