North Sikkim · trip style

Monasteries and dzongs in North Sikkim

Ghum's Yiga Choeling, Rumtek and Enchey in Gangtok, Pemayangtse and Tashiding in West Sikkim, Zang Dhok Palri in Kalimpong and the great dzongs of Bhutan. We time visits to prayer hours and festival masks, and brief you on how to behave inside.

Tour packages

Monasteries and dzongs packages in North Sikkim

Nº 79972 · North Sikkim4N / 5D Lachen, Gurudongmar and Lachung Gangtok → Lachen → Lachung → Gangtok Budget fare from
per person, twin₹14,000

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

Nº 93809 · North Sikkim6N / 7D North Sikkim honeymoon in 6 nights Gangtok → Lachen → Lachung → Gangtok Budget fare from
per person, twin₹19,500

Places

Where to go for monasteries and dzongs

Chungthang1,790 m

Where two rivers become the Teesta, and the flood struck

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

Gurudongmar Lake5,430 m

A sacred lake at 5,430 m, reached at dawn from Lachen

Lake · best Apr – May · Oct – Nov · Day trip 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

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

20–30 minutes at the lake Twenty minutes on the Gurudongmar shore Gurudongmar Lake · Included in Lachen packages

Part of the lake visit The Guru Rinpoche legend, told on the shore Gurudongmar Lake · Free

1.5 hours each way The plateau drive from Thangu Gurudongmar Lake · Included in Lachen packages

Dawn trip from Lachen Seeing Gurudongmar frozen Gurudongmar Lake · Included in Lachen packages

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

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