Namchi district · Theme
Crafts and culture in South Sikkim
Carpets, choktse tables and thangkas
Photo: Joydeep · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
In South Sikkim, crafts and culture works best in Char Dham, Solophok, Kewzing and Ralang Monastery. We have 1 package built around it. The Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom in Gangtok, Lepcha weaving in Dzongu, thangka painters, carpet weavers and woodcarvers. We take you to workshops and take no commission on what you buy.
Sikkim's crafts come from its communities: Bhutia carpets and choktse folding tables, Lepcha cane work and weaving, Nepali metalwork and woodcarving. Many workshops welcome visitors.
Buy from the maker or a government emporium when you can. We do not take commission, so we have no reason to push you anywhere.
Places
Where to go
pilgrimage site
Char Dham…1,710M
Char Dham, Solophok
A 108 ft Shiva and India's four dhams on one Sikkim hilltop
Kewzing
A Bhutia village where homestay income is shared
monastery
Ralang Mo…1,940M
Ralang Monastery
Kagyu monastery of the mask dances, 6 km below Ravangla
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Budget
Top2,100M
South Sikkim pilgrim circuit, 3 nights
Namchi · Ravangla
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Monasteries and shrines
A Char Dham yatra in two hours
Walk the full round of Siddhesvara Dham as pilgrims do: the four dham replicas, twelve jyotirlingas and the great Shiva, with time …
Monasteries and shrines
Evening aarti on Solophok hill
Stay on at Char Dham for the evening lamp ceremony, when bells ring across the hilltop and the Shiva statue is lit …
Nature
Two-statue panorama from Solophok
On a clear morning, the terraces at Solophok frame Namchi town, Samdruptse's gilded Guru Rinpoche on the opposite hill and the white …
Food
Pilgrim's vegetarian lunch after the yatra
After the morning round at Siddhesvara Dham, eat a simple vegetarian thali at the canteens near the gate or in Namchi town: …
Monasteries and shrines
Visit Kewzing's Bon monastery with your host
A quiet visit to one of very few Bon monasteries in India, guided by your homestay host. Learn how the Bon tradition, …
Nature
Kewzing's monastery and chorten trail
A gentle morning loop on village paths linking Kewzing's monasteries, chortens and viewpoints, with Kangchenjunga and Narsing above the West Sikkim hills …
Village life
A cardamom and farm day with a Kewzing family
Spend a morning in the fields with your host family: picking large cardamom in the shaded gullies in autumn, sorting and drying …
Food
Butter tea, churpi and a Bhutia home kitchen
Join your hosts in the kitchen to watch or help make suja, the salted butter tea of Bhutia homes, and a simple …
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Kewzing village homestays
A Bhutia village on the Ravangla–Legship road that started a community homestay programme in 2003. A village tourism committee shares guests between participating families. …
Value
Bon Farmhouse
A family-run farmstay at Kewzing, set among a few acres of tea, cardamom and vegetable fields below Ravangla. Responsible-travel listings have featured it for …
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