Namchi district · Theme
Food and tea in South Sikkim
Momo, churpi, gundruk and Temi tea
Photo: Sharada Prasad CS · CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
In South Sikkim, food and tea works best in Jorethang, Melli and Temi Tea Garden. We have 6 packages built around it. Sikkim cooks Bhutia, Lepcha and Nepali food side by side: momo and thukpa, phagshapa and sel roti, fermented gundruk and kinema, yak churpi. Add Temi's organic tea and a fully organic state since 2016.
Sikkim was declared India's first fully organic state in 2016. You taste it in the vegetables at Lal Bazaar, the buckwheat and the millet, and in Temi's tea.
The best meals are at home tables and small cafés, not hotel buffets. Tell us about allergies and diets when you enquire.
Places
Where to go
town
Jorethang300M
Jorethang
Warm river town on the Rangeet, gateway to West Sikkim
Melli
A two-state river town where South Sikkim begins
tea garden
Temi Tea …1,500M
Temi Tea Garden
The Chogyal's tea estate, organic since the 2000s, above the Teesta
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Trips to start from
Indicative prices per person, twin sharing. Each one can be changed.
Value
Top2,200M
Gangtok, Namchi, Ravangla and Pelling, 7N
Gangtok · Namchi · Ravangla · Pelling
Budget
Top2,100M
Kewzing and Yangang homestays, 4 nights
Kewzing · Yangang
Budget
Top2,100M
Namchi and Ravangla on a budget, 4 nights
Namchi · Ravangla
Value
Top2,100M
Easy South Sikkim family trip, 5 nights
Namchi · Ravangla
Value
Top2,100M
Pilgrim circuit for seniors, 5 nights
Namchi · Ravangla · Gangtok
Value
Top2,100M
Temi tea and Kewzing farmstay, 4 nights
Temi Tea Garden · Kewzing
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Culture
A day at Jorethang's Maghe Sankranti mela
Join thousands of families on the Rangeet riverbank for Jorethang's Maghe Sankranti fair, held since 1961: a morning dip for the devout, …
Nature
An evening by the Rangeet at Jorethang
A short, easy stroll down to the river after a long drive: the wide Rangeet, the bridge to the Darjeeling side, and …
Food
Thali, momos and sel roti in Jorethang bazaar
A practical, tasty stop in the market around Jorethang's taxi stand: a rice thali or momos at a busy local eatery, sel …
Monasteries and shrines
Up the Rangeet valley to Legship's riverside temple
A short river-valley drive north from Jorethang to Legship in Gyalshing district, where the Kirateshwar Mahadev temple stands by the Rangeet. A …
Adventure
White-water rafting on the Teesta near Melli
A guided raft trip on the Teesta around Melli and Teesta Bazaar in the dry season, when the river is clearer and …
Walk across the Teesta from Bengal into Sikkim
A short walk over the bridge that joins Melli Bazaar in West Bengal to Melli in Sikkim, with the Teesta below and …
Food
Tea, momos and a breather on NH10 at Melli
The classic road-trip break between Siliguri and South Sikkim: steaming momos, chowmein or a rice thali at a Melli roadside eatery, sweet …
Nature
A winter afternoon by the Teesta at Melli
In winter the Teesta at Melli runs low and jade-green between wide banks of sand and boulders. A quiet riverside hour, before …
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Where we would book
Value
Cherry Resort, Temi
A mid-range resort inside the Temi tea estate, on land owned by the Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation and run privately. Rooms look over tea …
Premium
The Temi Bungalow (Eco Adventure Resorts)
The restored Bada Bungalow inside the state-owned Temi tea estate, now run by Eco Adventure Resorts with newer cottages around it. Old missionary-era architecture, …
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