Explore the diverse array of things to do in Gangtok, where you can stroll through local markets, visit enchanting monasteries, acquaint yourself with memorials..., and soak in the beauty of mountain passes and pristine lakes. There is no place quite like it.
Nathu La Pass – Indo-China border
Nathu La, one of the highest motorable roads in the world at 14,450 feet, is a mountain pass in the Dongkya range of the Himalayas... on the Indo-Tibetan border and along the ancient Silk Route. It is one of the most important Himalayan passes in the country. Nathu means “listening ears”, and La means “pass”. The tour goes enroute through the stunning and almost vitrified Tsongmo lake that becalms you with its zen-like presence.
Distance: 62 km
Rumtek Monastery
Rumtek Monastery is Sikkim’s largest monastery and built in the mid 18th century. It demonstrates the best of Tibetan architecture... and is an almost replica of the original monastery in Tsurpu in Tibet. Housing unique religious scriptures and sacred objects, the monastery located on a hill overlooking Gangtok, is the seat-in-exile of the Gyalwang Karmap. With a Buddhism college in front and surrounded by lush forests it preserves a golden stupa and many sculptures which belong to the 16th Karmapa.
Distance: 24 km
Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial
Regarded as the “Hero of Nathula”, Baba Harbhajan Singh was an Indian soldier who sacrificed himself. The memorial, located near t...he Indo-China border, at Nathula Pass, pays tribute to his bravery.
Distance: 62 km
Nathu La Pass – Indo-China border
Nathu La, one of the highest motorable roads in the world at 14,450 feet, is a mountain pass in the Dongkya range of the Himalayas... on the Indo-Tibetan border and along the ancient Silk Route. It is one of the most important Himalayan passes in the country. Nathu means “listening ears”, and La means “pass”. The tour goes enroute through the stunning and almost vitrified Tsongmo lake that becalms you with its zen-like presence.
Distance: 62 km
Rumtek Monastery
Rumtek Monastery is Sikkim’s largest monastery and built in the mid 18th century. It demonstrates the best of Tibetan architecture... and is an almost replica of the original monastery in Tsurpu in Tibet. Housing unique religious scriptures and sacred objects, the monastery located on a hill overlooking Gangtok, is the seat-in-exile of the Gyalwang Karmap. With a Buddhism college in front and surrounded by lush forests it preserves a golden stupa and many sculptures which belong to the 16th Karmapa.
Distance: 24 km
Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial
Regarded as the “Hero of Nathula”, Baba Harbhajan Singh was an Indian soldier who sacrificed himself. The memorial, located near t...he Indo-China border, at Nathula Pass, pays tribute to his bravery.
Distance: 62 km
Nathu La Pass – Indo-China border
Nathu La, one of the highest motorable roads in the world at 14,450 feet, is a mountain pass in the Dongkya range of the Himalayas... on the Indo-Tibetan border and along the ancient Silk Route. It is one of the most important Himalayan passes in the country. Nathu means “listening ears”, and La means “pass”. The tour goes enroute through the stunning and almost vitrified Tsongmo lake that becalms you with its zen-like presence.
Distance: 62 km
Rumtek Monastery
Rumtek Monastery is Sikkim’s largest monastery and built in the mid 18th century. It demonstrates the best of Tibetan architecture... and is an almost replica of the original monastery in Tsurpu in Tibet. Housing unique religious scriptures and sacred objects, the monastery located on a hill overlooking Gangtok, is the seat-in-exile of the Gyalwang Karmap. With a Buddhism college in front and surrounded by lush forests it preserves a golden stupa and many sculptures which belong to the 16th Karmapa.
Distance: 24 km
Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial
Regarded as the “Hero of Nathula”, Baba Harbhajan Singh was an Indian soldier who sacrificed himself. The memorial, located near t...he Indo-China border, at Nathula Pass, pays tribute to his bravery.
Distance: 62 km
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