Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas, the area
has a dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain, 8,586m Kangchenjunga. Sikkim is also
home to glaciers, alpine meadows and thousands of varieties of wildflowers
Sikkim is the only state in India with an ethnic Nepali majority.
Sikkim has 11 official languages: Most
residents of Sikkim are Lepchas, Bhutias and Nepalese. English is taught in schools and used in
government documents. Sikkim is a basin surrounded on three sides by precipitous mountain walls. There
is little lowland, and the variation in relief is extreme. Within a stretch of roughly 50 miles (80 km), the
land rises from an elevation of about 750 feet (225 metres) in the Tista River valley to nearly 28,200 feet
(8,600 metres) at Kanchenjunga, India’s highest peak and the world’s third highest mountain. The
Singalila Range separates Sikkim from Nepal in the west, while the Dongkya Rang.
Sikkim Bordered by China, Nepal and Bhutan, Sikkim has long been regarded as one of the last
Himalayan Shangri-las. Sikkim is situated at the foot of Mount Kanchendzonga and boasts of an
unexplored beauty.
Food of Sikkim
Momo (Dumplings) Momos,
Thukpa or Gya Thuk. Thukpa is a kind of noodle soup of Tibetan origin
Phagshapa.
Sha Phaley.Gundruk.Sinki. Kinema. and Dal Bhat.
SIKKIM Tourist Destination
- Gangtok Capital Of Sikkim
- Pelling and Yuksom
- Lachen and Lachung
- Namchi
- Uttarey and Barsey
- Ravangla
- Rinchenpong and Kaluk
- Kewzing
- Fambong - la Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kanchenzongda National Park
- Barsey Rhododendron
Sikkim Airport
Pakyong Airport is a greenfield RCS airport near Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim, India . The airport,
spread over 201 acres and is located at Pakyong town about 31 km south of Gangtok. Pakyong Airport is
one of the five highest airports in India
Bagdogra near Siliguri, 125 km from Gangtok is the nearest airport to the state.
Regular flights connect it to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata .A number
of airlines such as IndiGo, Air India, Jet Airways, AirAsia India, GoAir and SpiceJet operate regular
flights from prime Indian cities including Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati and Kolkata for Gangtok
Sikkim Railway
Nearest railway stations to Sikkim are Jalpaiguri (187 km) and Siliguri (146 km), that are well-connected
to major cities like Kolkata, Guwahati, Delhi and Mumbai. There are few trains that operate from Kolkata
to Jalpaiguri, which is 593 km away.
Sikkim By road:
The capital city of Sikkim, Gangtok enjoys amazing road connectivity with neighbouring and nearby
cities including Darjeeling (96 km), Siliguri (118 km) and Kalimpong (75 km), to name mention a few.
One can easily get luxury and roadways and state run buses from Siliguri, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and
Kurseong for Gangtok.
Bus service is available between Siliguri and Gangtok. Sikkim Nationalized Transport (SNT) operates
Sikkim state run buses from its bus terminal at Siliguri (close to the Tenzing Norgay Central Bus
Terminal on Hill Cart Road). From NJP you can take an Auto Rickshaw and reach the bus terminus in
about 10-15 minutes