North Sikkim: Lachung & Lachen · way to travel
Monasteries in North Sikkim
Ghoom's Yiga Choeling, Rumtek, Pemayangtse, Tashiding, Lava's Kagyu monastery and Kalimpong's Zang Dhok Palri on Durpin. Visit at prayer time, dress modestly, walk clockwise.
Trips
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
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
Shoestring
North Sikkim2 nights · Shared jeeps
Kabi, Phodong and Singhik: Sikkim's old story
Phodong · Singhik
₹5,500per personabout ₹1,850 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
Viewpoints · 20 minutesWhere the Lachen and Lachung become the TeestaChungthang · Free
Culture and history · 30 minutesGuru Rinpoche's rock and the paddy patchChungthang · Free · donation welcome
Culture and history · 30 minutesUnderstanding the 2023 Teesta floodChungthang · Free
Food · 45 minutesA rice-and-dal lunch at the forkChungthang · ₹150–250
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
Viewpoints · 7–8 hours returnThe dawn run from Lachen to the lakeGurudongmar Lake · Included in Lachen tours