Sikkim experiences
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Hot springs, quiet and slow days
Photo: Indrajit Das · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tsachu hot springs, meditation halls and slow mornings with nothing planned. 15 experiences below, each with its time, cost and the best hour to go.
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A gentle high-road day for seniors
How we plan Tsomgo and Baba Mandir for older travellers and anyone worried about altitude: a later start, more stops, short visits …
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Hanuman Tok at an easy pace for seniors
How older travellers can enjoy Hanuman Tok without strain: a later start when the air is warmer, slow steps with rests, and …
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Chopta for those not going to the lake
If a family member is too young, too unwell or simply not keen on 5,000 m, Chopta and Thangu make a sensible …
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Chungthang as your altitude safety net
At about 1,600 m, Chungthang is the lowest point between the high valleys. If someone develops altitude sickness at Gurudongmar or Zero …
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A safe plan for 5,000 m
Gurudongmar is high enough to make healthy people ill. Our simple plan: two nights of acclimatisation, light meals, plenty of water, no …
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A halfway night on the way north
Break the long North Sikkim drive with a night in Mangan. It eases the climb to Lachung or Lachen, avoids a rush …
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A Mangan and Singhik morning loop
On a night in Mangan, spend the next morning on an easy loop to Singhik and back, by taxi or partly on …
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Thangu as your safe turnaround point
Not everyone should go on to Gurudongmar. Thangu, about 1,250 m below the lake, is where an unwell traveller can wait in …
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The Yumthang hot spring stop
A natural hot spring near the river in Yumthang has long been used by local people for bathing. Stop to see it, …
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Zero Point the altitude-smart way
A simple plan to enjoy Zero Point without suffering: sleep low first, decide at Yumthang, climb with water and warmth, stay short …
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A quiet sit at the Hermit's Cell
Spend an unhurried hour in the courtyard or hall of Dubdi, the 'retreat' linked with the hermit lama Lhatsun Chempo, in silence …
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A Sikkimese hot stone bath after the drive
Soak in a dotho, the traditional Sikkimese and Tibetan bath in which fire-heated river stones are lowered into a wooden tub, offered …
Walk down to the Borong Tsachu in winter
A half-day outing from the village down to the hot spring on the Rangeet, a soak in the warm sulphur pools alongside …
A slow day at Vivanta Sikkim
Spend a rest day at Vivanta Sikkim among the paddy terraces near Pakyong: a swim in the heated outdoor pool, a treatment …
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Sunset and stars from a Kaluk garden
End the day in a resort or homestay garden in Kaluk, watching the last light leave Kangchenjunga and the stars come out …
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