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Dzongu Lepcha Reserve

Mangan, Sikkim, India

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Overview

The protected homeland of the Lepcha people under Kanchenjunga's east wall — bamboo homestays, hot springs, hanging bridges and butterfly forests.

Why visit: Sikkim's indigenous heart, by special-permit homestay only.

Things to do

›Lingthem homestays
›Tholung valley
›Hee Gyathang lake
›Hanging bridges

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Travel Information

Best time

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec (special permit)

Entry fee

Dzongu permit

Est. budget

₹1,500–3,000

Duration

2 days

Nearby attractions

Within

7 km

💎 Hidden Gem🌄 Viewpoint

4.4

Singhik View Point

Mangan, Sikkim

The Mangan-road balcony over the Teesta's deepest bends — Kanchenjunga and Siniolchu framed by cardamom terraces.

Oct–Dec, Mar–May30 minExplore

11.4 km

💧 Waterfall

4.2

Naga Falls

Mangan, Sikkim

A serpent-legend waterfall crashing beside the North Sikkim highway near Namok — one of the Teesta valley's tallest roadside falls.

May–Oct30 minExplore

16.6 km

📍 Riverside

4.1

Chungthang

Chungthang, Sikkim

The confluence town where Lachen and Lachung rivers become the Teesta — Guru Nanak's and Guru Rinpoche's blessings share one rock at Gurudwara Nanak Lama.

Apr–Jun, Oct–Dec1 hrExplore

18 km

🦌 National Park

4.8

Khangchendzonga National Park

Yuksom, Sikkim

India's first UNESCO 'mixed' World Heritage site — a quarter of Sikkim, from 6,000-ft gorges to the 28,169-ft summit sacred to every Sikkimese.

Mar–May, Oct–Nov3–10 daysExplore

18.2 km

📍 Village

4.5

Lachen

Lachen, Sikkim

The 'big pass' village of the Lachenpas at 8,800 ft — wooden houses, a 1858 gompa and the staging post for Gurudongmar and Chopta.

Apr–Jun, Oct–NovOvernightExplore

19.8 km

📍 Monastery

4.3

Phodong Monastery

Mangan, Sikkim

One of Sikkim's six great monasteries (1740) on the north road — Karma Kagyu murals and the ruined old Tumlong capital nearby.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec; Losoong cham1–2 hrsExplore

21 km

💧 Waterfall

4.3

Seven Sisters Waterfall Sikkim

Gangtok, Sikkim

A seven-limbed cascade pouring down a cliff on the Gangtok–Lachen highway, with a waiting shed and bridge for the classic photo.

May–Oct (full flow)30 minExplore

22.1 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

4.2

Kabi Lungchok

Mangan, Sikkim

The forest glade where the Lepcha and Bhutia chiefs swore blood brotherhood in the 13th century — stone pillars still mark the oath.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec1 hrExplore

22.8 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Sanctuary

4.2

Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary

Gangtok, Sikkim

51 sq km of oak-and-rhododendron cloud forest above Gangtok — red panda country with the Tinjure watchtower's Kanchenjunga sweep.

Mar–May (rhododendrons), Oct–DecHalf–1 dayExplore

24.3 km

💧 Waterfall

4.3

Bhim Nala Falls

Lachung, Sikkim

The 'Amitabh Bachchan' of Sikkim's falls — a towering three-stage drop between Chungthang and Lachung, thundering in the monsoon.

May–Oct30 minExplore