Soreng district · Theme
Offbeat Sikkim in Soreng
Villages few packages reach
In Soreng, offbeat sikkim works best in Daramdin, Hilley, Mangalbarey and Okhrey. We have 1 package built around it. Okhrey, Hee Bermiok, Dzongu, Rolep, Kewzing, Uttarey and the new district of Soreng. Quieter roads, cheaper rooms, and places where you are a guest, not a number on a sightseeing list.
Most Sikkim packages repeat the same six stops. A day's drive from any of them are villages with homestays, monasteries and views that see a fraction of the traffic.
Offbeat means simpler rooms, longer drives on smaller roads and fewer ATMs. It also means you meet people. Carry cash and keep a buffer day.
Places
Where to go
Daramdin
Flat farmland, Limbu and Lepcha villages and a tower of clay pots
viewpoint
Hilley2,750M
Hilley
The road-end checkpost where the Barsey forest walk begins
Mangalbarey
A subdivision bazaar and the way to Rahuney Cave
village
Okhrey2,300M
Okhrey
A Sherpa village of homestays below the Barsey rhododendron forest
village
Rinchenpo…1,650M
Rinchenpong
A ridge village with a 1730 monastery and a full Kangchenjunga view
town
Sombaria1,500M
Sombaria
The last bazaar on the road to Okhrey, Hilley and Barsey
town
Soreng1,315M
Soreng
A farming district town with a sunrise hill above the bazaar
Tharpu and Mangardzong
The fort site of the last Mangar raja, in a warm paddy valley
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Top1,700M
Rinchenpong weekend from NJP, budget
Rinchenpong
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Culture
The clay-pot tower story at Stairway to Heaven
Visit Swarga Janae Seeri, the Stairway to Heaven site in Daramdin, and hear the Lepcha story of villagers who built a tower …
An evening with a Limbu or Lepcha host family
Stay a night with a Limbu or Lepcha family in Daramdin, eat what the household eats and hear how they keep their …
Nature
Farm walk across Daramdin's flat fields
Walk the broad fields that gave Daramdin its Lepcha name, past paddy, maize, vegetables, orange trees and, as the district site notes, …
A quiet stop at the Sarva Dharma Kendra
Stop at the Sri Sathya Sai Sarva Dharma Kendra in the centre of Daramdin, which Wikipedia names as the village's main attraction. …
Nature
First-light walk into the forest from Hilley
A short, unhurried walk along the first two kilometres of the Barsey trail from Hilley at sunrise, for travellers who want the …
Village life
A night at a Hilley trailhead homestay
Sleep at the road-end in a small family homestay at Hilley, eat a hot dinner by the kitchen fire, and walk into …
Adventure
Walk down from Hilley to Okhrey
Instead of driving, walk the 8 km road and short-cuts down from Hilley to Okhrey after your Barsey hike, through forest and …
Food
Tea, churpi and stories at the Hilley gate
Before or after the Barsey walk, sit at a tea stall by the Hilley gate for sweet milk tea, noodles or churpi, …
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Rinchenpong village homestays
Family homestays spread along the ridge between Rinchenpong bazaar, the old monastery and Kaluk. Simple rooms, home cooking and Kangchenjunga outside the window on …
Comfort
Yangsum Heritage Farm
A family farmhouse built in 1833 and remodelled in 1966, on a 44-acre organic farm about 2 km from Rinchenpong bazaar. Wood-panelled rooms, meals …
Budget
Okhrey Sherpa village homestays
Homestays run by Sherpa families in Okhrey, a village of about 2,300 m below Hilley, the road gateway to Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary. Wood-lined rooms, …
Budget
Sherpa Lodge
A family-run Sherpa homestay in Okhrey, about 30 minutes by car from the Hilley checkpost. Seven wood-panelled rooms with attached bathrooms, all meals included …
Budget
Hilley and Barsey trailhead homestays
A handful of small family homestays at Hilley, around 2,750 m at the road-end entrance to Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary. Basic rooms and hot meals, …
Budget
The Orchid Hotel
A plain town hotel at Pragati Chowk in Soreng, the district headquarters, listed by the Soreng district administration. Practical private rooms for a night …
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