Way to travel
Monasteries
Gompas, morning prayers and butter lamps
Sikkim and the Darjeeling hills hold some of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India, from the Nyingma gompas of West Sikkim to the Kagyu seat at Rumtek. Most are working monasteries first and sights second.
Entry is often free or a small fee. Photography rules differ inside prayer halls, and some monasteries close to visitors on festival days.
In brief
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
Monasteries on a ticket
Comfort
Darjeeling4 nights · Reserved car
Darjeeling with children
Darjeeling
₹25,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Comfort
Darjeeling9 nights · Reserved car
The grand Darjeeling hill loop
Chatakpur · Darjeeling · Lepchajagat · Lamahatta
₹55,000per personabout ₹5,500 a day
Shoestring
Darjeeling3 nights · Mixed
Darjeeling ridge and Ghoom on a shoestring
Darjeeling · Ghoom
₹8,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Value
Kurseong & Mirik4 nights · Mixed
Kurseong and Mirik tea valleys
Kurseong · Mirik
₹13,000per personabout ₹2,600 a day
Comfort
Kurseong & Mirik3 nights · Reserved car
Mirik in comfort: lake, tea and Gopaldhara
Mirik
₹18,500per personabout ₹4,600 a day
Value
Kurseong & Mirik2 nights · Mixed
Mirik lake and tea slopes weekend
Mirik
₹8,500per personabout ₹2,850 a day
Comfort
Kalimpong6 nights · Reserved car
Kalimpong, Deolo, Lava and Rishyap for families
Kalimpong · Deolo · Lava · Rishyap
₹35,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Comfort
Kalimpong7 nights · Reserved car
Kalimpong, Lava and Lolegaon in comfort
Kalimpong · Lava · Lolegaon
₹37,000per personabout ₹4,600 a day
Comfort
Kalimpong3 nights · Reserved car
Kalimpong heritage from Morgan House
Kalimpong
₹19,500per personabout ₹4,900 a day
Value
Kalimpong6 nights · Mixed
Teesta Bazar up to the Sillery Gaon ridge
Teesta Bazar · Kalimpong · Pedong · Sillery Gaon
₹21,500per personabout ₹3,050 a day
Shoestring
Kalimpong2 nights · Shared jeeps
Kalimpong town and Deolo on a shoestring
Kalimpong
₹5,500per personabout ₹1,850 a day
Shoestring
Gangtok7 nights · Shared jeeps
A backpacker week in East Sikkim
Gangtok · Rumtek · Aritar
₹16,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Shoestring
Gangtok3 nights · Shared jeeps
Gangtok and Tsomgo Lake on a shoestring
Gangtok
₹8,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Comfort
Gangtok5 nights · Reserved car
Gangtok and Rumtek for families, in comfort
Gangtok · Rumtek
₹26,000per personabout ₹4,350 a day
Comfort
Gangtok9 nights · Reserved car
The grand East Sikkim loop
Gangtok · Rumtek · Pakyong · Zuluk
₹48,000per personabout ₹4,800 a day
Comfort
Gangtok4 nights · Reserved car
A Gangtok honeymoon with Rumtek and Aritar
Gangtok · Rumtek · Aritar
₹26,000per personabout ₹5,200 a day
Shoestring
Gangtok2 nights · Shared jeeps
A Gangtok long weekend on a budget
Gangtok
₹5,000per personabout ₹1,650 a day
Value
Gangtok4 nights · Mixed
Rumtek and the monasteries of Gangtok
Gangtok · Rumtek
₹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
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
Comfort
West & South Sikkim8 nights · Reserved car
Grand West and South Sikkim loop
Ravangla · Pelling · Yuksom · Rinchenpong
₹45,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Value
West & South Sikkim4 nights · Mixed
Hee Bermiok and Rinchenpong village stays
Hee Bermiok · Rinchenpong
₹15,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
Comfort
West & South Sikkim5 nights · Reserved car
Pelling and Kaluk honeymoon on a budget
Pelling · Kaluk
₹30,000per personabout ₹5,000 a day
Shoestring
West & South Sikkim4 nights · Shared jeeps
Ravangla and Namchi on a shoestring
Ravangla · Namchi
₹10,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Comfort
West & South Sikkim5 nights · Reserved car
Buddha, Guru and tea in South Sikkim
Ravangla · Temi · Namchi
₹27,000per personabout ₹4,500 a day
Shoestring
West & South Sikkim5 nights · Shared jeeps
Pelling and Yuksom by shared jeep
Pelling · Yuksom
₹12,000per personabout ₹2,000 a day
Value
West & South Sikkim7 nights · Mixed
Sacred lakes and monasteries of West Sikkim
Pelling · Khecheopalri · Yuksom · Tashiding
₹24,000per personabout ₹3,000 a day
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