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Location
Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim and
a popular hill station. It lies on
a ridge overlooking the Ranipool River.
The name Gangtok means the 'High Hill'.
Sight Seeing
The Palace of the Chogyal is open
only once a year during the last week
of December for the Pang Lhabsol Festival.
The Tsuklakhang or Royal Chapel is
the major place of worship and has
a large and impressive collection
of scriptures. The Do-drul Chorten
has the sacred gold-topped Stupa with
108 prayer wheels. The White Hall,
built in 1932, is a two storeyed structure
with typical British architecture.
The building was constructed in the
memory of the first Political Officer
of Sikkim, Claude White. Enchey Monastery
is located at a distance of 3 km from
the main market of Gangtok. The original
building was believed to be 200 year
old though the new building was constructed
in 1909. The research institute of
Tibetology is at a distance of a kilometer
from the main market. It is renowned
the world over and has a voluminous
library with rich collection of rare
books, documents and xylographs on
Buddhism. At a few distance from the
Institute is the Purba-Chorten. It
is a religious building in the form
of a stupa. Late Chogyal of Sikkim
Tashi Namgyal built the chorten in
the mid forties.
How to Reach
By Air: Nearest airport is
Bagdogra (Siliguri) in the state of
West Bengal, which is 124 km from
Gangtok. Bagdogra has regular flights
from Calcutta and Delhi.
Rail: The two closest railway
stations are Siliguri at a distance
of 114 km and New Jalpaiguri at 125
km connecting with Calcutta, Delhi,
Guwahati, Lucknow and other important
cities in India.
By Road: Gangtok is well connected
by surface network with Darjeeling,
Kalimpong, Siliguri and other important
centers of Sikkim. The Sikkim Nationalized
Transport plies regular bus services
linking the capital with all the above-mentioned
places.
Indian Holiday Packages offers tour
booking and tour packages for Gangtok,
Sikkim. To book a tour or for more
information, please fill up the form
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