Places to visit in Sikkim
30 places to visit in Sikkim, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Khangchendzonga National Park, Rabdentse Ruins, Kanchenjunga and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Sikkim volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 1 National monument · 2 Famous places to visit · 8 Offbeat places · 18 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Sikkim (1)
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Khangchendzonga National Park
Around the third highest mountain on earth, and the first mixed World Heritage site in India for both nature and culture.
National monuments in Sikkim (1)
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Rabdentse Ruins
The second capital of Sikkim, abandoned after Nepalese raids, reached through a chestnut forest full of birds.
Famous places to visit in Sikkim (2)
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Kanchenjunga
The third highest mountain on earth, and the one Sikkim will not let anybody climb to the top of: summit parties stop a few metres short by agreement.
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MG Marg
No cars, no smoking, and the whole town walks it.
Offbeat places in Sikkim (8)
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Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
Forty species in flower in April.
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Gurudongmar Lake
At fifty four hundred metres, one of the highest lakes in the world, and held sacred by Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs alike.
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Lachen
The base for Gurudongmar.
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Lachung
The base for Yumthang and Zero Point.
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Nathu La
A pass at forty three hundred metres on the old Silk Road, closed in 1962 and reopened for trade in 2006.
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Tsomgo Lake
A glacial lake at thirty eight hundred metres on the Nathu La road, frozen from December through March.
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Yumthang Valley
A valley of rhododendron and hot springs at thirty seven hundred metres, under snow from December to March.
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Zuluk
Thirty two hairpins on the old silk route.
Hidden gems in Sikkim (18)
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Aritar Lake
Boats on a lake shaped like a footprint.
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Buddha Park Ravangla
A hundred and thirty feet of Shakyamuni.
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Do Drul Chorten
A hundred and eight prayer wheels around one stupa.
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Enchey Monastery
Two hundred years of Nyingma practice above the town.
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Jelep La
The pass to Lhasa the wool trade used, closed since 1962 and visible from Zuluk.
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Kabru
A long summit ridge south of Kanchenjunga with two tops, both above seven thousand metres.
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Khecheopalri Lake
A lake held sacred by Buddhists and Lepchas, where birds are said to lift any leaf that falls on the surface.
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Mount Pandim
A peak above the Goecha La trail that Sikkim does not permit anybody to climb.
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Namchi Char Dham
Four dhams and a Shiva, all in one place.
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Pathibhara
A ridge in north Sikkim with a shrine, and a long walk to it.
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Pauhunri
A peak on the Tibet border, and for a long time the highest thought to be in Sikkim.
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Pelling Skywalk
A glass bridge at two thousand metres facing Khangchendzonga, the first of its kind in India.
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Pemayangtse Monastery
The second oldest in Sikkim, and the wooden Zangdok Palri.
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Rumtek Monastery
The seat of the Karmapa in exile, built in the sixties as a copy of the monastery left behind in Tibet.
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Siniolchu
A peak Douglas Freshfield called the most beautiful in the world, seen from Zemu.
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Tashiding Monastery
The Bumchu, and the water that predicts the year.
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Temi Tea Garden
The only tea estate in the state.
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Tso Lhamo
One of the highest lakes in the world, fed by the Cholamu glacier, source of the Teesta.
Collecting in Sikkim
What are the best places to visit in Sikkim?
LOQAH lists 30 places in Sikkim. The best known include Khangchendzonga National Park, Rabdentse Ruins, Kanchenjunga, MG Marg and Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Sikkim?
30, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Sikkim?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Sikkim before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Sikkim and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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