Sikkim Travel Info

Population : 4.06 million
Area : 7000 sq.Km
Capital : Gangtok
Main language : Lepcha, Bhutia, Nepali and Limbu

A mountainous state in the northeastern region of India, Sikkim quietly spreads at the base of the third highest mountain peak in the world-Mt. Khangchendzonga or Kanchenjunga, as it is known in the outside world. This majestic mountain is looked upon with awe and deep reference by the Sikkimese.

Sikkim is India’s twenty-second state, having joined it in 1975. Prior to this, Sikkim was ruled by a long line of kings, the most well known of whom were the Namgyals who ruled it till 1975. The people of Sikkim are sacred because of the miraculous deeds of Guru Padma Sambhava, and today Sikkim is proud of its 67 magnificent monasteries. The lovely Sikkimese countryside, its snow-clad mountains, its verdant hillsides, its vast terraced fields of paddy and its deep vales are unique soothers and an amazing sight for the traveler. Altitudes vary from 800 to 28,000 feet bestowing the land with an equally varying climate from the tropical to the temperate.


Dense forests of bamboo, fir, birch and sal are abundant. Touristically, on is well rewarded with Sikkim’s natural endowments-religious monuments and traditional culture. The Pemayangste, the Yuksam, the Khecheopalri Lake, Tashiding Monastery are some of the place worth a visit.