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Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

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

Why visit: A true forest trek 20 km from MG Marg's cafés.

Things to do

›Tinjure tower trek
›Rhododendron bloom
›Golitar–Tumin trails

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Travel Information

Best time

Mar–May (rhododendrons), Oct–Dec

Entry fee

~₹50 (permit at gate)

Est. budget

₹300–800

Duration

Half–1 day

Nearby attractions

Within

7.1 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

7.3 km

📍 Monastery

4.7

Rumtek Monastery

Gangtok, Sikkim

The Dharma Chakra Centre — seat of the Karmapa and the largest monastery in Sikkim, its golden stupa holding the 16th Karmapa's relics.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec; Losar cham dances2–3 hrsExplore

7.7 km

🌄 Viewpoint

4.3

Tashi View Point

Gangtok, Sikkim

The dawn balcony built by King Tashi Namgyal — Kanchenjunga and Siniolchu igniting at sunrise over the Phodong hills.

Oct–Dec, Mar–May (dawn)1 hrExplore

7.8 km

💧 Waterfall

4.0

Bakthang Waterfall

Gangtok, Sikkim

A wide roadside cascade on Ratey Chu stream at Gangtok's north exit — quick stop, rope-slide photos, flower stalls.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec30 minExplore

8.4 km

💧 Waterfall

4.3

Banjhakri Falls

Gangtok, Sikkim

A 70-ft falls in a landscaped energy park themed on the Banjhakri shaman legend — statues of the forest healer amid swirl pools.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec1–2 hrsExplore

8.9 km

📍 Garden

4.2

Flower Exhibition Centre

Gangtok, Sikkim

A glasshouse below the Ridge bursting with Sikkim's orchids — 600 species strong — anthuriums and lilies in year-round bloom.

Mar–May (orchid show)1 hrExplore

9 km

📍 Cultural

4.6

MG Marg Gangtok

Gangtok, Sikkim

India's first litter-free, traffic-free promenade — Gangtok's flower-boxed boulevard of cafés, momo joints and evening crowds under fairy lights.

Mar–Jun, Sep–DecEveningExplore

9.1 km

📍 Stupa

4.4

Do Drul Chorten

Gangtok, Sikkim

Sikkim's most important stupa (1945), ringed by 108 prayer wheels and gold-topped against deodars — built to subdue the valley's spirits.

Year-round1 hrExplore

9.2 km

📍 Monastery

4.4

Enchey Monastery

Gangtok, Sikkim

The 'solitary temple' of 1909 above Gangtok, blessed by flying tantric Lama Druptob Karpo — pines, prayer flags and Kanchenjunga glimpses.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec; Detor Cham (Jan)1 hrExplore

9.2 km

📍 Monastery

4.3

Tsuklakhang Palace Monastery

Gangtok, Sikkim

The Chogyal kings' royal chapel on the palace ridge — coronations, royal weddings and the Kagyed dances still happen beneath its murals.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec; Kagyed Cham (Dec)1 hrExplore

9.2 km

📍 Temple

4.3

Ganesh Tok

Gangtok, Sikkim

A tiny Ganesha shrine on a 6,500-ft spur — its balcony wraps around Gangtok's amphitheatre with Kanchenjunga floating beyond.

Oct–Dec, Mar–May (clear mornings)1 hrExplore

9.2 km

📍 Zoo

4.4

Himalayan Zoological Park

Gangtok, Sikkim

India's highest zoo (7,200 ft) at Bulbulay — red pandas, snow leopards and Himalayan bears in forest enclosures so large you must hike between them.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec2–3 hrsExplore