🦌 National Park📍 Trek📍 Nature

Khangchendzonga National Park

Yuksom, Sikkim, India

4.8 (0)

Overview

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.

Why visit: One of Earth's most vertical protected places; treks enter from Yuksom.

Things to do

›Yuksom–Dzongri trail
›Red panda forests
›Sacred peak viewpoints

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Travel Information

Best time

Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Entry fee

Permit ~₹350 + guide

Est. budget

₹5,000–15,000 (trek)

Duration

3–10 days

Nearby attractions

Within

12.5 km

📍 Trek

4.9

Goecha La Trek

Yuksom, Sikkim

Sikkim's greatest trek — 90 km return through Tshoka's rhododendrons and Dzongri's meadows to the 16,200-ft pass staring into Kanchenjunga's southeast face.

Apr–May, Oct–Nov8–10 daysExplore

18 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.5

Dzongu Lepcha Reserve

Mangan, Sikkim

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

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec (special permit)2 daysExplore

18.4 km

🏔️ Mountain

4.5

Kanchenjunga

Taplejung District

Third highest mountain in the world, in Nepal and India. It rises in the Nepal Himalaya, approached on foot in the post-monsoon and pre-monsoon trekking seasons.

October – November & March – April (clear skies, stable weather)Multi-day for most routesExplore

19.5 km

🏔️ Mountain

4.5

Kabru

Taplejung District

Mountain of the Himalayas. It rises in the Nepal Himalaya, approached on foot in the post-monsoon and pre-monsoon trekking seasons.

October – November & March – April (clear skies, stable weather)Multi-day for most routesExplore

19.8 km

🏔️ Mountain

4.5

Gimmigela Chuli

Koshi Province

Mountain in Nepal and Sikkim. It rises in the Nepal Himalaya, approached on foot in the post-monsoon and pre-monsoon trekking seasons.

October – November & March – April (clear skies, stable weather)Multi-day for most routesExplore

20.9 km

🏔️ Mountain

4.5

Kirat Chuli

Koshi Province

Mountain in the HImalayas. It rises in the Nepal Himalaya, approached on foot in the post-monsoon and pre-monsoon trekking seasons.

October – November & March – April (clear skies, stable weather)Multi-day for most routesExplore

24.7 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