Gangtok Escape

Description

Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim. The beguiling, modern city is known for its mesmerizing beauty, scintillating mountains, and the gorgeous winding hill roads that seem to draw you in and captivate you at this destination. You can even catch glimpses of Kanchenjunga in the skyline at a distance, from many famous spots in the city, a view that instantly makes you stop and gaze at it for a few minutes at a stretch. Relaxed wanderers are the people that you generally meet at this place.

In all, Gangtok is a laid-back city where you can appreciate the captivating beauty of nature. It also serves as the base for a lot of trekkers. Complete with waterfalls, temples, and monasteries, the city is also a good spot for white water rafting in Northeastern India. 

About the Destination

Gangtok is a pleasant city that offers you the perfect escape to a hilly town. It offers plenty of good views with sights ranging from plunging valleys to countless interesting panoramic views of nature’s bounty. The city can easily be reached through air, rail, or road from many key cities. The closest airport is the one present at Pakyong, which is located 29 kilometres from Gangtok. Opting for one of the online Gangtok tour packages available will be the best way to travel to the city as it will be pre-planned according to the duration of your stay and will include all the important places for sightseeing in Gangtok. Giving you options in terms of the Gangtok tour itinerary, the tour packages also take care of the cost/price involved. This can help you in choosing one of the tour packages for Gangtok based on the places you wish to visit and based on your own budgetary requirements.

Things to Do in Gangtok

When you start touring the city, there are many sightseeing places in Gangtok that you are going to love, such as:

• Namgyal Institute of Tibetology:

The building of NIT or the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology has corner towers and gives off a feeling as if you have entered a Tibetan fantasy place when you enter the institute. In fact, such is the significance of this site that it is included in many Gangtok tour packages. When you get into the main hall, you can reach the culturally Buddhist/Tibetan artefacts and iconography collection. The collection includes trumpets and skullcap bowls which are fascinating things to check out.

• Ganesh Tok:

Situated 7 km from Gangtok at an altitude of 6500 meters, Ganesh Tok is a Ganesh Temple that you should definitely visit on your trip to the city. Being very small in size, the temple only has space for one person at a time to enter. As it is located on a hill, the view from the top is extremely pleasing. The view of Kanchenjunga hill from here, especially in the mornings, is something you are going to remember for the rest of your life.

• Tashi Viewpoint:

Located at a distance of 8 kilometres from the central area of Gangtok, Tashi Viewpoint offers immaculate views of the quaint Mount Kanchenjunga and Mount Sinilochu. Built by Tashi Namgyal, the place has been a favourite picnic spot among people for a long time now.

• Ranka Monastery:

Also called Lingdum Monastery, the Ranka Monastery follows the lineage of Buddhism called Zurmang Kagyud. If a spiritual experience is what you are looking for, the monastery is the best place you can visit. Even if spirituality is not what you seek, you can head to the place for clicking pictures with the monks and witnessing the activities in the place. The classrooms where the young lamas study will especially be something exciting to witness.