When you think about visiting a place like the paradise of the world, then you should check out North Sikkim tourism. While visiting North Sikkim, you can experience mountains are touch the sky and beautiful weather with fresh air. In this post, we suggest some top places to visit in North Sikkim; you can’t miss all these places during your North Sikkim trip.
In North Sikkim, you can see lush green areas and big mountains fully covered with snow. There are some little and beautiful towns, Lachung and Lachen, which are popular for their Beauty and culture. There are some other famous spots like Gurudongmar Lake, which is the highest altitude lake in the world, and its crystal clear water makes it more beautiful, and Yumthang Valley, which is fully covered by colourful flowers, which is also called “Valley of Flowers”
Best Places To Visit in North Sikkim
Below we mention the Top 10 places to visit in North Sikkim in 3 days. If you have a short Days of Itinerary, you can customise according to your choice. These top 15 are the best places to visit in North Sikkim:-
1. Gurudongmar Lake
It's located in 17000 feet above the sea level, which make it the highest altitude lake in world. Sikkim has another lake called "Cholamu Lake", which is the second highest lake in sikkim. It famous for it's crystal clear water, beautiful views and fresh air.
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2. Lachen
Lachen is the lonely town located in the northern part of sikkim that every visitor love to visit. It's famous for it's temple called lachen Monastery. Lachen has many amazing natural beauty with very peaceful, green plants and big trees that attract every visitor who comes to lachen.
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3. Yumthang Valley
The beautiful Yumthang Valley is popular spot in North Sikkim. It is 140 km north of Gangtok. The valley is called named Valley of Flowers because it is a special place with Beautiful areas. It has some hot springs; hot water comes from the ground.
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4. Seven Sisters Waterfall
The seven sisters waterfall in north sikkim is beautiful natural sights. This waterfall is very special because of it's water comes to different seven steps, which make it amazing view. It's located on the right, next to called Gangtok-Lachung highway, so many visiter stop their vehicles and enjoy the view of waterfall.
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5. Chopta Valley
Chopta is a popular place for every tourist to come to North Sikkim, and it's famous for the different colours of flowers. Just like Yumthang Valley, these two valleys are the same and famous in North Sikkim as the best picnic spot in the summer months. In the summer months valleys are looking more beautiful then winter because it's flower colours.
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6. Thangu Valley
Thangu is a beautiful village, located high up in the mountains (approximately 39000 mtr.). It takes 2 hours to drive from Lachen. This is the most comfortable place where tourists like to rest in hotels before visiting long Trips like Gurudongmar Lake, Muguthang, or Cho Lhamu Lake.
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7. MT Katao
Mount Katao is the most amazing sight you can visit in North Sikkim, located northern part of Sikkim. It is 144 km from Gangtok and only 28 km from Lachung. Mount Katao is a perfect place for those who love nature, adventure, especially in the winter. Also, you can do some activities like skiing, riding down the snow in tubes (snow tubing), and snowboarding.
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8. Chungthang
Chungthang is a small and beautiful town located where the Lachen and Lachung rivers meet. This place is at a height of 17000 m above sea level and 95 km away from Gangtok city centre. Chungthan is the most important place and a restricted area because it is a big base camp of the indian army and a medical centre.
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9. Mangan
Mangan is the main town, the capital of North Sikkim. Many travellers love to visit Managan and love to start their trip from Mangan. There a some beautiful treks and other beautiful places in the district. Mangan is the most important town in Sikkim, also it is the one of the towns with the fewest people living there.
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10. Lachung Monastery
The Lachung Monastery is the most important temple of the Buddhist religion, located in the lovely village of Lachung in North Sikkim. It was built many years ago, in the year 1880. The Monastery site is very high (approximately 9600 feet) and gives amazing views of the snowy mountains and green valleys all around.
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11. Naga Falls
The Naga Fall is a very beautiful and clean waterfall in North Sikkim. You can see Naga fall on the road before Lachung Town. This waterfall is known for its water flowing down in many steps on rocks. It looks amazing because it is surrounded by lots of green trees. Some local people think the name of the waterfall, Naga, comes from its water flow, like Snak Way.
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12. Yumesamdong
Yumesamdong is an amazing place, famously known as the zero points. It is extremely high up (15,300 feet) above sea level, and it is famous for its stunning views. Yumesamdong is the best place for those people who love adventure and nature.
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13. Crow's Lake
Crow's Lake is like a hidden gem in the beautiful mountains of North Sikkim. This place is very quiet and peaceful, which makes it a more attractive place. Some people love to visit quiet and peaceful places like Crow's Lake. Also, it is very high up (14000 feet) above sea level. This area is off the road, which is why tourists avoid going there.
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14. Cholamu lake
Cholamu Lake is a very special lake in North Sikkim and the highest lake in all of India. It is very high up (18000 feet) above sea level. That makes it one of the top 14th-highest lakes in the world. You can see a smaller size of this lake because of the 80 % part of lake is frozen, and it's connected to the Tibetan border.
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15. Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary
Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary is a beautiful park, located in the beautiful Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim. This park is famous for the amazing flowers found here, called rhododendrons. This park covers 83 square kilometres of land in Yumthang Valley. The sanctuary is located very high up in the mountains between 3048 m to 4575 m above sea level.
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