Sikkim
In the shadow of the world's third-highest peak.
Sikkim is a tiny Himalayan state of outsized drama — alpine lakes, rhododendron forests, hilltop monasteries and the snow-crowned Kanchenjunga, the third-highest mountain on earth, watching over it all.
TripTrix Sikkim journeys balance the buzz of Gangtok with the remote north — the Valley of Flowers at Yumthang and the sacred high-altitude Gurudongmar Lake near the Tibetan border.
What makes Sikkim unmissable
Kanchenjunga views
Sunrise over the world's third-highest peak from Tashi Viewpoint and Pelling.
Yumthang Valley
The 'Valley of Flowers', a riot of rhododendrons framed by snow peaks.
Gurudongmar Lake
A sacred, mirror-still lake at 17,800ft near the Tibetan frontier.
Monasteries
Rumtek and Pemayangtse, seats of Tibetan Buddhism amid the clouds.
When to travel to Sikkim
Rhododendrons in full flower and crisp mountain views.
The clearest Kanchenjunga views of the year after the monsoon.
Lush but landslide-prone; northern routes can close.
Ways to travel Sikkim
Gangtok & Tsomgo Lake Getaway
3 Nights / 4 Days- 1Arrive Gangtok
- 2Tsomgo Lake & Baba Mandir
- 3Gangtok sightseeing
- 4Departure
North Sikkim: Lachung & Lachen
5 Nights / 6 Days- 1Arrive Gangtok
- 2Drive to Lachung
- 3Yumthang & back to Lachen
- 4Chopta Valley
- 5Return to Gangtok
- 6Departure
Yumthang Valley of Flowers
5 Nights / 6 Days- 1Arrive Gangtok
- 2Drive to Lachung
- 3Yumthang & Zero Point
- 4Return to Gangtok
- 5Gangtok sightseeing
- 6Departure
Gurudongmar Lake Expedition
6 Nights / 7 Days- 1Arrive Gangtok
- 2Drive to Lachen
- 3Gurudongmar Lake
- 4Yumthang Valley
- 5Return to Gangtok
- 6Tsomgo Lake
- 7Departure
West Sikkim & Pelling
4 Nights / 5 Days- 1Arrive Pelling
- 2Pelling sightseeing
- 3Skywalk & Char Dham
- 4Ravangla & Buddha Park
- 5Departure
Silk Route & Zuluk
5 Nights / 6 Days- 1Arrive & drive to Zuluk
- 2Zuluk to Nathang
- 3Old Baba Mandir & Kupup
- 4To Gangtok
- 5Gangtok sightseeing
- 6Departure
Ravangla & Namchi Spiritual Circuit
4 Nights / 5 Days- 1Arrive Ravangla
- 2Ralang & Maenam
- 3Namchi Char Dham
- 4Temi Tea Garden
- 5Departure
Goecha La Trek
9 Nights / 10 Days- 1Arrive Yuksom
- 2Yuksom to Sachen
- 3Sachen to Tshoka
- 4Tshoka to Dzongri
- 5Dzongri Top & acclimatise
- 6Dzongri to Thansing
- 7Goecha La viewpoint
- 8Thansing to Tshoka
- 9Tshoka to Yuksom
- 10Departure
Sikkim Honeymoon Special
6 Nights / 7 Days- 1Arrive Gangtok
- 2Tsomgo Lake
- 3Drive to Lachung
- 4Yumthang Valley
- 5Drive to Pelling
- 6Pelling
- 7Departure
Complete Sikkim Grand Tour
8 Nights / 9 Days- 1Arrive Gangtok
- 2Tsomgo Lake
- 3To Lachung
- 4Yumthang Valley
- 5Return to Gangtok
- 6To Pelling
- 7Pelling & Skywalk
- 8Ravangla & Namchi
- 9Departure
Darjeeling & Gangtok Combo
6 Nights / 7 Days- 1Arrive Darjeeling
- 2Tiger Hill & Ghum
- 3Tea gardens
- 4Drive to Gangtok
- 5Tsomgo Lake
- 6Gangtok sightseeing
- 7Departure
Monasteries & Heritage Trail
5 Nights / 6 Days- 1Arrive Gangtok
- 2Rumtek & Ranka
- 3To Pelling
- 4Pemayangtse & Sanga Choeling
- 5Tashiding Monastery
- 6Departure
Practical essentials
- Protected Area Permits are needed for North Sikkim & Nathula — arranged by TripTrix.
- Bagdogra (IXB) airport / New Jalpaiguri (NJP) rail are the gateways, ~4 hrs to Gangtok.
- Gurudongmar sits at 17,800ft — acclimatise in Lachen the night before.
- Foreign nationals face some restrictions on the northernmost lakes.
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