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West and South Sikkim · trip style

Budget trips in Pelling

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

Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary3,000 m

Guras forest on the Singalila Range, a 4 km walk from Hilley

Wildlife sanctuary · best Mar – Apr · Oct – Nov · 1 nights
Jorethang
Jorethang320 m

The Rangeet river town where South and West Sikkim change jeeps

River town · best Oct – Mar · 0–1 nights
Khecheopalri Lake
Khecheopalri Lake1,700 m

The wish-fulfilling lake where, legend says, birds clear every leaf

Lake · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 0–1 nights
Namchi
Namchi1,315 m

Sky-high Namchi, two giant statues and the Lepcha flood hill

Hill town · best Oct – Apr · 1 nights
Okhrey
Okhrey2,200 m

Sherpa homestays on the road to Barsey's rhododendrons

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 1–2 nights
Pelling
Pelling2,150 m

Kangchenjunga across the valley, a royal ruin and two old monasteries

Hill town · best Mar – May · Oct – Dec · 2–3 nights
Ravangla
Ravangla2,100 m

A 130-foot Buddha, Pang Lhabsol and a ridge-top jeep junction

Hill town · best Mar – May · Oct – Dec · 1–2 nights
Rinchenpong and Kaluk
Rinchenpong and Kaluk1,700 m

A 1730 monastery, a windy ridge and Kangchenjunga at breakfast

Village · best Mar – Apr · Oct – Dec · 1–2 nights
Tashiding
Tashiding1,465 m

A hilltop monastery between two rivers, home of the Bumchu vase

Monastery town · best Feb – May · Oct – Nov · 0–1 nights
Temi Tea Garden
Temi Tea Garden1,500 m

Sikkim's own tea estate, planted under the last Chogyal in 1969

Tea country · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 0–1 nights
Uttarey
Uttarey2,000 m

A Limbu border village under the Singalila Ridge

Village · best Mar – May · Oct – Nov · 1–2 nights
Yuksom
Yuksom1,780 m

Sikkim's first capital and the start of the Goecha La trail

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

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