Good month · Soreng
Soreng in December
Rinchenpong 4 to 16 °C; dry; Okhrey near freezing at night
Photo: Rangan Chatterjee 261 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cold and clear, with sharp sunrise views and peak orange season. Chasok Tangnam may fall early in the month, and on 30 December the Gurung community marks Tamu Lhosar at the Gurung Gumpa near Rinchenpong. The Christmas and New Year week is busy on the Rinchenpong–Kaluk ridge; the rest of the month is quiet.
- Weather
- Rinchenpong 4 to 16 °C; dry; Okhrey near freezing at night
- Rating
- Good
- Best months
- Mar – Apr · Oct – Nov
Reserve rooms early for the last week of December and pack warm layers for the evenings.
Where to go
Our picks for December
village
Rinchenpo…1,650M
Rinchenpong
A ridge village with a 1730 monastery and a full Kangchenjunga view
village
Kaluk1,550M
Kaluk
A breezy bazaar village and the comfortable base below Rinchenpong
Daramdin
Flat farmland, Limbu and Lepcha villages and a tower of clay pots
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On the calendar in December
Limbu (Yakthung)
Chasok Tangnam
Chasok Tangnam is the Limbu harvest festival, held on the full moon of Mangsir, when the first grain of the year is …
Gurung (Tamu)
Tamu Lhosar at the Gurung Gumpa
Tamu Lhosar is the Gurung new year. Near Rinchenpong it is marked at Rinchen Choling Monastery, the Gurung Gumpa at Meghi Dara, …
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Packages
Trips at their best in December
Budget
Top1,700M
Rinchenpong weekend from NJP, budget
Rinchenpong
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Soreng in December
Is December a good time to visit Soreng?
Cold and clear, with sharp sunrise views and peak orange season. Chasok Tangnam may fall early in the month, and on 30 December the Gurung community marks Tamu Lhosar at the Gurung Gumpa near Rinchenpong. The Christmas and New Year week is busy on the Rinchenpong–Kaluk ridge; the rest of the month is quiet.
What is the weather like in Soreng in December?
Rinchenpong 4 to 16 °C; dry; Okhrey near freezing at night. Conditions differ by altitude and coast, so check the forecast for each stop a week before you travel.
Where should we go in Soreng in December?
We suggest Rinchenpong, Kaluk, Daramdin. Reserve rooms early for the last week of December and pack warm layers for the evenings.
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