Walks and treks
Goecha La trek from Yuksom
Gyalshing, Sikkim
One of the great Himalayan treks: about 8 to 10 days from the village of Yuksom, through rhododendron forests and high meadows, to the Goecha La pass…
Travel tips in Sikkim, India
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Country facts
Natural features
Tsomgo (Changu) Lake, Sikkim
Gangtok, Sikkim
A glacial lake at 3,753 m on the road from Gangtok towards the Nathu La pass on the Tibet border.
Buildings
Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
Gangtok, Sikkim
The largest monastery in Sikkim and the main seat in exile of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.