About Gangtok
Gangtok is the Sikkim chapter of Tea, Mountains and Rhinos: a hill city with monasteries, mountain views and a distinctive food culture. The road in passes through Temi tea country, linking a second tea tradition to Darjeeling’s. Two nights allow visits to Rumtek and the city’s religious sites alongside a cooking lesson. Permits and road conditions are checked for your nationality, dates and route.
Best time to visit: March to April and October to November for this route. Rain, cloud and road conditions can alter hill travel.
Worth arranging
- Rumtek Monastery outside Gangtok
- Enchey Monastery and Do-Drul Chorten
- Sikkimese cooking and tea from Temi
Journeys that visit here
Routes through Gangtok.
Tea, Mountains and Rhinos
A luxury journey through Darjeeling, Sikkim and Kaziranga · 10 days · Glenburn, Gangtok, Kaziranga, Guwahati
9 nights · From $8,699
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