North Sikkim · trip style

Budget trips in North Sikkim

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.

Tour packages

Budget trips packages in North Sikkim

Nº 58639 · North Sikkim4N / 5D Dzongu Lepcha homestay in 4 nights Gangtok → Dzongu Budget fare from
per person, twin₹13,500

Nº 36296 · North Sikkim3N / 4D Gangtok, Lachung and Yumthang Gangtok → Lachung → Gangtok Budget fare from
per person, twin₹10,500

Nº 45409 · North Sikkim5N / 6D Lachung winter snow trip in 5 nights Gangtok → Lachung → Gangtok Budget fare from
per person, twin₹13,500

Nº 77569 · North Sikkim2N / 3D North Sikkim Group Tour, Lachen and Lachung Lachen → Lachung Budget fare from
per person, twin₹7,000

Places

Where to go for budget trips

Chungthang1,790 m

Where two rivers become the Teesta, and the flood struck

River town · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · Transit nights

Dzongu1,200 m

The Lepcha reserve across the Teesta from Mangan

Valley · best Oct – Apr · 2–3 nights

Kabi Lungchok1,400 m

Where Lepcha and Bhutia leaders swore blood brotherhood

Village · best Oct – May · Stopover nights

Lachen2,750 m

The night stop before Gurudongmar, reopened in 2026

Village · best Apr – May · Oct – Nov · 1–2 nights

Lachung2,700 m

Base for Yumthang, run by its own village council

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 1–2 nights

Mangan and Singhik1,000 m

District town of cardamom, with Kanchenjunga from Singhik

Hill town · best Oct – Apr · 1 nights

Phodong1,400 m

One of Sikkim's six great monasteries, 38 km from Gangtok

Monastery town · best Oct – May · 0–1 nights

Experiences

Things to do

20–30 minutes Guru Rinpoche's rock and paddy patch Chungthang · Free; offerings welcome

15 minutes The Teesta begins: the confluence view Chungthang · Free

30 minutes Understanding the 2023 flood at Chungthang Chungthang · Free

45 minutes Lunch at a Chungthang dhaba Chungthang · ₹150–300 per person, indicative, 2026

2–3 hours Cook and eat in a Lepcha kitchen Dzongu · Included in most homestay rates

3–6 hours Village-to-village walk with a Lepcha guide Dzongu · ₹800–1,500 per group, indicative, 2026

Half day A riverside hot spring soak Dzongu · Free or small fee; guide ₹500–1,000, in…

Full day, or 2 days with trek Tholung Monastery and upper Dzongu Dzongu · Guide ₹1,500–2,500 per day, indicative,…

Stays

Where to sleep

premium

Yarlam Resort Resort · Lachung ₹10,000–18,000 per room night, indicative comfort

Le Coxy Resort Hotel · Lachung ₹4,500–8,000 per room night, indicative budget

Bichu Homestay Homestay · Lachung ₹2,000–3,500 per room night with breakfast and dinner, indicative comfort

The Apple Orchard Resort Resort · Lachen ₹4,000–7,500 per room night, indicative comfort

Mayal Lyang Homestay Homestay · Dzongu ₹5,000–8,000 per room night for two, all meals, indicative budget

Lingthem Lyang Homestay Homestay · Dzongu ₹3,000–5,500 per room night for two, all meals, indicative budget

Singhik Bungalow Government lodge · Mangan and Singhik ₹2,000–3,500 per room night, indicative

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