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Pelling, Yuksom & South Sikkim · way to travel

Solo and backpacking in West & South Sikkim

Shared jeeps from Siliguri, hostels and lodges in Darjeeling and Gangtok, the Singalila trek with a guide, and village buses. Possible on about ₹1,500 to ₹2,500 a day outside the Sikkim permit tours.

Trips

Shoestring West & South Sikkim4 nights · Shared jeeps Ravangla and Namchi on a shoestring Ravangla · Namchi ₹10,000per person
about ₹2,000 a day Shoestring West & South Sikkim5 nights · Shared jeeps Uttarey and Dentam village stay Pelling · Dentam · Uttarey ₹12,500per person
about ₹2,100 a day Shoestring West & South Sikkim5 nights · Shared jeeps Pelling and Yuksom by shared jeep Pelling · Yuksom ₹12,000per person
about ₹2,000 a day Value West & South Sikkim7 nights · Mixed Sacred lakes and monasteries of West Sikkim Pelling · Khecheopalri · Yuksom · Tashiding ₹24,000per person
about ₹3,000 a day

Places

valley1,500 m Dentam Paddy terraces, cardamom kilns and farm kitchens west of Pelling
Tashiding
monastery town1,465 m Tashiding The heart-shaped hill of the sacred Bumchu vase
Uttarey
village2,000 m Uttarey Border village under the Singalila ridge, past the Singshore Bridge
Yuksom
village1,780 m Yuksomयुक्सम Sikkim's first capital and the trailhead for Goecha La

Things to do

Culture and history · 2–3 hoursDentam rice terrace walk at harvestDentam · Free · tip a local guide ₹300–500 Food · 1.5–2 hoursCardamom plots and a smoky bhatti kilnDentam · Free · tip the farmer ₹200–300 Food · 2–3 hoursA farm kitchen evening in DentamDentam · Included with homestay dinner Wildlife and birds · 2–3 hoursEarly birding on Dentam's farm edgesDentam · Free · local guide ₹500–1,000 if availa… Monasteries · 2–2.5 hoursClimb to Tashiding Monastery on its hillTashiding · Free · donation welcome Culture and history · 1 hourThongwa Rangdol and the mani stone koraTashiding · Free Culture and history · 1–2 daysBumchu night with the pilgrimsTashiding · Free · rooms ₹1,500–3,000 pp, book early Food · 2 hoursCardamom farms and lanes below the monasteryTashiding · Free · ₹1,500–2,500 for a local guide (… Viewpoints · 45 minutesWalk across the Singshore BridgeUttarey · Free

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