Gangtok district · Theme
Treks and walks in East Sikkim
From village trails to Goecha La
Photo: Dibyendu Ash · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
In East Sikkim, treks and walks works best in Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary and Martam. We have 1 package built around it. Day walks to Hanuman Tok and Tendong, the Hilley–Barsey rhododendron trail, the Monastery Trail in the west and the Dzongri–Goecha La trek into Khangchendzonga National Park. Graded by hours and height gained.
You do not need to be a mountaineer to walk in Sikkim. Many trails link villages and monasteries with three to five hours on foot and a car waiting at the end.
The big treks need permits, a registered guide and fitness. We grade every walk by hours, height and terrain, and tell you plainly who it suits.
Places
Where to go
sanctuary
Fambong L…2,100M
Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary
Oak, magnolia and red panda forest west of Gangtok
Martam
Paddy terraces and family homestays an hour beyond Rumtek
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Trips to start from
Indicative prices per person, twin sharing. Each one can be changed.
Budget
Top4,000M
Sikkim by shared jeep: 9-night budget circuit
Gangtok · Lachung · Gangtok · Pelling · Yuksom · Ravangla
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Hours that fit the theme
Nature
Day hike through Fambong Lho forest
A guided day walk through Fambong Lho's layers of forest, from broadleaf trees and ferns into oak, magnolia, rhododendron and bamboo. Steady …
Wildlife and birds
Birding morning in Fambong Lho
An early start with a local bird guide in one of the best forest birding sites near Gangtok. Mixed flocks of minlas, …
Adventure
Climb towards Tinjure ridge
A longer, harder walk up through Fambong Lho to the area of Tinjure, at about 2,749 m the sanctuary's highest point. For …
Nature
Rhododendrons and magnolias in spring
A gentle spring walk in the middle forest of Fambong Lho, when magnolias and rhododendrons flower and orchids open on the tree …
Village life
Walking Martam's paddy terraces
Walk the field bunds and village paths of Martam with a local guide, through rice terraces, bamboo groves and hamlets. Green in …
Food
Cooking and eating in a Martam kitchen
Join a farming family in their kitchen for a meal of home-grown rice, dal, local greens, gundruk or pickles, and perhaps chicken …
Craft
Large cardamom fields and drying kilns
Visit a shady cardamom plot under alder trees with a farming family, see the red pods cut from the base of the …
Wildlife and birds
Morning birding around Martam
The mix of fields, bamboo, cardamom and forest edges around Martam draws a good variety of common Himalayan birds. An early walk …
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Where we would book
Martam village homestays
Family homestays and small village guesthouses in Martam, a farming village of terraced paddy and cardamom about 29–34 km from Gangtok via Rumtek. Home-cooked …
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- Permits handled through registered partners
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