Best month · Pakyong and the Silk Route
Pakyong and the Silk Route in March
Zuluk 0 to 12 °C; Aritar 9 to 21 °C
Photo: Rajani Gairshail · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spring arrives. Rhododendrons flower from the Padamchen forests upwards as the month goes on, the snow line retreats, and the high road usually becomes reliable again. Mornings can still be clear enough for Kangchenjunga from Thambi. Lampokhari and the Aritar fields turn green, and the lower villages are warm by midday. Afternoon thunderstorms start to appear late in the month, so do your viewpoints early. Losar sometimes falls in early March.
- Weather
- Zuluk 0 to 12 °C; Aritar 9 to 21 °C
- Rating
- Best
- Best months
- Mar – May · Oct – Dec
Leave for Thambi in the dark: by 9 am spring haze often hides the peaks.
Where to go
Our picks for March
village
Padamchen2,200M
Padamchen
Forest village halfway up the Old Silk Route
village
Zuluk2,800M
Zuluk
The old caravan halt below the zigzag road
viewpoint
Thambi Vi…3,413M
Thambi View Point
Sunrise above the Zuluk loops, beside the 1888 Lingtu ridge
village
Aritar1,400M
Aritar
Lake village on the old Kalimpong trade road
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On the calendar in March
Bhutia, Sherpa, Tamang and …
Losar at Aritar Gumpa
Losar is the Tibetan Buddhist new year. At Aritar Gumpa, a Kagyu monastery above Lampokhari lake, and at village gumpas up the …
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Packages
Trips at their best in March
Budget
Top1,980M
Aritar weekend: lake, Mankhim and villages
Aritar
Value
Top1,980M
Pakyong villages: Aritar, Mankhim and Rolep, 4N
Aritar · Mankhim · Rolep
Rolep riverside village stay, 3 nights
Rolep
Value
Top4,100M
Silk Route family trip, 4 nights
Aritar · Padamchen · Zuluk
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Pakyong and the Silk Route in March
Is March a good time to visit Pakyong and the Silk Route?
Spring arrives. Rhododendrons flower from the Padamchen forests upwards as the month goes on, the snow line retreats, and the high road usually becomes reliable again. Mornings can still be clear enough for Kangchenjunga from Thambi. Lampokhari and the Aritar fields turn green, and the lower villages are warm by midday. Afternoon thunderstorms start to appear late in the month, so do your viewpoints early. Losar sometimes falls in early March.
What is the weather like in Pakyong and the Silk Route in March?
Zuluk 0 to 12 °C; Aritar 9 to 21 °C. Conditions differ by altitude and coast, so check the forecast for each stop a week before you travel.
Where should we go in Pakyong and the Silk Route in March?
We suggest Padamchen, Zuluk, Thambi View Point, Aritar. Leave for Thambi in the dark: by 9 am spring haze often hides the peaks.
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