Khecheopalri Lake
Pelling, Sikkim, India
Nearby attractions
Kanchenjunga Falls
Pelling, Sikkim
A 100-ft glacier-fed torrent on the Yuksom road, hidden until the 1990s — now West Sikkim's most-loved waterfall stop.
Yuksom
Yuksom, Sikkim
Sikkim's first capital, where three lamas crowned the first Chogyal in 1642 — trailhead of the Goecha La trek and keeper of the kingdom's origin.
Norbugang Coronation Throne
Yuksom, Sikkim
The stone throne under a giant cryptomeria where Sikkim was born in 1642 — the first Chogyal's footprint still pressed in rock.
Rimbi Falls & Orange Garden
Pelling, Sikkim
The Rimbi river's roadside cascade beside Sikkim's first hydel wheel and a citrus-and-cardamom garden.
Dubdi Monastery
Yuksom, Sikkim
Sikkim's oldest monastery (1701), 'the hermit's cell', a 45-minute forest climb above Yuksom to hushed halls of the founding lamas.
Darap Village
Pelling, Sikkim
A Limboo heritage village of cardamom farms and paddy terraces 8 km from Pelling — Sikkim's model eco-homestay community.
Sangachoeling Monastery
Pelling, Sikkim
Sikkim's second-oldest gompa (1697) on the ridge above Pelling — a pilgrim's forest climb to smoke-dark ancient prayer halls.
Pemayangtse Monastery
Pelling, Sikkim
The 'perfect sublime lotus' (1705) — head monastery of the Nyingma order, whose top floor holds the astonishing seven-tiered wooden Zangdok Palri.
Pelling Skywalk & Chenrezig
Pelling, Sikkim
India's first glass skywalk, curling beneath a 137-ft Chenrezig statue with Kanchenjunga filling the northern sky.
Rabdentse Ruins
Pelling, Sikkim
The moss-grown second capital of Sikkim (1670–1814), reached by a chestnut-forest walk — throne stones facing a Kanchenjunga horizon.
Singshore Bridge
Uttarey, Sikkim
Asia's second-highest suspension bridge — 100 m above a gorge of waterfalls between Pelling and Uttarey, swaying gently underfoot.
Tashiding Monastery
Tashiding, Sikkim
The holiest monastery in Sikkim (1641), on a heart-shaped hill between two rivers — one sight of its Thongwa Rangdol chorten is said to cleanse all sin.