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Gangtok and East Sikkim · trip style

Budget trips in Gangtok

Shared jeeps instead of reserved cars, homestays and tourist lodges instead of resorts, shoulder months instead of the Puja rush, and free viewpoints, walks and monasteries. Our budget plans keep the safety and the good bits and cut the rest.

Places

Where to go for budget trips

Aritar
Aritar1,400 m

Lampokhari Lake, an 1895 dak bungalow and a gentle Silk Route start

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 1–2 nights
Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary
Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary2,100 m

Oak, rhododendron and red panda country an hour from Gangtok

Wildlife sanctuary · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 0–1 nights
Gangtok
Gangtok1,650 m

Sikkim's hilltop capital, walkable, clean and good value

City · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 3–4 nights
Kupup
Kupup3,980 m

Elephant Lake, the Yak Golf Course and the old road to Jelep La

Valley · best Apr – May · Oct – Nov · 0 (stop on the Silk Route) nights
Ranka
Ranka1,300 m

Lingdum Monastery and green farm country, under an hour from Gangtok

Monastery town · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 0 nights
Rhenock
Rhenock1,040 m

Border bazaar on the old Kalimpong–Jelep La road into Sikkim

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 1 nights
Rongli
Rongli850 m

Old trade bazaar on the Rangpo River and the Silk Route permit gate

River town · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 0–1 nights
Rumtek
Rumtek1,500 m

The Karmapa's seat in exile, on a quiet hill across from Gangtok

Monastery town · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 0–2 nights
Tsomgo Lake
Tsomgo Lake3,753 m

A sacred glacial lake at 3,753 m, 40 km above Gangtok

Lake · best Apr – May · Oct – Nov · 0 (day trip) nights
Zuluk
Zuluk2,900 m

Silk Route village above the zigzag road to Thambi

Village · best Apr – May · Oct – Nov · 2 nights

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