📍 Monastery🛕 Religious📍 Heritage

Phodong Monastery

Mangan, Sikkim, India

4.3 (0)

Overview

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

Why visit: Royal-era monastic art plus Tumlong's lost-capital ruins.

Things to do

›Old murals
›Labrang monastery above
›Tumlong ruins

Monastery Visit

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Travel Information

Best time

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec; Losoong cham

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

4 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

5.4 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

5.9 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

7.1 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

7.5 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

8.3 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

8.4 km

📍 Temple

4.4

Hanuman Tok

Gangtok, Sikkim

An army-maintained Hanuman temple at 7,200 ft where the monkey god rested carrying Sanjeevani — the finest Kanchenjunga view near Gangtok.

Oct–Dec, Mar–May1 hrExplore

8.5 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

8.5 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

9.3 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

9.6 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

9.9 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