Gangtok
Gangtok is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Sikkim.
Gangtok is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Sikkim. The seat of eponymous district, Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayan range, at an elevation of 1,650 m (5,410 ft). The city's population of 100,000 consists of the three Sikkimese ethnicities: the Bhutias, Lepchas, Indian Gorkhas as well as plainsmen from other states of India. Within the higher peaks of the Himalayas and with a year-round mild temperate climate, Gangtok is at the centre of Sikkim's tourism industry.
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Worth seeing in and around Gangtok
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Rumtek Monastery
Rumtek Monastery, also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat in exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa.
7.4 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 02Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal. The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to document the social history of Sikkim's approximated 60 monasteries and record this on a computer.
2.2 km · Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India · Wikipedia - 03Paljor Stadium
Paljor Stadium is a football stadium located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. It can host 30,000 spectators.
900 m · stadium in India · Wikipedia - 04Hanuman Tok
Hanuman Tok is a Hindu temple complex which is located in the upper reaches of Gangtok, the capital of the Indian state of Sikkim. The temple is dedicated to lord Hanuman, and maintained by the Indian army.
2.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 05Sikkim Manipal University
Sikkim Manipal University is a private university in Gangtok, India, first established in 1995 as the Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences, and adopted its current name in 2010.
2.6 km · state private university in Gangtok, Sikkim, India · Wikipedia - 06Enchey Monastery
The Enchey Monastery was established in 1909 above Gangtok, the capital city of Sikkim in the Northeastern Indian state. It belongs to the Nyingma order of Vajrayana Buddhism.
1.4 km · a monastery in Sikkim · Wikipedia - 07Thakurbari Temple, Gangtok
Thakurbari Temple is a Hindu temple located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, in the heart of the town. It is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Sikkim built on land donated by the erstwhile Chogyal of Sikkim in 1935.
700 m · Hindu temple in India · Wikipedia - 08Tsuklakhang monastery
Tsuklakhang Palace or Tsuklakhang Royal Chapel and Monastery is a Buddhist palatial monastery in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The Royal Chapel of the Chogyals is the main centre for prayers with an assembly hall in the centre and large depository of Buddhist scriptures and literature and contains altars which are orated with Buddha, Bodhisattvas and Tantric deities.
700 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 09Dimapur Government College
Dimapur Government College, established in 1966, is a general degree college located in Dimapur, Nagaland. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce and is affiliated to Nagaland University.
2.6 km · college in Nagaland · Wikipedia - 10Sikkim Professional University
Sikkim Professional University, erstwhile Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India is a State Private University founded in the year 2008 under Sikkim Professional University Act, Sikkim of Sikkim State Assembly.
3.2 km · state private university in Gangtok, Sikkim, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Gangtok provides beautiful views of the surrounding valleys and hills. There are also several viewpoints near the city with views of Kanchenjunga ranges. Dodrupchen Monastery. A monastery in the Nyingma tradition, famous for its large chorten. When in residence, Dodrupchen Rinpoche receives devotees to offer blessings from around 20:00 to 21:30. Do-drul Chorten (Deorali district at the bottom of Gangtok).
- 01Enchey Monastery
A 200-year-old monastery in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, located above Gangtok, just off the road to Lake Tsomgo.
- 02Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
A museum and library dedicated to Tibetan culture, language and history.
- 03Rumtek Monastery
One of the most famous things to see near Gangtok.
- 04Tsuklakhang Palace
The palatial monastery of Sikkim's former royal family.
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Things to do
A few minutes walk down the hill from Do-Drul Chorten is the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, a small but informative museum providing a general introduction of Tibetan Buddhism using authentic artifacts such as thankas and statues. Entrance fee is ₹10. About 5 minutes from the museum is the Gangtok Ropeway (or Damodar Ropeway), a cable car which connects Deorali to a hill above Gangtok.
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Where to eat
There are many great and cheap places to eat in Gangtok. In fact Gangtok is the best place if you want to try the Sikkimese, Nepali and Bhutanese dishes. Along with that you will also get North Indian, South Indian and vegetarian places, but they are few in number. Most of the restaurants are located near Mg Marg.
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Getting to Gangtok
- Airports
- Bagdogra (IXB), 78 km · Paro (PBH), 80 km · Xigaze Peace / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ), 234 km
- Siliguri → Gangtok71 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · ₹730–920
- Guwahati → Gangtok336 km · quickest by road, 7h 53m · ₹3,350–4,180
- Kolkata → Gangtok530 km · quickest by air, 7h 39m · ₹7,270–10,770
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gangtok
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gangtok. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inPick up a shared taxi or bus from Siliguri Bus Station, located on Hill Cart Road.
- Get inOnce you arrive in New Jalpaiguri, you can either hire a taxi from the station itself or take an auto-rickshaw to the Siliguri bus stand.
- Get inJeeps to Namchi, a nearby tourist destination with many holy sites, costs around ₹110 and takes about 3 hours.
- Get inFare of the shared taxis is generally fixed, around ₹400 to Gangtok from Siliguri.
- Get aroundHowever, most of these will be shared jeeps that are one-way so it would be prudent to inquire ahead of time.
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