Gangtok

Sikkim

Where Gangtok sits in India

These notes are AI-generated starting points, not verified travel advice — worth checking locally before you plan around them. Suggest a correction.

• MG Marg and Gangtok town

  Hill station

  Pedestrian boulevard at the heart of the capital

  From Gangtok, in town · Best Mar-Jun, Sep-Dec

  Confidence: High

• Tsomgo (Changu) Lake

  Nature

  Glacial lake at 3,753 m, permits required

  From Gangtok ~40 km · Best Mar-Jun, Sep-Dec

  Confidence: High

• Nathu La

  Landmark

  Pass on the old Silk Route to Tibet, permit only

  From Gangtok ~56 km · Best May-Oct

  Confidence: High

• Rumtek Monastery

  Monastery

  Seat of the Karmapa lineage in exile

  From Gangtok ~24 km · Best Mar-Jun, Sep-Dec

  Confidence: High

• Enchey Monastery and Namgyal Institute

  Monastery

  Old town monastery and a Tibetology research museum

  From Gangtok, in town · Best Year-round

  Confidence: High