Mangan district · Experiences
Village life in North Sikkim
Homestays, farms and harvests
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Nights with families in Lepcha, Bhutia, Limbu, Rai and Sherpa villages, paid fairly and booked directly. 6 experiences below, each with its time, cost and the best hour to go.
Village life
A village-to-village walk in Dzongu
Walk old footpaths between Dzongu villages with a local guide, past cardamom groves, paddy terraces, prayer flags and streams. Moderate effort, big …
Village life
Dusk walk through old Lachen
Before dark on arrival, walk up from the highway hotels into the older part of Lachen, where wooden houses, prayer flags and …
Village life
An evening in a Lachungpa family kitchen
Spend an evening by the stove with a Lachungpa family: butter tea, thukpa, local greens and stories of the Dzumsa, herds and …
Village life
A terraced village walk above the bazaar
A gentle walk on the lanes above Phodong's bazaar, through terraced fields and farm plots. It shows how the town lives, with …
Village life
A short walk through Singhik village
Take an unhurried hour along Singhik's lanes and roadside, a mostly Lepcha village above Mangan. See terraced fields, cardamom on the slopes …
Village life
A night in upper Dzongu before Tholung
Sleep in a Lepcha homestay in upper Dzongu the night before the Tholung walk. You start fresh at first light, eat a …
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