"Gangtok, Sikkim" Gangtok by redheaney

Gangtok Travel Guide: 84 reviews and 402 photos

gangtok, sikkim - Gangtok
gangtok, sikkim
ahhhh... the sweet taste of civilisation, again...

Sikkim, which was regarded as one of the last Himalayan 'Shangri-las,' because of its remoteness and spectacular mountain terrain, was a very nice change-of-pace to Kolkata. Its capital, Gangtok, is situated between the borders of Nepal and Bhutan - and if you didn't KNOW that you were in India, you really wouldn't believe it. The general make-up of the place seems to be Nepalese...

  • Last visit to Gangtok: Mar 2005
  • Intro Written Nov 19, 2006
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Institute of Tibetology - Gangtok Namgyal Institute of Tibetology/Do-Drui... Things to Do (1)

While in Gangtok, we visited the 'Do-Drul Chorten' - a huge, white Tibetan pagoda surrounded by prayer flags - and it's... more travel advice

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booked into the "Central Modern Lodge." Well, the place might have been somewhat central, but 'modern' - it was not.... more travel advice

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