Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Around Gangtok Important information

Tourist Acctration in Around Gangtok

  • Enchey Monastery
  • GaneshTok
  • HanumanTok
  • Deer Park
  • Tashi View Point
  • Tsongo Lake
  • Orchidarium
  • Rumtek Monastery
  • Pemayangtse Monastery
  • Tashiding Monastery

Enchey Monastery (3 kms.) : The 200 year old monastery built by the Nymgmapa sect of the Buddhist monks is set on a conifer covered ridge festooned with prayer flags. 'Chaam' or religious masked dance is held here during January.

 GaneshTok (7 kms.)
This small temple of Lord Ganesha set on a hillock on Gangtok-Nathula Road, affords a fine view of Gangtok and the peaks of Mt.Kanchenjunga and Mt.Siniolchu.

HanumanTok (ll kms.)
This shrine of Lord Hanuman is also known for the panoramic view of Gangtok and snow clad peak of Mt Kanchenjunga.

Deer Park (6 kms)
It is home to the Himalayan spotted and musk deer.  Scenic views of the mountains and Snow White, Main Market; Punney valleys can also be enjoyed from here. Raj Shakya, New Mkt.

Tashi View Point (9 kms.)
This interesting picnic spot is famous for the fine view of Kanchenjunga peak.

Tsongo Lake (38 kms.)
The oval-shaped holy lake is noted for its mystical environs and the wild flowers. It is home to the Brahmini ducks and a stop over for many migratory birds.

Orchidarium (14 kms.)
The botanical garden noted for rich variety of orchids and other rare tropical and temperate plants is an excellent recreation and picnic spot.

Rumtek Monastery (24 kms.)
The picturesque drive from Gangtok to the Rumtek Monastery is truly spell binding. Changing vistas of mountains unfold at every bend and there are delightful vignettes of the hamlets and fields of the people of rural Sikkim. The original monastery was built by one of the rulers of Sikkim. When His Holiness, the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, left Tibet and took refuge in Sikkim, he built a new monastery. The Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden, with a rich collection of rare plants and trees is located nearby.

Pemayangtse Monastery (115 kms.)
The monastery perched atop a 2085 mts. high ridge, amidst snow-clad mountains is the headquarters ofNyingma sect. It houses many priceless antiques and objects of worship. The wooden model of a heavenly palace of Zamdogpalri Rimpoche, as revealed in a dream to Lhatsun Chempo, the founder of the monastery is spell binding.

Tashiding Monastery, the most sacred shrine of Sikkim is set atop a hill near Pemayangtse. It was built in 1717 and attracts a large number of devotees, especially during the Bhumchu Festival (Feb. /Mar.).

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