Sikkim

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                            WHERE NATURE SMILES 
                                      
                                         SIKKIM 

Capital - Gangtok 



The one and only organic state in India, Part of the Himalayas, the area has a dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain, 8,586m Kangchenjunga. Sikkim is also home to glaciers, alpine meadows and thousands of varieties of wildflowers. Steep paths lead to hilltop Buddhist monasteries such as Pemayangtse, which dates to the early 1700s.



Best time to visit – Mar & May , Oct & Mid Dec.


Places to visit:- 

1. Nathu La Pass - 

 Nathu la is one of the famous attraction in gangtok  Nathu La is a mountain pass in the    Himalayas in East Sikkim district. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m above mean sea level, forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. Nathu means "listening ears" and La means "pass" in Tibet.

           



      2.Lachen - 
     

        If you love snow then it’s the best place to plan to visit.  Lachen is a town in North Sikkim district in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is located at an elevation of 2,750 meters. The name Lachen means "big pass". The town is being promoted as a tourist destination by the Sikkimese government. The town forms the base to the Chopta Valley and Gurudongmar Lake.
  





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     3.Char Dham - 
 
       If you are atheist you will enjoy the natures beauty , If you are theist  then you will enjoy God’s beauty. 
      Char Dham is a huge pilgrimage cum cultural complex developed by the Sikkim Government to promote Religious, Eco and Village tourism in the state. Over Rs. 56 crore has been spent on this complex which spreads across 29 hectares of area on top of a hill known as the Solophok hill in Namchi of south Sikkim. This temple complex is also known as Siddheswar Dham and was inaugurated on 8th November 2011. 

 






 4. Yumthang valley of flowers - 
       

The Yumthang Valley or Sikkim Valley of Flowers sanctuary, is a nature sanctuary with river, hot springs, yaks and grazing pasture on rolling meadows surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in the North Sikkim district of Sikkim state in India.

     
             











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