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North Sikkim: Lachung & Lachen · way to travel

Long weekends in North Sikkim

Short trips that start and end at NJP or Bagdogra: Darjeeling and Ghoom, Kalimpong and Lava, Mirik and the tea gardens, Gangtok and Tsomgo, or a Dooars forest weekend.

Trips

Shoestring North Sikkim2 nights · Shared jeeps Kabi, Phodong and Singhik: Sikkim's old story Phodong · Singhik ₹5,500per person
about ₹1,850 a day

Places

Kabi Lungchok
village1,500 m Kabi Lungchok Where a Lepcha seer and a Tibetan prince swore blood brotherhood
Phodong
monastery town1,500 m Phodong Two monasteries above Sikkim's third capital

Things to do

Culture and history · 45 minutesThe oath stones of Thekong Tek and Khye BumsaKabi Lungchok · Free Monasteries · 1 hourPhensang Monastery on the North Sikkim roadKabi Lungchok · Free · donation welcome Treks and walks · 2 hoursA morning walk through Kabi's farm villagesKabi Lungchok · Free Food · 45 minutesSha phaley and tea on the North Sikkim roadKabi Lungchok · ₹100–200 Monasteries · 1.5 hoursMorning prayers at Phodong MonasteryPhodong · Free · donation welcome Monasteries · 2–3 hoursUp to Labrang, Sikkim's unrebuilt gompaPhodong · Free · taxi up ₹300–500 Culture and history · 1.5 hoursTumlong, capital of Sikkim for a centuryPhodong · Free Viewpoints · 20 minutesSeven Sisters waterfall on the highwayPhodong · Free · tea ₹20–40

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