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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