Sikkim · 4 experiences
Culture in Sikkim
Gompas, dzongs, old bazaars and the people who keep them
Guided walks, festival days and evenings with music: the history of each valley told on site.
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Gangtok · 2 hours
Tibetology museum and the Do Drul Chorten
Spend a morning with Sikkim's best collection of Buddhist art at the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, then walk five mi…
Museum entry about ₹10–100
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Pelling · 1.5–2 hours
Walk to the ruins of Rabdentse
Walk about 2 km through forest to the ruins of Rabdentse, Sikkim's royal capital from 1670 to 1814. Low stone walls, ch…
Entry ₹25–100
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Ravangla · Half day
Ralang monastery and its masked dances
Visit Ralang, about 13 km from Ravangla, home to an old Kagyu monastery and the large Palchen Choeling monastic institu…
Free; taxi ₹1,200–2,000 return
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Yuksom · 1–1.5 hours
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Norbugang and Kathok lake at dawn
Walk from the bazaar to Norbugang, where the first Chogyal was consecrated in 1642, and the small Kathok lake beside it…
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